Joshua 3:1

¶ And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over.

And Joshua {H3091} rose early {H7925} in the morning {H1242}; and they removed {H5265} from Shittim {H7851}, and came {H935} to Jordan {H3383}, he and all the children {H1121} of Israel {H3478}, and lodged {H3885} there before they passed over {H5674}.

Y'hoshua got up early in the morning, and they left Sheetim and came to the Yarden, he with all the people of Isra'el; they camped there before crossing.

Early the next morning Joshua got up and left Shittim with all the Israelites. They went as far as the Jordan, where they camped before crossing over.

And Joshua rose up early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to the Jordan, he and all the children of Israel; and they lodged there before they passed over.

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Cross-References

  • Joshua 2:1 (5 votes)

    ¶ And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there.

  • Mark 1:35 (3 votes)

    And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.

  • Jeremiah 25:3 (2 votes)

    From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even unto this day, that [is] the three and twentieth year, the word of the LORD hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened.

  • Numbers 25:1 (2 votes)

    ¶ And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.

  • Jeremiah 26:5 (2 votes)

    To hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending [them], but ye have not hearkened;

  • Micah 6:5 (2 votes)

    O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD.

  • Genesis 22:3 (2 votes)

    ¶ And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.