Joshua 3:6

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And Joshua speaketh unto the priests, saying, `Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people;' and they take up the ark of the covenant, and go before the people.

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  • Num 10:33 : 33 And they journey from the mount of Jehovah a journey of three days; and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah is journeying before them the journey of three days, to spy out for them a resting-place;
  • Num 14:15 : 15 `And Thou hast put to death this people as one man, and the nations who have heard Thy fame have spoken, saying,
  • Josh 3:3 : 3 and command the people, saying, `When ye see the ark of the covenant of Jehovah your God, and the priests, the Levites, bearing it, then ye journey from your place, and have gone after it;
  • Mic 2:13 : 13 Gone up hath the breaker before them, They have broken through, Yea, they pass through the gate, Yea, they go out through it, And pass on doth their king before them, And Jehovah at their head!
  • John 14:2-3 : 2 in the house of my Father are many mansions; and if not, I would have told you; I go on to prepare a place for you; 3 and if I go on and prepare for you a place, again do I come, and will receive you unto myself, that where I am ye also may be;
  • Heb 6:20 : 20 whither a forerunner for us did enter -- Jesus, after the order of Melchisedek chief priest having become -- to the age.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Josh 3:13-15
    3 verses
    85%

    13and it hath been, at the resting of the soles of the feet of the priests bearing the ark of Jehovah, Lord of all the earth, in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan are cut off -- the waters which are coming down from above -- and they stand -- one heap.'

    14And it cometh to pass, in the journeying of the people from their tents to pass over the Jordan, and of the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people,

    15and at those bearing the ark coming in unto the Jordan, and the feet of the priests bearing the ark have been dipped in the extremity of the waters (and the Jordan is full over all its banks all the days of harvest) --

  • Josh 6:6-13
    8 verses
    85%

    6And Joshua son of Nun calleth unto the priests, and saith unto them, `Bear ye the ark of the covenant, and seven priests do bear seven trumpets of the jubilee before the ark of Jehovah;'

    7and He said unto the people, `Pass over, and compass the city, and he who is armed doth pass over before the ark of Jehovah.'

    8And it cometh to pass, when Joshua speaketh unto the people, that the seven priests bearing seven trumpets of the jubilee before Jehovah have passed over and blown with the trumpets, and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah is going after them;

    9and he who is armed is going before the priests blowing the trumpets, and he who is gathering up is going after the ark, going on and blowing with the trumpets;

    10and the people hath Joshua commanded, saying, `Ye do not shout, nor cause your voice to be heard, nor doth there go out from your mouth a word, till the day of my saying unto you, Shout ye -- then ye have shouted.'

    11And the ark of Jehovah doth compass the city, going round once, and they come into the camp, and lodge in the camp.

    12And Joshua riseth early in the morning, and the priests bear the ark of Jehovah,

    13and seven priests bearing seven trumpets of the jubilee before the ark of Jehovah are walking, going on, and they have blown with the trumpets -- and he who is armed is going before them, and he who is gathering up is going behind the ark of Jehovah -- going on and blowing with the trumpets.

  • Josh 3:11
    85%

    11lo, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is passing over before you into Jordan;

  • Josh 4:9-11
    3 verses
    84%

    9even the twelve stones hath Joshua raised up out of the midst of the Jordan, the place of the standing of the feet of the priests bearing the ark of the covenant, and they are there unto this day.

    10And the priests bearing the ark are standing in the midst of the Jordan till the completion of the whole thing which Jehovah commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua, and the people haste and pass over.

    11And it cometh to pass when all the people have completed to pass over, that the ark of Jehovah passeth over, and the priests, in the presence of the people;

  • Josh 3:7-9
    3 verses
    82%

    7And Jehovah saith unto Joshua, `This day I begin to make thee great in the eyes of all Israel, so that they know that as I was with Moses I am with thee;

    8and thou, thou dost command the priests bearing the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye come unto the extremity of the waters of the Jordan -- in the Jordan ye stand.'

    9And Joshua saith unto the sons of Israel, `Come nigh hither, and hear the words of Jehovah your God;

  • Josh 3:1-5
    5 verses
    82%

    1And Joshua riseth early in the morning, and they journey from Shittim, and come in unto the Jordan, he and all the sons of Israel, and they lodge there before they pass over.

    2And it cometh to pass, at the end of three days, that the authorities pass over into the midst of the camp,

    3and command the people, saying, `When ye see the ark of the covenant of Jehovah your God, and the priests, the Levites, bearing it, then ye journey from your place, and have gone after it;

    4only, a distance is between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure; ye do not come near unto it, so that ye know the way in which ye go, for ye have not passed over in the way heretofore.'

