Joshua 3:15

“and when those carrying the ark came to the Jordan, and the feet of the priests carrying the ark were dipped in the edge of the water —and the Jordan is full over all its banks all the days of harvest—”

Joshua 3:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 3:15, word by word

those carryingנֹשְׂאֵיnose

carry

To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.

Where else “nose” appears
the arkאָרוֹןaron

ark

The sacred chest of the covenant, which held the tablets.

Where else “aron” appears
cameבוֹאvo

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “vo” appears
the Jordanיַּרְדֵּןyarden

Jordan

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and the feetרַגְלֵיragle

foot

The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.

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of the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

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were dippedנִטְבְּלוּnitblu

dip

Dip, plunge into a liquid.

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in the edgeקְצֵהketse

end

The place where something ends: its edge or farthest point.

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of the waterמָּיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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is fullמָלֵאmale

fill

To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.

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its banksגְּדוֹתָיgedotay

bank

Bank: the edge of a river.

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the daysיְמֵיyeme

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

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of harvest—קָצִירkatsir

harvest

To cut and gather ripe grain and fruit; the season for it and what is gathered.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemJordan
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jordan

    Today: Jordan River: Israel, West Bank, Jordan, Dead Sea

    Israel's main river; it flows from Mount Hermon in the north, through the Sea of Galilee, to the Dead Sea.

    Israel crossed it on dry ground to enter the promised land (Josh 3:17). Naaman was healed in it (2 Kgs 5:14), and Jesus was immersed in it (Matt 3:13).

    Joshua 3:172 Kings 5:14Matthew 3:13Mark 1:9

The context

14And it came about, when the people set out from their tents to cross the Jordan, with the priests carrying the ark of the covenant before the people,

15 · This verse (above)

16the waters coming down from above stopped; they rose up in one heap, very far away, at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan, and those flowing down toward the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, came to an end, were cut off. And the people crossed opposite Jericho.

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