Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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 when he dried it up before us until we had crossed over. New Living Translation For the LORD your God dried up the river right before your eyes, and he kept it dry until you were all across, just as he did at the Red Sea when he dried it up until we had all crossed over. English Standard Version For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan for you until you passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red Sea, which he dried up for us until we passed over, Berean Standard Bible For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed over, just as He did to the Red Sea, which He dried up before us until we had crossed over. King James Bible For the LORD your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were gone over: New King James Version for the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red Sea, which He dried up before us until we had crossed over, New American Standard Bible For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed, just as the LORD your God had done to the Red Sea, which He dried up before us until we had crossed; NASB 1995 “For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed, just as the LORD your God had done to the Red Sea, which He dried up before us until we had crossed; NASB 1977 “For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed, just as the LORD your God had done to the Red Sea, which He dried up before us until we had crossed; Legacy Standard Bible For Yahweh your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed, just as Yahweh your God had done to the Red Sea, which He dried up before us until we had crossed, Amplified Bible For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan for you until you crossed over, just as the LORD your God did to the Red Sea, which He dried up before us until we had crossed; Christian Standard Bible For the LORD your God dried up the water of the Jordan before you until you had crossed over, just as the LORD your God did to the Red Sea, which he dried up before us until we had crossed over. Holman Christian Standard Bible For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed over, just as the LORD your God did to the Red Sea, which He dried up before us until we had crossed over. American Standard Version For Jehovah your God dried up the waters of the Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, as Jehovah your God did to the Red Sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were passed over; English Revised Version For the LORD your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red Sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were passed over: GOD'S WORD® Translation The LORD your God dried up the Jordan ahead of you until you had crossed, as he did to the Red Sea until we had crossed. Good News Translation Tell them that the LORD your God dried up the water of the Jordan for you until you had crossed, just as he dried up the Red Sea for us. International Standard Version because the LORD your God dried up the water of the Jordan River right in front of you, until you had crossed over, just as the LORD your God had done to the Reed Sea—which he had dried up in front of us until we had crossed it also.' Majority Standard Bible For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed over, just as He did to the Red Sea, which He dried up before us until we had crossed over. NET Bible For the LORD your God dried up the water of the Jordan before you while you crossed over. It was just like when the LORD your God dried up the Red Sea before us while we crossed it. New Heart English Bible For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan from before you, until you had passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Sea at the End, which he dried up from before us, until we had passed over; Webster's Bible Translation For the LORD your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye had passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us, until we had gone over: World English Bible For Yahweh your God dried up the waters of the Jordan from before you until you had crossed over, as Yahweh your God did to the Red Sea, which he dried up from before us, until we had crossed over, Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionbecause your God YHWH dried up the waters of the Jordan at your presence, until your passing over, as your God YHWH did to the Red Sea which He dried up at our presence until our passing over; Young's Literal Translation because Jehovah your God dried up the waters of the Jordan at your presence, till your passing over, as Jehovah your God did to the Red Sea which He dried up at our presence till our passing over; Smith's Literal Translation That Jehovah your God dried up the water of Jordan from before you till your passing through as Jehovah your God did to the sea of sedge which he dried up from before us till our passing through: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe Lord your God drying up the waters thereof in your sight, until you passed over: As he had done before in the Red Sea, which he dried up till we passed through : Catholic Public Domain Version For the Lord your God dried up its waters in your sight, until you crossed over, New American Bible For the LORD, your God, dried up the waters of the Jordan in front of you until you crossed over, just as the LORD, your God, had done at the Red Sea, drying it up in front of us until we crossed over, New Revised Standard Version For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan for you until you crossed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red Sea, which he dried up for us until we crossed over, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan from before them, until they passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red Sea, which he dried up from before us until we passed over; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And LORD JEHOVAH their God dried up the waters of Jordan from before them until they crossed, as LORD JEHOVAH your God did to the Sea of Reeds which he dried up from before us until we crossed OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For the LORD your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red Sea, which He dried up from before us, until we were passed over, Brenton Septuagint Translation when the Lord our God had dried up the water of Jordan from before them, until they had passed over; as the Lord our God did to the Red Sea, which the Lord our God dried up from before us, until we passed over. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Camp at Gilgal…22you are to tell them, ‘Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground.’ 23For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed over, just as He did to the Red Sea, which He dried up before us until we had crossed over. 24He did this so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, and so that you may always fear the LORD your God.”