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Berean Standard Bible

“So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carried the ark of the covenant ahead of them.”

Joshua 3:14

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Israel is at the Jordan River at flood stage, with the promised land on the other side. Joshua has told the people to follow the ark of the covenant.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carried the ark of the covenant ahead of them.

World English Bible (WEB)

When the people moved from their tents to pass over the Jordan, the priests who bore the ark of the covenant being before the people,

King James Version (KJV)

And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people;

American Standard Version (ASV)

And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over the Jordan, the priests that bare the ark of the covenant being before the people;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

So when the people went out from their tents to go over Jordan, the priests who took up the ark of the agreement were in front of the people;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y aconteció, que partiendo el pueblo de sus tiendas para pasar el Jordán, y los sacerdotes delante del pueblo llevando el arca del pacto,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Era la época de la siega y el Jordán se desbordaba; pero cuando el pueblo comenzó a cruzar el río, en cuanto los pies de los sacerdotes tocaron el agua en la orilla,

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