Joshua 3:16
ContextNETBible | the water coming downstream toward them stopped flowing. 1 It piled up far upstream 2 at Adam (the city near Zarethan); there was no water at all flowing to the sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea). 3 The people crossed the river opposite Jericho. 4 |
XREF | Ge 14:3; Nu 34:3; De 3:17; Jos 3:13; Jos 15:2; 1Ki 4:12; 1Ki 7:46; Ps 29:10; Ps 77:19; Ps 114:3; Mt 8:26,27; Mt 14:24-33 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “the waters descending from above stood still.” 2 tn Heb “they stood in one pile very far away.” 3 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. 4 map For the location of Jericho see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1. |