Joshua 4:22

Modern

…you are to tell them, ‘Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground.’

Traditional

Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.

Literal

And you shall let your sons know, saying, ‘On the dry land Israel passed over this Jordan.’

Latin

…docebitis eos, atque dicetis: Per arentem alveum transivit Israël Jordanem istum,

Hebrew

English

…you are to tell them, ‘Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground.’

Theme notes and profiles

Joshua 3:17
The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel crossed over the dry ground, until the entire nation had crossed the Jordan.
Isaiah 51:10
Was it not You who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea for the redeemed to cross over?
Exodus 14:29
But the Israelites had walked through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.
Isaiah 11:15–16
The LORD will devote to destruction the gulf of the Sea of Egypt; with a scorching wind He will sweep His hand over the Euphrates. He will split it into seven streams for men to cross with dry sandals.
Exodus 15:19
For when Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and horsemen went into the sea, the LORD brought the waters of the sea back over them. But the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground.
Revelation 16:12
And the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the East.
Psalm 66:5–6
Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.
Isaiah 44:27
…who says to the depths of the sea, ‘Be dry, and I will dry up your currents,’

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

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