Joshua 4:23
What does Joshua 4:23 mean?
A plain-English look at Joshua 4:23 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000For 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;
KJV
King James Version · 1611For 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:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901For 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;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949For the Lord your God made the waters of Jordan dry before you till you had gone across, as he did to the Red Sea, drying it up before us till we had gone across:
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862because 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;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The Lord your God drying up the waters thereof in your sight, until you passed over:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890because Jehovah yourGod dried up the waters of the Jordan from before you, until ye had passed over, as Jehovah yourGod did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us, until we had passed over;
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 77:16
The waters saw thee, O God; The waters saw thee, they were afraid: The depths also trembled.
- Isaiah 63:12
that caused his glorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses? that divided the waters before them, to make himself an everlasting name?
- Exodus 14:21
And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and Jehovah caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all the night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
- Psalms 78:13
He clave the sea, and caused them to pass through; And he made the waters to stand as a heap.
- 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 pursuers thou didst cast into the depths, as a stone into the mighty waters.
- Isaiah 43:16
Thus saith Jehovah, who maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;
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