Joshua 4:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jordan.”

Joshua 4:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Joshua 4:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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Joshua 4:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, “Come up out of the Jordan!””

Joshua 4:17 — World English Bible

Joshua 4:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of the Jordan. ”

Joshua 4:17 — American Standard Version

Joshua 4:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Joshua 4:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Joshua 4:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Joshua commanded the priests, saying, Come up out of the Jordan. ”

Joshua 4:17 — Darby Translation

Joshua 4:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Ioshua therefore commanded the Priests, saying, Come ye vp out of Iorden.”

Joshua 4:17 — Geneva Bible

Joshua 4:17 in Context — Joshua 4

15 And the Lord spake unto Joshua, saying,

16 Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan.

17 Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jordan.

18 And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the priests’ feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as they did before.

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

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What Does Joshua 4:17 Mean?

Joshua 4:17 is a verse from the Book of Joshua, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Joshua chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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