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22 Tell them, ‘Israel crossed the Jordan River on dry land. 23 The Lord your God caused the water to stop flowing. The river was dry until the people finished crossing it. The Lord did the same thing for us at the Jordan that he did for the people at the Red Sea. Remember that he stopped the water at the Red Sea so we could cross. 24 The Lord did this so all people would know he has great power. Then they will always respect the Lord your God.’”

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22 tell them, ‘Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground.’(A) 23 For the Lord your God dried up the Jordan before you until you had crossed over. The Lord your God did to the Jordan what he had done to the Red Sea[a] when he dried it up before us until we had crossed over.(B) 24 He did this so that all the peoples of the earth might know(C) that the hand of the Lord is powerful(D) and so that you might always fear the Lord your God.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 4:23 Or the Sea of Reeds