Joshua 4:15

Contemporary English Version

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The Lord told Joshua,

Hebrew Names Version
The LORD spoke to Yehoshua, saying,

King James Version
And the Lord spake unto Joshua, saying,

Lexham English Bible
Then Yahweh said to Joshua, saying,

English Standard Version
And the Lord said to Joshua,

New Century Version
Then the Lord said to Joshua,

New English Translation
The Lord told Joshua,

Amplified Bible
Now the LORD said to Joshua,

New American Standard Bible
Now the LORD said to Joshua,

Geneva Bible (1587)
And the Lord spake vnto Ioshua, saying,

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Yahweh said to Joshua,

Complete Jewish Bible
Adonai said to Y'hoshua,

Darby Translation
And Jehovah spoke to Joshua, saying,

Easy-to-Read Version
Then the Lord said to Joshua,

George Lamsa Translation
And the LORD said to Joshua,

Good News Translation
Then the Lord told Joshua

Literal Translation
And Jehovah spoke to Joshua, saying,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the LORDE sayde vnto Iosua:

American Standard Version
And Jehovah spake unto Joshua, saying,

Bible in Basic English
Then the Lord said to Joshua,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the Lorde spake vnto Iosuah, saying:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the LORD spoke unto Joshua, saying:

King James Version (1611)
And the Lord spake vnto Ioshua, saying,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the Lord spoke to Joshua, saying,

English Revised Version
And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,

Berean Standard Bible
Then the LORD said to Joshua,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the Lord seide to Josue,

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah speaketh unto Joshua, saying,

Update Bible Version
And Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,

Webster's Bible Translation
And the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying,

World English Bible
Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,

New King James Version
Then the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying,

New Living Translation
The Lord had said to Joshua,

New Life Bible
The Lord said to Joshua,

New Revised Standard
The Lord said to Joshua,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then spake Yahweh unto Joshua, saying:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to him:

Revised Standard Version
And the LORD said to Joshua,

THE MESSAGE
God told Joshua, "Command the priests carrying the Chest of The Testimony to come up from the Jordan."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now the LORD said to Joshua,

Contextual Overview

¹⁰The army got ready for battle and crossed the Jordan. They marched quickly past the sacred chest and into the desert near Jericho. Forty thousand soldiers from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh led the way, as Moses had ordered. The priests stayed right where they were until the army had followed the orders that the Lord had given Moses and Joshua. Then the army watched as the priests carried the chest the rest of the way across. ¹⁴"Joshua," the Lord said, "have the priests come up from the Jordan and bring the chest with them." So Joshua went over to the priests and told them what the Lord had said. And as soon as the priests carried the chest past the highest place that the floodwaters of the Jordan had reached, the river flooded its banks again. That's how the Lord showed the Israelites that Joshua was their leader. For the rest of Joshua's life, they respected him as they had respected Moses. ¹⁹ It was the tenth day of the first month of the year when Israel crossed the Jordan River. They set up camp at Gilgal, which was east of the land controlled by Jericho.

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Cross-References

Genesis 4:24
Anyone who tries to get even with me will be punished ten times more than anyone who tries to get even with Cain."

Leviticus 26:18
Then, if you still refuse to obey me, I will punish you seven times for each of your sins,

Leviticus 26:21
If you keep rebelling against me, I'll punish you seven times worse, just as your sins deserve!

Leviticus 26:24
I'll remain your enemy and punish you even worse.

Leviticus 26:28
I'll really get furious and punish you terribly for your sins!

Psalms 59:11
Don't kill them, or everyone may forget! Just use your mighty power to make them tremble and fall. You are a shield for your people.

Psalms 79:12
Each of those nations sneered at you, our Lord. Now let others sneer at them, seven times as much.

Proverbs 6:31
And thieves who get caught must pay back seven times what was stolen and lose everything.

Ezekiel 9:4
"Walk through the city of Jerusalem and mark the forehead of anyone who is truly upset and sad about the disgusting things that are being done here."

Hosea 1:4
Then the Lord said, "Hosea, name your son Jezreel, because I will soon punish the descendants of King Jehu of Israel for the murders he committed in Jezreel Valley. I will destroy his kingdom,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Lord spake unto Joshua,.... When all the people had passed over jordan:

saying; as follows.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The passage of the priests to the further bank had been already referred to, Joshua 4:11; but the writer, in observance of his general plan (compare introductory remarks to Joshua 3:0), re-introduces it here as the leading feature in the concluding section of his account, and (as before) with mention of God’s special direction about it. The statement that on the removal of the ark the waters of Jordan at once returned to their former level Joshua 4:18, heightens the impression which is especially inculcated throughout - that the whole transaction was extraordinary and miraculous. The details and incidents of the passage are no doubt open to manifold discussion: but all such discussion will be futile unless it proceed throughout on the admission that we have here before us the record of a distinctly supernatural interposition: compare the introduction to the Book of Joshua.