    5And Joshua saith unto the people, `Sanctify yourselves, for to-morrow doth Jehovah do in your midst wonders.'

  • Josh 4:15-18
    4 verses
    81%

    15And Jehovah speaketh unto Joshua, saying,

    16`Command the priests bearing the ark of the testimony, and they come up out of the Jordan.'

    17And Joshua commandeth the priests, saying, `Come ye up out of the Jordan.'

    18And it cometh to pass, in the coming up of the priests bearing the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of the midst of the Jordan -- the soles of the feet of the priests have been drawn up into the dry ground -- and the waters of the Jordan turn back to their place, and go as heretofore over all its banks.

  • Josh 3:17
    80%

    17and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant of Jehovah stand on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan -- established, and all Israel are passing over on dry ground till that all the nation hath completed to pass over the Jordan.

  • Josh 4:5
    79%

    5and Joshua saith to them, `Pass over before the ark of Jehovah your God unto the midst of the Jordan and lift up for you each, one stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel,

  • Josh 4:1-3
    3 verses
    78%

    1And it cometh to pass, when all the nation hath completed to pass over the Jordan, that Jehovah speaketh unto Joshua, saying,

    2`Take for you out of the people twelve men, one man -- one man out of a tribe;

    3and command ye them, saying, Take up for you from this `place', from the midst of the Jordan, from the established standing-place of the feet of the priests, twelve stones, and ye have removed them over with you, and placed them in the lodging-place in which ye lodge to-night.'

  • Josh 1:10-11
    2 verses
    76%

    10And Joshua commandeth the authorities of the people, saying,

    11`Pass over into the midst of the camp, and command the people, saying, Prepare for yourselves provision, for within three days ye are passing over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land which Jehovah your God is giving to you to possess it.'

  • 1 Kgs 8:3-4
    2 verses
    76%

    3And all the elders of Israel come in, and the priests lift up the ark,

    4and bring up the ark of Jehovah, and the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that `are' in the tent, yea, the priests and the Levites bring them up.

  • Deut 31:3
    75%

    3`Jehovah thy God He is passing over before thee, He doth destroy these nations from before thee, and thou hast possessed them; Joshua -- he is passing over before thee as Jehovah hath spoken,

  • Josh 6:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

    3and ye have compassed the city -- all the men of battle -- going round the city once; thus thou dost six days;

    4and seven priests do bear seven trumpets of the jubilee before the ark, and on the seventh day ye compass the city seven times, and the priests blow with the trumpets,

  • 2 Chr 5:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4and all the elders of Israel come in, and the Levites lift up the ark,

    5and they bring up the ark, and the tent of meeting, and all the vessels of the sanctuary that `are' in the tent; brought them up have the priests, the Levites;

  • 1 Chr 15:14-15
    2 verses
    73%

    14And the priests and the Levites sanctify themselves, to bring up the ark of Jehovah, God of Israel;

    15and sons of the Levites bear the ark of God, as Moses commanded, according to the word of Jehovah, on their shoulder, with staves, above them.

  • Num 27:22
    72%

    22And Moses doth as Jehovah hath commanded him, and taketh Joshua, and causeth him to stand before Eleazar the priest, and before all the company,

  • Josh 7:6
    72%

    6And Joshua rendeth his garments, and falleth on his face to the earth before the ark of Jehovah till the evening, he and the elders of Israel, and they cause dust to go up on their head.

  • Deut 31:7
    72%

    7And Moses calleth for Joshua, and saith unto him before the eyes of all Israel, `Be strong and courageous, for thou -- thou dost go in with this people unto the land which Jehovah hath sworn to their fathers to give to them, and thou -- thou dost cause them to inherit it;

  • Josh 4:7
    72%

    7that ye have said to them, Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off, at the presence of the ark of the covenant of Jehovah; in its passing over into the Jordan were the waters of the Jordan cut off; and these stones have been for a memorial to the sons of Israel -- to the age.'

  • Deut 3:28
    72%

    28and charge Jehoshua, and strengthen him, and harden him, for he doth pass over before this people, and he doth cause them to inherit the land which thou seest.

  • Num 10:33
    72%

    33And they journey from the mount of Jehovah a journey of three days; and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah is journeying before them the journey of three days, to spy out for them a resting-place;

  • Num 33:51
    72%

    51`Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, When ye are passing over the Jordan unto the land of Canaan,