Joshua 3:3

3:3 and commanded the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God being carried by the Levitical priests, you must leave here and walk behind it.

Joshua 18:8

18:8 When the men started out, Joshua told those going to map out the land, “Go, walk through the land, map it out, and return to me. Then I will draw lots for you before the Lord here in Shiloh.”


sn The ark of the covenant refers to the wooden chest that symbolized God’s presence among his covenant people.

tn Heb “set out from your place.”

tn Or “march.”