Joshua 4:16

4:16 “Instruct the priests carrying the ark of the covenantal laws ¹  to come up from the Jordan.”

Joshua 4:20

4:20 Now Joshua set up in Gilgal the ²  twelve stones they had taken from the Jordan.

Joshua 4:22

4:22 explain ³  to your children, ‘Israel crossed the Jordan River ⁴  on dry ground.’

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¹ tn Traditionally, “the ark of the testimony,” another name for the ark of the covenant. The Hebrew term עֵדוּת (’edut, “testimony” or “witness”) here refers to the Mosaic covenant and the body of stipulations contained within it (see HALOT 2:791).

² tn Heb “these,” referring specifically to the twelve stones mentioned in vv. 3-7.

³ tn Heb “make known.”

⁴ tn Heb “crossed this Jordan”; the word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied to clarify the meaning.