Joshua 3:4
The Scripture
(4) Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Joshua 3 records Israel's crossing of the Jordan, as the people set out from Shittim and follow the priests carrying the ark of the covenant, keeping a respectful distance since they have not traveled this way before. When the priests' feet touch the brim of the overflowing Jordan at harvest time, the waters from above pile up in a heap and the lower waters are cut off, leaving dry ground. The priests bearing the ark stand firm in the middle of the riverbed while all Israel passes over on dry ground opposite Jericho.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Exodus 3:5Exodus 19:12Psalms 89:7Hebrews 12:28Hebrews 12:29Genesis 31:2Exodus 4:10I Chronicles 11:2Isaiah 30:33
Related verses (shared words)
Numbers 35:5Ezekiel 41:2II Chronicles 3:3Ezekiel 40:12Ezekiel 40:48I Samuel 9:4