Joshua 4:16

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

“Command the priests who carry the ark of the Testimony to come up from the Jordan.”

American Standard Version (1901)

Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of the Jordan.

Bible in Basic English

Give orders to the priests who take up the ark of witness, to come up out of Jordan.

Free Bible Version

“Order the priests carrying the Ark of the Testimony to come up out of the Jordan.”

Geneva Bible 1599

Commande the Priests that beare ye Arke of the testimonie, to come vp out of Iorden.

King James (Authorized) Version

Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan.

Translation for Translators

“Now tell the priests who are carrying the chest containing the Ten Commandments to come up from the Jordan riverbed.”

Unlocked Literal Bible

“Command the priests who carry the ark of the testimony to come up out of the Jordan.”

Noah Webster Bible

Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan.

World English Bible

“Command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, that they come up out of the Jordan.”

Young's Literal Translation

'Command the priests bearing the ark of the testimony, and they come up out of the Jordan.'

Context

Twelve Stones from the Jordan

¹⁵Then the LORD said to Joshua, ¹⁶“Command the priests who carry the ark of the Testimony to come up from the Jordan.”

Summary

In Joshua 4:16, the Israelites are crossing the Jordan River into the Promised Land, and the priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant lead the way. This event symbolizes God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises to His people and His presence leading them into their inheritance. The crossing of the Jordan River serves as a powerful reminder of God's miraculous intervention and the importance of remembering His mighty works in their history. It also signifies a new chapter for the Israelites, leaving behind the wilderness and stepping into the fulfillment of God's covenant with them.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony,.... In all places before, in this history, the ark is called the ark of the covenant, here the ark of the testimony, which signifies the same thing, the law; which was both the covenant between God and the people, and a testimony of his will unto them; the Septuagint version has both words: that they come up out of Jordan; where they stayed until all the people passed over, for the encouragement of them, and until they received this order.

Joshua 4:16

Twelve Stones from the Jordan

¹⁵Then the LORD said to Joshua, ¹⁶“Command the priests who carry the ark of the Testimony to come up from the Jordan.”

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Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

“Command the priests who carry the ark of the Testimony to come up from the Jordan.”

American Standard Version (1901)

Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of the Jordan.

Bible in Basic English

Give orders to the priests who take up the ark of witness, to come up out of Jordan.

Free Bible Version

“Order the priests carrying the Ark of the Testimony to come up out of the Jordan.”

Geneva Bible 1599

Commande the Priests that beare ye Arke of the testimonie, to come vp out of Iorden.

King James (Authorized) Version

Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan.

Translation for Translators

“Now tell the priests who are carrying the chest containing the Ten Commandments to come up from the Jordan riverbed.”

Unlocked Literal Bible

“Command the priests who carry the ark of the testimony to come up out of the Jordan.”

Noah Webster Bible

Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan.

World English Bible

“Command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, that they come up out of the Jordan.”

Young's Literal Translation

'Command the priests bearing the ark of the testimony, and they come up out of the Jordan.'