King James Version
Joshua 4:16 in the King James Version says “Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan.” — study this verse from Joshua chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan.”
Joshua 4:16 · KJV
On 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.
And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,
Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan.
Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jordan.
And 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. lifted: Heb. plucked up flowed: Heb. went
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“the priests”
H3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
“that bear”
H5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
“that they come up”
H5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
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