Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, “Come up out of the Jordan!”
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Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, “Come up out of the Jordan!”
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Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jordan.
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Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying: 'Come ye up out of the Jordan.'
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Passages linked to Joshua 4:17 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 8:16-18 “Go out of the ship, you, your wife, your sons, and your sons’ wives with you. Bring out with you every living thing that is with you of all flesh, including birds, livestock, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply on the earth.” Noah went out, with his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives with him.
- Acts 16:23 When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely,
- Acts 16:35-39 But when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, “Let those men go.” The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore come out and go in peace.” But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us publicly without a trial, men who are Romans, and have cast us into prison! Do they now release us secretly? No, most certainly, but let them come themselves and bring us out!” The sergeants reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans, and they came and begged them. When they had brought them out, they asked them to depart from the city.
- Daniel 3:26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace. He spoke and said, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, you servants of the Most High God, come out, and come here!” Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out of the middle of the fire.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jos 4:17 Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come…
Jos 4:17 Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jordan.
Ver. 17. Come ye up out of Jordan.] Now that all the people are in safety; and stand upon the bank to behold the last act of this great miracle.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The priests staid contentedly in the river, till God…
The priests staid contentedly in the river, till God by Joshua called them out.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Joshua therefore commanded the priests,.... In obedience to the…
Joshua therefore commanded the priests,.... In obedience to the Lord, and sent them an order:
saying; as follows:
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come ye up out of Jordan; from the midst of the river to the bank of it, which was properly an ascent.
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain The priests - Who stayed contentedly in the river,…
The priests - Who stayed contentedly in the river, 'till God by Joshua called them out.
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Ver 1. Over. Hebrew and Septuagint, "clean, or entirely;"…
CHAPTER IV.
Ver 1. Over. Hebrew and Septuagint, "clean, or entirely;" perhaps two million people, with all their possessions, had crossed the river on that day, the 10th of Nisan, leaving many of their brethren to cultivate and defend the eastern parts of the Jordan. (Haydock)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
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The Author was making it clear that parting the Jordan River was no different than parting the Red Sea for the previous generation.
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waters of the Jordan returned to their place and overflowed its banks
The Jordan River was overflowing its banks and flooding the area before and after Israel passed through on dry land.
four days
"4 days" (See: Numbers)
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