Joshua 3:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Joshua 3:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Joshua 3:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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Joshua 3:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“It shall be that when the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of Yahweh, the Lord of all the earth, rest in the waters of the Jordan, that the waters of the Jordan will be cut off. The waters that come down from above shall stand in one heap.””

Joshua 3:13 — World English Bible

Joshua 3:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And it shall come to pass, when the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of Jehovah, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of the Jordan, that the waters of the Jordan shall be cut off, even the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand in one heap.”

Joshua 3:13 — American Standard Version

Joshua 3:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and 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.'”

Joshua 3:13 — Young's Literal Translation

Joshua 3:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And it shall come to pass, when the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of Jehovah, the Lord of all the earth, rest in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan, the waters flowing down from above, shall be cut off, and shall stand up in a heap.”

Joshua 3:13 — Darby Translation

Joshua 3:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And assoone as the soles of the feete of the Priestes (that beare the Arke of the Lord God the Lord of all the worlde) shall stay in the waters of Iorden, the waters of Iorden shall be cut off: for the waters that come from aboue, shall stande still vpon an heape.”

Joshua 3:13 — Geneva Bible

Joshua 3:13 in Context — Joshua 3

11 voici, l’arche de l’alliance du Seigneur de toute la terre va passer devant vous dans le Jourdain.

12 Maintenant, prenez douze hommes parmi les tribus d’Israël, un homme de chaque tribu.

13 Et dès que les sacrificateurs qui portent l’arche de l’Éternel, le Seigneur de toute la terre, poseront la plante des pieds dans les eaux du Jourdain, les eaux du Jourdain seront coupées, les eaux qui descendent d’en haut, et elles s’arrêteront en un monceau.

14 Le peuple sortit de ses tentes pour passer le Jourdain, et les sacrificateurs qui portaient l’arche de l’alliance marchèrent devant le peuple.

15 Quand les sacrificateurs qui portaient l’arche furent arrivés au Jourdain, et que leurs pieds se furent mouillés au bord de l’eau, le Jourdain regorge par-dessus toutes ses rives tout le temps de la moisson,

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What Does Joshua 3:13 Mean?

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