Joshua 3:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the Lord will do wonders among you.”

Joshua 3:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Joshua 3:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Joshua 3:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Joshua said to the people, “Sanctify yourselves; for tomorrow Yahweh will do wonders among you.””

Joshua 3:5 — World English Bible

Joshua 3:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves; for to-morrow Jehovah will do wonders among you. ”

Joshua 3:5 — American Standard Version

Joshua 3:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Joshua 3:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Joshua 3:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Joshua said to the people, Hallow yourselves; for to-morrow Jehovah will do wonders in your midst. ”

Joshua 3:5 — Darby Translation

Joshua 3:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“(Nowe Ioshua had saide vnto the people, Sanctifie your selues: for to morowe the Lord will doe wonders among you)”

Joshua 3:5 — Geneva Bible

Joshua 3:5 in Context — Joshua 3

3 And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it.

4 Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore.

5 And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the Lord will do wonders among you.

6 And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.

7 And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee.

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What Does Joshua 3:5 Mean?

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