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Joshua 4:16 KJV
Joshua · chapter 4 · verse 16
Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan.Joshua 4:16 · King James Version
Joshua 4:16 in context
14On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.
15And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,
16Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan.
17Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jordan.
18And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the priests’ feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as they did before.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- testimonyʻêdûwthtestimonyH5715 →
- Commandtsâvâhto constitute, enjoinH6680 →
- priestskôhênliterally one officiating, a priestH3548 →
- bearnâsâʼto lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeH5375 →
- arkʼârôwna boxH727 →
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The inspired historian seems to be so well pleased with his subject here that he is loth to quit it, and is therefore very particular in his narrative, especially in observing how closely Joshua pursued the orders God gave him, and that he did nothing without divine direction, finishing all that the Lord had commanded…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-19