And Joshuarose earlyin the morning; and they removedfrom Shittim, and cametoJordan, heand allthe childrenof Israel, and lodgedtherebeforethey passed over. And it came to passafterthreedays, that the officerswentthroughthe host; And they commandedthe people, saying, When ye seethe arkof the covenantof the LORDyour God, and the prieststhe Levitesbearingit, then yeshall removefrom your place, and goafterit. Yetthere shall bea spacebetweenyou and it, about two thousandcubitsby measure: come not nearuntoit, thatye may knowthe wayby whichye must go: forye have notpassed this wayheretofore. And Joshuasaiduntothe people, Sanctify yourselves: fortomorrowthe LORDwill dowondersamongyou. And Joshuaspokeuntothe priests, saying, Take upthe arkof the covenant, and pass overbeforethe people. And they took upthe arkof the covenant, and wentbeforethe people. And the LORDsaiduntoJoshua, Thisdaywill I beginto magnifythee in the sightof allIsrael, thatthey may knowthat, asI waswithMoses, so I will bewiththee. And thoushalt commandthe prieststhat bearthe arkof the covenant, saying, When ye are cometothe brinkof the waterof Jordan, ye shall stand stillin Jordan. And Joshuasaiduntothe childrenof Israel, Comehither, and hearthe wordsof the LORDyour God. And Joshuasaid, Herebyye shall knowthatthe livingGod is amongyou, and that he will without fail drive outfrom beforeyou the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites. Behold, the arkof the covenantof the Lordof allthe earthpasseth overbeforeyou into Jordan. Nowtherefore takeyou twelvemenout of the tribesof Israel, out of every tribe a man. And it shall come to pass, as soon as the solesof the feetof the prieststhat bearthe arkof the LORD, the Lordof allthe earth, shall restin the watersof Jordan, that the watersof Jordanshall be cut off from the watersthat come downfrom above; and they shall standupon aheap. And it came to pass, when the peopleremovedfrom their tents, to pass overJordan, and the priestsbearingthe arkof the covenantbeforethe people; And as they that borethe arkwere comeuntoJordan, and the feetof the prieststhat borethe arkwere dippedin the brimof the water, (for Jordanoverflowethallhis banksallthe timeof harvest,) That the waterswhich came downfrom abovestood and rose upupon aheapveryfarfrom the cityAdam, that is besideZaretan: and those that came downtowardthe seaof the plain, even the saltsea, failed, and were cut off: and the peoplepassed overright againstJericho. And the prieststhat borethe arkof the covenantof the LORDstoodfirmon dry groundin the midstof Jordan, and allthe Israelitespassed overon dry ground, untilallthe peoplewere passedcleanoverJordan.