Joshua 3:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 3:6 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ֙
Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ
H3091
Joshua
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים
kôhên
H3548
priest
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שְׂאוּ֙
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
אֲר֣וֹן
ʼârôwn
H727
ark
הַבְּרִ֔ית
bᵉrîyth
H1285
covenant
וְעִבְר֖וּ
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
לִפְנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
הָעָ֑ם
ʻam
H5971
people
וַיִּשְׂאוּ֙
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
אֲר֣וֹן
ʼârôwn
H727
ark
הַבְּרִ֔ית
bᵉrîyth
H1285
covenant
וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
לִפְנֵ֥י
pânîym
H6440
face
הָעָֽם
ʻam
H5971
people
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World English Bible Public Domain
Joshua spoke to the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. They took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Joshua spoke to the priests, saying, “Lift up the Box of the Covenant and cross over to the face of the people.” And they lifted up the Box of the Covenant and went to the face of the people.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).