So the people took their tents down. They prepared to go across the Jordan River. The priests carrying the ark of the covenant went ahead of them.

百姓离开帐棚要过约旦河的时候，抬约柜的祭司乃在百姓的前头。

百姓起行离开帐棚过约旦河的时候，抬约柜的祭司在百姓的前面。

百姓起行离开帐棚过约旦河的时候，抬约柜的祭司在百姓的前面。

那时是收割的季节，河水高涨，淹没两岸。民众拔营准备过河的时候，抬约柜的祭司走在前头，当他们的脚刚一踏进河水，

人民离开帐棚出发，要过约旦河的时候，抬约柜的祭司在人民的前面。

百姓離開帳棚要過約旦河的時候，擡約櫃的祭司乃在百姓的前頭。

百姓起行離開帳棚過約旦河的時候，抬約櫃的祭司在百姓的前面。

百姓起行離開帳棚過約旦河的時候，抬約櫃的祭司在百姓的前面。

那時是收割的季節，河水高漲，淹沒兩岸。民眾拔營準備過河的時候，抬約櫃的祭司走在前頭，當他們的腳剛一踏進河水，

人民離開帳棚出發，要過約旦河的時候，抬約櫃的祭司在人民的前面。

人民離開帳棚往前行、要過約但河的時候，抬約櫃的祭司在人民前面。

民既離幕、欲濟約但、祭司舁約匱先民而行、

秋約但河水漲溢、民離幕、欲濟約但、舁法匱之祭司、行於其前、至約但河、足濡於水濱、

民遂離幕、欲過約但、舁約匱之祭司行於民前時、

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

So when the people set out from their tents to pass over the Jordan with the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people,

So the people left their camp to cross the Jordan, and the priests who were carrying the Ark of the Covenant went ahead of them.

When the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carried the ark of the covenant ahead of the people.

So when the people set out from their tents to cross the Jordan, with the priests carrying the ark of the covenant before the people,

So it was, when the people set out from their camp to cross over the Jordan, with the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people,

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;

When the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carried the ark of the covenant ahead of the people.

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;

So when the people left their tents to cross the Jordan, the priests carrying the ark of the covenant went ahead of them.

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,

“ Long ago our people were in the desert. They had with them the holy tent. The tent was where the tablets of the covenant law were kept. Moses had made the holy tent as God had commanded him. Moses made it like the pattern he had seen.Our people received the tent from God. Then they brought it with them when they took the land of Canaan. God drove out the nations that were in their way. At that time Joshua was Israel’s leader. The tent remained in the land until David’s time.

But there are those God has chosen, both Jews and Greeks. To them Christ is God’s power and God’s wisdom.The foolish things of God are wiser than human wisdom. The weakness of God is stronger than human strength.

‘ Lord, rise up and come to your resting place. Come in together with the ark. It’s the sign of your power.

So Joshua, the son of Nun, called for the priests. He said to them,“ Go and get the ark of the covenant of the Lord. I want seven of you to carry trumpets in front of it.”

“ Take this Book of the Law. Place it beside the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God. It will remain there as a witness against you.

They gave orders to the people. They said,“ Watch for the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God. The priests, who are Levites, will be carrying it. When you see it, you must move out from where you are and follow it.

In those days there will be many more of you in the land,” announces the Lord.“ Then people will not talk about the ark of the covenant of the Lord anymore. It will never enter their minds. They will not remember it. The ark will not be missed. And another one will not be made.

Joshua said to the priests,“ Go and get the ark of the covenant. Walk on ahead of the people.” So they went and got it. Then they walked on ahead of them.

It had the golden altar for incense. It also had the wooden chest called the ark of the covenant. The ark was covered with gold. It held the gold jar of manna. It held Aaron’s walking stick that had budded. It also held the stone tablets. The words of the covenant were written on them.