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15 and as soon as those bearing the ark had come as far as the Jordan, and (A)the feet of the priests bearing the ark were dipped in the brink of the water (now (B)the Jordan overflows all its banks (C)throughout the time of harvest), 16 the waters coming down from above stood and rose up in a heap very far away, at Adam, the city that is beside (D)Zarethan, and those flowing down towards the Sea of (E)the Arabah, (F)the Salt Sea, were completely cut off. And the people passed over opposite Jericho.

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15 Now the Jordan(A) is at flood stage(B) all during harvest.(C) 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.(D) It piled up in a heap(E) a great distance away, at a town called Adam in the vicinity of Zarethan,(F) while the water flowing down(G) to the Sea of the Arabah(H) (that is, the Dead Sea(I)) was completely cut off.(J) So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.(K)

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