¹³ And as soon as the priests who carry the ark of the Lord—the Lord of all the earth^(A)—set foot in the Jordan, its waters flowing downstream^(B) will be cut off^(C) and stand up in a heap.^(D)”

¹⁴ So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carrying the ark of the covenant^(E) went ahead^(F) of them. ¹⁵ Now the Jordan^(G) is at flood stage^(H) all during harvest.^(I) Yet as soon as the priests who carried the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge, ¹⁶ the water from upstream stopped flowing.^(J) It piled up in a heap^(K) a great distance away, at a town called Adam in the vicinity of Zarethan,^(L) while the water flowing down^(M) to the Sea of the Arabah^(N) (that is, the Dead Sea^(O)) was completely cut off.^(P) So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.^(Q)