translation_id: net-engnet

book_id: JOS

label: NET translator note

text: Heb “And when all the nation had finished crossing the Jordan.”


text: Heb “the feet of the priests.”


text: Heb “that this may be”; the referent of “this” (the twelve stones) has been specified in the translation for clarity.


text: Heb “in order that this might be a sign among you.”


text: Heb “were cut off from before.”


text: Heb “how the waters descending from above stood still.”


text: Here “also” has been supplied in the translation to make it clear (as indicated by v. 20 ) that these are not the same stones the men took from the river bed.


text: Heb “in the presence of the people.”


text: Heb “men equipped for battle.”


text: Heb “for war.”


text: For location see Map5-B2 ; Map6-E1 ; Map7-E1 ; Map8-E3 ; Map10-A2 ; Map11-A1 .


text: Heb “feared.”


text: Heb “all the days of his life.”


text: Heb “had feared.”


text: Traditionally, “the ark of the testimony,” another name for the ark of the covenant. The Hebrew term עֵדוּת (’ edut , “testimony” or “witness”) here refers to the Mosaic covenant and the body of stipulations contained within it (see HALOT 2:791).


text: Heb “and the soles of the feet of the priests were brought up to the dry land.”


text: Heb “and the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and went as formerly over their banks.” sn Verses 15-18 give a more detailed account of the priests’ crossing that had been briefly described in v. 11 .


text: Heb “these,” referring specifically to the twelve stones mentioned in vv. 3-7 .


text: Heb “What are these stones?”


text: Heb “make known.”


text: Heb “crossed this Jordan”; the word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied to clarify the meaning.


text: Heb “just as the Lord your God did to the Red Sea when he dried [it] up before us while we crossed over.”


text: Heb “in order that.”


text: Or “peoples.”


text: Heb “know the hand of the Lord that it is strong.”


text: Heb “fear.”