Discovery BoxJoshua 3:14 
Context3:14 So when the people left their tents to cross the Jordan, the priests carrying the ark of the covenant went 1 ahead of them.
Joshua 3:16
Context3:16 the water coming downstream toward them stopped flowing. 2 It piled up far upstream 3 at Adam (the city near Zarethan); there was no water at all flowing to the sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea). 4 The people crossed the river opposite Jericho. 5
1 tn The verb, though not in the Hebrew, is added for clarification.
2 tn Heb “the waters descending from above stood still.”
3 tn Heb “they stood in one pile very far away.”
4 tn Heb “the [waters] descending toward the sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) were completely cut off.”
sn The Salt Sea is an ancient name for the Dead Sea.
5 map For the location of Jericho see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.
