Joshua 4:17

KJV1611 – Modern English

Therefore Joshua commanded the priests, saying, Come up out of the Jordan.

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  • Gen 8:16-18 : 16 Go forth from the ark, you, and your wife, and your sons, and your sons' wives with you. 17 Bring forth with you every living thing that is with you, of all flesh, birds, cattle, and every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth, so that they may breed abundantly on the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply on the earth. 18 And Noah went forth, and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him.
  • Dan 3:26 : 26 Then Nebuchadnezzar went near the mouth of the burning fiery furnace and spoke, saying, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out, and come here. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out from the midst of the fire.
  • Acts 16:23 : 23 When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to keep them securely.
  • Acts 16:35-39 : 35 When it was day, the magistrates sent the officers, saying, Let those men go. 36 So the keeper of the prison told these words to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go; therefore depart and go in peace. 37 But Paul said to them, They have beaten us openly, uncondemned Romans, and have thrown us into prison. And now do they press us out secretly? No indeed! Let them come themselves and get us out. 38 And the officers told these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans. 39 Then they came and pleaded with them and brought them out, and asked them to depart from the city.

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  • Josh 4:15-16
    2 verses
    95%

    15 And the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying,

    16 Command the priests who bear the ark of the testimony to come up out of the Jordan.

  • Josh 4:18-19
    2 verses
    87%

    18 And it came to pass, when the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD had come up from the midst of the Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted onto the dry land, that the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and flowed over all its banks, as they did before.

    19 And the people came up out of the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month and camped in Gilgal, on the east border of Jericho.

  • Josh 3:8-9
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    8 And you shall command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When you come to the edge of the waters of the Jordan, you shall stand still in the Jordan.

    9 And Joshua said to the children of Israel, Come here and hear the words of the LORD your God.

  • Josh 4:7-11
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    7 Then you shall answer them, That the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be a memorial to the children of Israel forever.

    8 And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan, as the LORD spoke to Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them to the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.

    9 And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests who bore the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there to this day.

    10 For the priests who bore the ark stood in the midst of the Jordan, until everything was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak to the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hurried and passed over.

    11 And it happened, when all the people had completely passed over, that the ark of the LORD and the priests went over in the presence of the people.

  • Josh 3:11-17
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    80%

    11 Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is crossing over before you into the Jordan.

    12 Now therefore take twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from each tribe.

    13 And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of the Jordan, that the waters of the Jordan shall be cut off, the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand in a heap.

    14 And it came to pass, when the people moved from their tents, to cross over the Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people;

    15 And as those who bore the ark came to the Jordan, and the feet of the priests who bore the ark were dipped in the edge of the water (for the Jordan overflows all its banks during the time of harvest),

    16 That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up in a heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan; and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the Salt Sea, failed and were cut off; and the people crossed over opposite Jericho.

    17 And the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan, and all the Israelites crossed over on dry ground, until all the people had crossed completely over the Jordan.

  • 6 And Joshua spoke to the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant and pass before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant and went before the people.

  • Josh 4:1-5
    5 verses
    78%

    1 And it happened, when all the people had completely passed over the Jordan, that the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying,

    2 Take twelve men from the people, one man from each tribe,

    3 And command them, saying, Take from here out of the midst of the Jordan, from the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and carry them over with you, and leave them in the place where you will lodge tonight.

    4 Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had appointed from the children of Israel, one man from each tribe,

    5 And Joshua said to them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of the Jordan, and every one of you take a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel,

  • Josh 4:22-23
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    22 Then you shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.

    23 For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan from before you, until you had crossed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red Sea, which He dried up from before us, until we had crossed over,

  • 12 And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD.

  • Josh 3:1-3
    3 verses
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    1 And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they moved from Shittim and came to the Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they crossed over.

    2 And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the camp;

    3 And they commanded the people, saying, When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests, the Levites, carrying it, then you shall move from your place and follow it.

  • Josh 6:6-10
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    6 And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said to them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests carry seven trumpets of ram's horns before the ark of the LORD.

    7 And he said to the people, Proceed, and surround the city, and let him who is armed go on before the ark of the LORD.

    8 And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken to the people, that the seven priests carrying the seven trumpets of ram's horns went before the LORD, and blew the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.

    9 And the armed men went before the priests who blew the trumpets, and the rear guard followed the ark, the priests going on, and blowing the trumpets.

    10 And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, You shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I tell you to shout; then shall you shout.

  • Josh 1:10-11
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    72%

    10 Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,

    11 Pass through the camp and command the people, saying, Prepare provisions for yourselves, for within three days you shall cross over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land which the LORD your God is giving you to possess.

  • 15 And the captain of the LORD's army said to Joshua, Take your shoe off your foot, for the place where you stand is holy. And Joshua did so.

  • 51 Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, When you have crossed over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

  • 10 And the LORD said to Joshua, Get up; why are you lying thus upon your face?

  • 1 And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, who were on the west side of Jordan, and all the kings of the Canaanites, who were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan before the children of Israel, until we had crossed over, that their hearts melted, and there was no spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.

  • 2 Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, cross over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them, to the children of Israel.

  • 4 And all the elders of Israel came, and the Levites took up the ark.

  • 1 Then Joshua called the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,

  • 13 And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mountain of God.

  • 7 And it descended from Janohah to Ataroth and to Naarath, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan.

  • 10 Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, When you cross over Jordan into the land of Canaan;

  • 4 And they brought up the ark of the LORD, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring up.

  • 1 The LORD also spoke to Joshua, saying,