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Joshua 4:16

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “Command the priests who carry the ark of the testimony that they come up from the Jordan.”
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of the Jordan.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Command the priests who bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of the Jordan.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Command the priests who are bearing the ark of testimony,—that they come up out of the Jordan.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— 'Command the priests bearing the ark of the testimony, and they come up out of the Jordan.'
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Command the priests, that carry the ark of the covenant, to come up out of the Jordan.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Commande the Priests that beare ye Arke of the testimonie, to come vp out of Iorden.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Command the Priests that beare the Arke of the Testimony, that they come vp out of Iordan.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Command the priests who bear the ark of the testimony to come up out of the Jordan.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Charge the priests that bear the ark of the covenant of the testimony of the Lord, to go up out of Jordan.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Yarden.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Command 6680
{6680} Prime
צוּה
tsavah
{tsaw-vaw'}
A primitive root; (intensively) to constitute, enjoin.
z8761
<8761> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840)
Mood - Imperative (See H8810)
Count - 446
x853
(0853) Complement
אֵת
'eth
{ayth}
Apparently contracted from H0226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely).
the priests 3548
{3548} Prime
כֹּהֵן
kohen
{ko-hane'}
Active participle of H3547; literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman).
that bear 5375
{5375} Prime
נָשָׂא
nasa'
{naw-saw'}
A primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, absolutely and relatively.
z8802
<8802> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Participle Active (See H8814)
Count - 5386
the ark 727
{0727} Prime
אֲרוֹן
'arown
{aw-rone'}
From H0717 (in the sense of gathering); a box.
of the testimony, 5715
{5715} Prime
עֵדוּת
`eduwth
{ay-dooth'}
Feminine of H5707; testimony.
that they come up 5927
{5927} Prime
עָלָה
`alah
{aw-law'}
A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively (be high) or active (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literally and figuratively.
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
out of x4480
(4480) Complement
מִן
min
{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
Yardën יַרדֵּן. 3383
{3383} Prime
יַרְדֵּן
Yarden
{yar-dane'}
From H3381; a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on Joshua 4:14-17.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Joshua 4:10-19.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Joshua 4:16

Out of Jordan — For being now in the middle, and deepest place of the river, they are most properly said to go up to the land.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Joshua 4:16

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

(g) Because the ark testified God's presence, and the tables of the Law contained in it signified God's will toward his people.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance

Joshua 3:3-6 And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it. ... And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.
Exodus 25:16-22 And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee. ... And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which [are] upon the ark of the testimony, of all [things] which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.
Revelation 11:19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
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Ex 25:16. Jsh 3:3. Rv 11:19.

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