Joshua 3:8 meaning and explanation

Command the priests carrying the ark of the covenant: ‘When you reach the edge of the waters, stand in the Jordan.’”

Joshua 3:8, Berean Standard Bible

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These are the LORD's words to Joshua, newly appointed after Moses' death, as Israel camps on the Jordan's bank ready to enter Canaan. God tells Joshua to command the priests carrying the ark of the covenant to step to the water's edge and stand still in the river.

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