Joshua 3:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Joshua 3:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joshua 3:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joshua 3:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Joshua spoke to the priests, saying, “Take up the ark of the covenant, and cross over before the people.” They took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.”
Joshua 3:6 — World English Bible
Joshua 3:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Joshua 3:6 — American Standard Version
Joshua 3:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Joshua 3:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 3:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Joshua spoke to the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and go over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.”
Joshua 3:6 — Darby Translation
Joshua 3:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Also Ioshua spake vnto the Priestes, saying, Take vp the Arke of the couenant, and goe ouer before the people: so they tooke vp the Arke of the couenant, and went before the people.”
Joshua 3:6 — Geneva Bible
Joshua 3:6 in Context — Joshua 3
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.
8 And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ye shall stand still in Jordan.
What Does Joshua 3:6 Mean?
Joshua 3:6 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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