Giosuè 3

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约书亚{H3091}清早{H1242}起来{H7925},和以色列{H3478}众人{H1121}都离开{H5265}什亭{H7851},来到{H935}约但河{H3383},就住{H3885}在那里,等候过{H5674}河。

2

过了{H7097}叁{H7969}天{H3117},官长{H7860}走{H5674}遍{H7130}营{H4264}中,

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吩咐{H6680}百姓{H5971}说{H559}:你们看见{H7200}耶和华{H3068}―你们 神{H430}的约{H1285}柜{H727},又见祭司{H3548}利未人{H3881}抬{H5375}着,就要离开{H5265}所住的地方{H4725},跟着{H310}约柜去{H1980}。

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只是你们和约柜相离{H7350}要量{H4060}二千{H505}肘{H520},不可与约柜相近{H7126},使你们知道{H3045}所当走{H3212}的路{H1870},因为这条路{H1870}你们向来{H8543}{H8032}没有走过{H5674}。

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约书亚{H3091}吩咐百姓{H5971}说{H559}:你们要自洁{H6942},因为明天{H4279}耶和华{H3068}必在你们中间{H7130}行{H6213}奇事{H6381}。

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约书亚{H3091}又吩咐{H559}祭司{H3548}说{H559}:你们抬起{H5375}约{H1285}柜{H727},在百姓{H5971}前头{H6440}过去{H5674}。于是他们抬起{H5375}约{H1285}柜{H727},在百姓{H5971}前头{H6440}走{H3212}。

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耶和华{H3068}对约书亚{H3091}说{H559}:从今日{H3117}起{H2490},我必使你在以色列{H3478}众人眼前{H5869}尊大{H1431},使他们知道{H3045}我怎样与摩西{H4872}同在,也必照样与你同在。

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你要吩咐{H6680}抬{H5375}约{H1285}柜{H727}的祭司{H3548}说{H559}:你们到了{H935}约但河{H3383}的水{H4325}边{H7097}上,就要在约但河{H3383}水里站住{H5975}。

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约书亚{H3091}对以色列{H3478}人{H1121}说{H559}:你们近前来{H5066},听{H8085}耶和华{H3068}―你们 神{H430}的话{H1697}。

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约书亚{H3091}说{H559}:看哪,普天下{H776}主{H113}的约{H1285}柜{H727}必在你们前头{H6440}过去{H5674},到约但河{H3383}里,因此你们就知道{H3045}在你们中间{H7130}有永生{H2416} 神{H430};并且他必在你们面前{H6440}赶出{H3423}{H3423}迦南人{H3669}、赫人{H2850}、希未人{H2340}、比利洗人{H6522}、革迦撒人{H1622}、亚摩利人{H567}、耶布斯人{H2983}。

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见上节

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你们现在要从以色列{H3478}支派{H7626}中拣选{H3947}十二{H8147}{H6240}个人{H376},每{H259}支派{H7626}一人{H376},

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等到抬{H5375}普天下{H776}主{H113}耶和华{H3068}约柜{H727}的祭司{H3548}把脚{H3709}{H7272}站{H5117}在约但河{H3383}水{H4325}里,约但河{H3383}的水{H4325},就是从上{H4605}往下{H3381}流的水{H4325},必然断绝{H3772},立起{H5975}成垒{H5067}。

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百姓{H5971}离开{H5265}帐棚{H168}要过{H5674}约但河{H3383}的时候,抬{H5375}约{H1285}柜{H727}的祭司{H3548}乃在百姓{H5971}的前头{H6440}。

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他们到了{H935}约但河{H3383},脚{H7272}一入{H2881}水{H4325}(原来约但河{H3383}水在收割{H7105}的日子{H3117}涨过{H4390}两岸{H1415}),

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那从上{H4605}往下{H3381}流的水{H4325}便在极{H3966}远{H7368}之地、撒拉但{H6891}旁{H6654}的亚当{H121}城{H5892}那里停住{H5975},立起{H6965}成垒{H5067};那往{H3381}亚拉巴{H6160}的海{H3220},就是盐{H4417}海{H3220},下流的水全然{H8552}断绝{H3772}。于是百姓{H5971}在耶利哥{H3405}的对面过去{H5674}了。

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抬{H5375}耶和华{H3068}约{H1285}柜{H727}的祭司{H3548}在约但河{H3383}中{H8432}的乾地{H2724}上站{H5975}定{H3559},以色列众人{H3478}都从乾地{H2724}上过去{H5674},直到国民{H1471}尽{H8552}都过了{H5674}约但河{H3383}。