Joshua 3:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan. ”
Joshua 3:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joshua 3:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joshua 3:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The priests who bore the ark of Yahweh’s covenant stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan; and all Israel crossed over on dry ground, until all the nation had passed completely over the Jordan.”
Joshua 3:17 — World English Bible
Joshua 3:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of Jehovah stood firm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan; and all Israel passed over on dry ground, until all the nation were passed clean over the Jordan. ”
Joshua 3:17 — American Standard Version
Joshua 3:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and 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.”
Joshua 3:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 3:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of Jehovah stood firm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan. And all Israel went over on dry ground, until all the nation had completely gone over the Jordan. ”
Joshua 3:17 — Darby Translation
Joshua 3:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But the Priestes that bare the Arke of the couenant of the Lord, stoode drie within Iorden readie prepared, and all the Israelites went ouer dry, vntill all the people were gone cleane ouer through Iorden. ”
Joshua 3:17 — Geneva Bible
Joshua 3:17 in Context — Joshua 3
15 And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,)
16 That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an 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 passed over right against Jericho.
17 And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan.
What Does Joshua 3:17 Mean?
Joshua 3:17 is a verse from the Book of Joshua, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Joshua chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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