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Joshua 3:4

But keep a distance of about two thousand cubits between yourselves and the ark. Do not go near it, so that you can see the way to go, since you have never traveled this way before.”

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

25 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אַ֣ךְ׀'akhneverthelessH389 →
רָח֣וֹקra.Choka distanceH7350 →
יִהְיֶ֗הyih.Yehit will beH1961 →
בֵּֽינֵיכֶם֙bei.nei.Khembetween youH996 →
וּבֵינָ֔יוu.vei.novand between itH996 →
כְּאַלְפַּ֥יִםke.'al.Pa.yimabout two thousandH505 →
אַמָּ֖ה'a.Mahcubit[s]H520 →
בַּמִּדָּ֑הba.mi.Dahby <the> measurementH4060 →
אַֽל־'al-may notH408 →
תִּקְרְב֣וּtik.re.Vuyou draw nearH7126 →
אֵלָ֗יו'e.Lavto itH413 →
לְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'anso thatH4616 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-thatH834 →
תֵּֽדְעוּ֙te.de.'Uyou may knowH3045 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhthe wayH1870 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
תֵּֽלְכוּ־te.le.khu-you will goH1980 →
בָ֔הּVahin <the> it
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
לֹ֧אlo'notH3808 →
עֲבַרְתֶּ֛ם'a.var.Temyou have passedH5674 →
בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhin the wayH1870 →
מִתְּמ֥וֹלmi.te.Molfrom yesterdayH8543 →
שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃ סshil.Shomthree days agoH8032 →

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Psalms 89:7In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.Isaiah 42:16I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them.Numbers 2:2“The Israelites are to camp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance from it, each man under his standard, with the banners of his family.Exodus 3:5“Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”Hebrews 12:28–29Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.Deuteronomy 19:4Now this is the situation regarding the manslayer who flees to one of these cities to save his life, having killed his neighbor accidentally, without intending to harm him:1 Chronicles 11:2Even in times past, while Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And the LORD your God said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’”Genesis 31:2And Jacob saw from the countenance of Laban that his attitude toward him had changed.Exodus 19:12And you are to set up a boundary for the people around the mountain and tell them, ‘Be careful not to go up on the mountain or touch its base. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death.Exodus 4:10“Please, Lord,” Moses replied, “I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since You have spoken to Your servant, for I am slow of speech and tongue.”Isaiah 30:33For Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its funeral pyre is deep and wide, with plenty of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze.

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The Israelites Cross the Jordan River — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Israelites Cross the Jordan River — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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