1tnHeb “And when all the nation had finished crossing the Jordan.”
2tnHeb “the feet of the priests.”
3tnHeb “that this may be”; the referent of “this” (the twelve stones) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4tnHeb “in order that this might be a sign among you.”
5tnHeb “were cut off from before.”
6tnHeb “how the waters descending from above stood still.”
7tn Here “also” has been supplied in the translation to make it clear (as indicated by v. 20) that these are not the same stones the men took from the river bed.
8tnHeb “in the presence of the people.”
9tnHeb “men equipped for battle.”
10tnHeb “for war.”
11map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.
12tnHeb “feared.”
13tnHeb “all the days of his life.”
14tnHeb “had feared.”
15tn Traditionally, “the ark of the testimony,” another name for the ark of the covenant. The Hebrew term עֵדוּת (’edut, “testimony” or “witness”) here refers to the Mosaic covenant and the body of stipulations contained within it (see HALOT 2:791).
16tnHeb “and the soles of the feet of the priests were brought up to the dry land.”
17tnHeb “and the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and went as formerly over their banks.”
sn Verses 15-18 give a more detailed account of the priests’ crossing that had been briefly described in v. 11.
18sn The first month was the month Abib (= late March-early April in the modern calendar). The Passover in Egypt also occurred on the tenth day of the first month (Exod 12:2; 13:4).
19map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.
20tnHeb “these,” referring specifically to the twelve stones mentioned in vv. 3-7.
21tnHeb “What are these stones?”
22tnHeb “make known.”
23tnHeb “crossed this Jordan”; the word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied to clarify the meaning.
24tnHeb “just as the Lord your God did to the Red Sea when he dried [it] up before us while we crossed over.”
25tnHeb “in order that.”
26tn Or “peoples.”
27tnHeb “know the hand of the Lord that it is strong.”