16 the water from upstream stopped flowing.(A) It piled up in a heap(B) a great distance away, at a town called Adam in the vicinity of Zarethan,(C) while the water flowing down(D) to the Sea of the Arabah(E) (that is, the Dead Sea(F)) was completely cut off.(G) So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.(H) 17 The priests(I) who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord stopped in the middle of the Jordan and stood on dry ground,(J) while all Israel passed by until the whole nation had completed the crossing on dry ground.(K)

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16 That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.

17 And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan.

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16 that the waters which came down from upstream stood still, and rose in a heap very far away [a]at Adam, the city that is beside (A)Zaretan. So the waters that went down (B)into the Sea of the Arabah, (C)the Salt Sea, failed, and were cut off; and the people crossed over opposite Jericho. 17 Then the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan; (D)and all Israel crossed over on dry ground, until all the people had crossed completely over the Jordan.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 3:16 Qr., many mss. and vss. from Adam