… Cross References Exodus 14:21-22 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided, / and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left. Psalm 114:3-5 The sea observed and fled; the Jordan turned back; / the mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs. / Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back, Isaiah 43:16-17 Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea and a path through the surging waters, / who brings out the chariots and horses, the armies and warriors together, to lie down, never to rise again; to be extinguished, snuffed out like a wick: 1 Corinthians 10:1-2 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. / They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. Hebrews 11:29 By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned. Nehemiah 9:11 You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging waters. Psalm 66:6 He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the waters on foot; there we rejoiced in Him. Isaiah 51:10 Was it not You who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea for the redeemed to cross over? Exodus 15:8 At the blast of Your nostrils the waters piled up; like a wall the currents stood firm; the depths congealed in the heart of the sea. Deuteronomy 11:4 what He did to the Egyptian army and horses and chariots when He made the waters of the Red Sea engulf them as they pursued you, and how He destroyed them completely, even to this day; Psalm 136:13-14 He divided the Red Sea in two His loving devotion endures forever. / and led Israel through the midst, His loving devotion endures forever. 2 Kings 2:8 And Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the waters, which parted to the right and to the left, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground. 2 Kings 2:14 Then he took the cloak of Elijah that had fallen from him and struck the waters. “Where now is the LORD, the God of Elijah?” he asked. And when he had struck the waters, they parted to the right and to the left, and Elisha crossed over. Acts 7:36 He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness. Romans 9:17-18 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” / Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden. Treasury of Scripture For the LORD your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until you were passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were gone over: which he dried Exodus 14:21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. Nehemiah 9:11 And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters. Psalm 77:16-19 The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid: the depths also were troubled… Jump to Previous Crossed Dried Dry Drying Jordan Passed Presence Red Sea WatersJump to Next Crossed Dried Dry Drying Jordan Passed Presence Red Sea WatersJoshua 4 1. Twelve men are appointed to take twelve memorial stones from Jordan9. Twelve other stones are set up in the midst of Jordan 10. The people pass over 14. God magnifies Joshua 15. The priests commanded to come out of Jordan 20. The twelve stones are pitched in Gilgal For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed over This phrase highlights God's miraculous intervention in the natural world, demonstrating His power and faithfulness to His people. The drying up of the Jordan River is a direct parallel to the earlier crossing of the Red Sea, reinforcing God's consistent provision and protection. The Jordan River, at flood stage during the Israelites' crossing, would have been a formidable barrier, emphasizing the miracle's significance. This event marks the transition from the wilderness wanderings to the conquest of Canaan, symbolizing a new beginning for Israel. It also serves as a testament to God's covenant promises, as the Israelites enter the land promised to their forefathers. just as He did to the Red Sea which He dried up before us until we had crossed over Persons / Places / Events 1. The LORD (Yahweh)The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who demonstrates His power and faithfulness by performing miracles for His people. 2. Joshua The leader of Israel who succeeded Moses, guiding the Israelites into the Promised Land. 3. The Jordan River The body of water that God miraculously dried up to allow the Israelites to cross into Canaan. 4. The Israelites The people of God, descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who are entering the Promised Land. 5. The Red Sea The sea that God parted during the Exodus, allowing the Israelites to escape from Egypt. Teaching Points God's FaithfulnessGod is faithful to His promises. Just as He led Israel through the Red Sea and the Jordan, He will lead us through our challenges. Miracles as Reminders The miracles of the Jordan and the Red Sea serve as reminders of God's power and presence. Reflect on how God has worked in your life. Leadership and Obedience Joshua's leadership and the people's obedience were crucial. Consider how God calls us to lead and follow in faith. Trust in God's Timing The Israelites had to wait for God's timing to cross the Jordan. Trust in God's perfect timing for the events in your life. Memorials of Faith The stones taken from the Jordan served as a memorial. Establish spiritual "memorials" in your life to remember God's faithfulness.Verse 23. - For. The original here again is אֲשֶׁר, with the meaning because. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forאֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the LORD יְהוָ֨ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֜ם (’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative dried up הוֹבִישׁ֩ (hō·w·ḇîš) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3001: To be ashamed, confused, disappointed, to dry up, wither the waters מֵ֧י (mê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen of the Jordan הַיַּרְדֵּ֛ן (hay·yar·dên) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3383: Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine before you מִפְּנֵיכֶ֖ם (mip·pə·nê·ḵem) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 6440: The face until עַֽד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while you had crossed over, עָבְרְכֶ֑ם (‘ā·ḇə·rə·ḵem) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on just as כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that [He] יְהוָ֨ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel did עָשָׂה֩ (‘ā·śāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make to the Red ס֛וּף (sūp̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5488: A reed, the papyrus Sea, לְיַם־ (lə·yam-) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin which אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that He dried up הוֹבִ֥ישׁ (hō·w·ḇîš) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3001: To be ashamed, confused, disappointed, to dry up, wither before us מִפָּנֵ֖ינוּ (mip·pā·nê·nū) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's 6440: The face until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while we had crossed over. עָבְרֵֽנוּ׃ (‘ā·ḇə·rê·nū) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common plural Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on Links Joshua 4:23 NIVJoshua 4:23 NLT Joshua 4:23 ESV Joshua 4:23 NASB Joshua 4:23 KJV Joshua 4:23 BibleApps.com Joshua 4:23 Biblia Paralela Joshua 4:23 Chinese Bible Joshua 4:23 French Bible Joshua 4:23 Catholic Bible OT History: Joshua 4:23 For Yahweh your God dried up (Josh. 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