Joshua 3:1-4

Contemporary English Version

Israel Crosses the Jordan River

3 Early the next morning, Joshua and the Israelites packed up and left Acacia. They went to the Jordan River and camped there that night. ² Two days later^[a] their leaders went through the camp, ^3-4 shouting, “When you see some of the priests^[b] carrying the sacred chest, you'll know it is time to cross to the other side. You've never been there before, and you won't know the way, unless you follow the chest. But don't get too close! Stay about a kilometer back.”