Joshua 3:13-15

Contemporary English Version

^11-13 Just watch the sacred chest that belongs to the Lord, the ruler of the whole earth. As soon as the priests carrying the chest step into the Jordan, the water will stop flowing and pile up as if someone had built a dam across the river.

The Lord has also said that each of the twelve tribes should choose one man to represent it.

¹⁴ The Israelites packed up and left camp. The priests carrying the chest walked in front, ¹⁵ until they came to the Jordan River. The water in the river had risen over its banks, as it often does in springtime.^[a] But as soon as the feet of the priests touched the water,