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Joshua 3:5 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Joshua 3:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joshua chapter 3 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the LORD will do wonders among you.”
Joshua 3:5 (KJV)
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Commentary on Joshua 3:5
Joshua's command to "sanctify yourselves" (hitqaddešû, הִתְקַדְּשׁוּ) uses the Hebrew reflexive form, indicating self-consecration through ritual purification and spiritual preparation. This term appears before major divine encounters—Mount Sinai (Exodus 19:10-15), covenant renewal (Joshua 7:13), and here before crossing Jordan. The sanctification involved washing garments, abstaining from sexual relations, and purifying oneself ceremonially, but primarily demanded heart preparation to encounter the holy God. The promise "tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you" (yiftsor Yahweh biqirbkem n...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Joshua 3:5
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“sanctify the people”
“Peaceably; I am come to sacrifice to Yahweh: sanctify yourselves”
“and those who suck the breasts. Let the bridegroom go forth from his room”
“that they themselves also may be sanctified in truth.”
“Go to the people, and sanctify them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their garments,,And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes,, וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵךְ אֶל־הָעָם וְקִדַּשְׁתָּם הַיּוֹם וּמָחָר וְכִבְּסוּ שִׂמְלֹתָם׃ ,And the LORD said unto Moses: Go unto the people”
“This is what Yahweh spoke of, saying, 'I will show myself holy to those who come near me, and before all the people I will be glorified.' Aaron held his peace.”
“and do wondrous things. You are God alone.”
“when the days of their feasting had run their course”
“when the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of Yahweh”