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Joshua 3:16
New English Translation
Joshua 3:16
New English Translation
16 the water coming downstream toward them stopped flowing.[a] It piled up far upstream[b] at Adam (the city near Zarethan); there was no water at all flowing to the sea of the rift valley (the Salt Sea).[c] The people crossed the river opposite Jericho.
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- Joshua 3:16 tn Heb “the waters descending from above stood still.”
- Joshua 3:16 tn Heb “they stood in one pile very far away.”
- Joshua 3:16 tn Heb “the [waters] descending… were completely cut off.”sn The Salt Sea is an ancient name for the Dead Sea.
Joshua 3:16
New International Version
Joshua 3:16
New International Version
16 the water from upstream stopped flowing.(A) It piled up in a heap(B) a great distance away, at a town called Adam in the vicinity of Zarethan,(C) while the water flowing down(D) to the Sea of the Arabah(E) (that is, the Dead Sea(F)) was completely cut off.(G) So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.(H)
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