Joshua 3:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"You shall, moreover, commandתְּצַוֶּה֙
(te·tzav·veh)
6680: to lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, ordera prim. root
the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים
(hak·ko·ha·nim,)
3548: priestfrom an unused word
who are carryingנֹשְׂאֵ֥י
(no·se·'ei)
5375: to lift, carry, takea prim. root
the arkאֲרֹֽון־
(a·ro·vn-)
727: a chest, arkof uncertain derivation
of the covenant,הַבְּרִ֖ית
(hab·be·rit)
1285: a covenantfrom an unused word
saying,לֵאמֹ֑ר
(le·mor;)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
'When you comeכְּבֹאֲכֶ֗ם
(ke·vo·'a·chem)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
to the edgeקְצֵה֙
(ke·tzeh)
7097a: end, extremityfrom qatsah
of the watersמֵ֣י
(mei)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
of the Jordan,הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן
(hai·yar·den,)
3383: the principal river of Pal.from yarad
you shall standתַּעֲמֹֽדוּ׃
(ta·'a·mo·du.)
5975: to take one's stand, standa prim. root
[still] in the Jordan.'"בַּיַּרְדֵּ֖ן
(bai·yar·den)
3383: the principal river of Pal.from yarad


















KJV Lexicon
And thou shalt command
tsavah  (tsaw-vaw')
(intensively) to constitute, enjoin -- appoint, (for-)bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.
the priests
kohen  (ko-hane')
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) -- chief ruler, own, priest, prince, principal officer.
that bear
nasa'  (naw-saw')
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
the ark
'arown  (aw-rone')
a box -- ark, chest, coffin.
of the covenant
briyth  (ber-eeth')
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh) -- confederacy, (con-)feder(-ate), covenant, league.
saying
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
When ye are come
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
to the brink
qatseh  (kaw-tseh')
an extremity -- after, border, brim, brink, edge, end, (in-)finite, frontier, outmost coast, quarter, shore, (out-)side, some, ut(-ter-)most (part).
of the water
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
of Jordan
Yarden  (yar-dane')
a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine -- Jordan.
ye shall stand still
`amad  (aw-mad')
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
in Jordan
Yarden  (yar-dane')
a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine -- Jordan.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"You shall, moreover, command the priests who are carrying the ark of the covenant, saying, 'When you come to the edge of the waters of the Jordan, you shall stand still in the Jordan.'"

King James Bible
And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ye shall stand still in Jordan.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Command the priests carrying the ark of the covenant: When you reach the edge of the waters, stand in the Jordan."

International Standard Version
Give this command to the priests who are carrying the Ark of the Covenant: 'When you arrive at the water of the Jordan River, stand still in the Jordan.'"

NET Bible
Instruct the priests carrying the ark of the covenant, 'When you reach the bank of the Jordan River, wade into the water.'"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Order the priests who carry the ark of the promise, 'When you step into the water of the Jordan River, stand there.'"

King James 2000 Bible
And you shall command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When you are come to the edge of the water of Jordan, you shall stand still in the Jordan.
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