Joshua 3:14

Translations

Modern

So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carried the ark of the covenant ahead of them.

Traditional

And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people;

Literal

And it came to pass, in the journeying of the people from their camp to pass over the Jordan, and of the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people,

Latin

Igitur egressus est populus de tabernaculis suis, ut transiret Jordanem: et sacerdotes, qui portabant arcam fœderis, pergebant ante eum.

Original

Hebrew

English

So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carried the ark of the covenant ahead of them.

Notes

Theme notes and profiles

Joshua

Events

Crossing the Jordan into Canaan

Related verses

Acts 7:44–45
Our fathers had the tabernacle of the Testimony with them in the wilderness. It was constructed exactly as God had directed Moses, according to the pattern he had seen.
Hebrews 9:4
…containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.
Psalm 132:8
Arise, O LORD, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength.
Joshua 3:6
And he said to the priests, “Take the ark of the covenant and go on ahead of the people.” So they carried the ark of the covenant and went ahead of them.
Deuteronomy 31:26
“Take this Book of the Law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, so that it may remain there as a witness against you.
Joshua 6:6
So Joshua son of Nun summoned the priests and said, “Take up the ark of the covenant and have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark of the LORD.”
Jeremiah 3:16
“In those days, when you multiply and increase in the land,” declares the LORD, “they will no longer discuss the ark of the covenant of the LORD. It will never come to mind, and no one will remember it or miss it, nor will another one be made.
1 Corinthians 1:24–25
…but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
Joshua 3:3
…and commanded the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, you are to set out from your positions and follow it.

Places

Jordan: A river and region, significant in Israel's history

Glossary

Ark of the Covenant Conquest and Allotment of the Land Jordan River Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of Numbers, Book of Rahab (Person) Tribe of Dan

Topics

Ark of the Covenant was Carried by Priests of Levites Alone Ark: in the Tabernacle--Called the Ark of the Covenant: On Special Occasions Carried by Priests: Crossing Jordan Miracles Wrought Through Servants of God: Joshua: Waters of Jordan Divided Miracles: Catalogue of The Jordan River Divided the River Jordan: Passage of Israel Over: Preceded by Priests with the Ark the River Jordan: Remarkable Events Connected With: Division of Its Waters to Let Israel Pass Over Water: The Jordan River

Joshua 3:14

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