Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of the Jordan.
WEB
“Command the priests who carry the ark of the Testimony to come up from the Jordan.”
YLT
`Command the priests bearing the ark of the testimony, and they come up out of the Jordan.'
DBT
Command the priests who bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of the Jordan.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJoshua — The entry narrative — Israel crosses the Jordan, takes the Land through three conquest campaigns, and renews covenant at Shechem. The hinge between Torah's promises and the historical record of those promises unfolding.
- Author
- Joshua himself at least in part (24:26 — ‘Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God’); later editorial framing traditional
- Date
- Events c. 1400 BC (early) or 1230 BC (late); compilation across the early-monarchy period