NET Bible
"So when the people left their tents to cross the Jordan, the priests carrying the ark of the covenant went ahead of them."
— Joshua 3:14, NET Bible
“And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people;”
“And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over the Jordan, the priests that bare the ark of the covenant being before the people; ”
“It happened, when the people moved from their tents to pass over the Jordan, the priests who bore the ark of the covenant being before the people,”
“So the people went out of their tents, to pass over the Jordan: and the priests that carried the ark of the covenant, went on before them.”
“So when the people went out from their tents to go over Jordan, the priests who took up the ark of the agreement were in front of the people;”
“And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people;”
Look! The ark of the covenant of the Lord of the whole earth is ready to enter the Jordan ahead of you.
Now select for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one per tribe.
When the feet of the priests carrying the ark of the LORD, the Lord of the whole earth, touch the water of the Jordan, the water coming downstream toward you will stop flowing and pile up.”
So when the people left their tents to cross the Jordan, the priests carrying the ark of the covenant went ahead of them.
When the ones carrying the ark reached the Jordan and the feet of the priests carrying the ark touched the surface of the water–(the Jordan is at flood stage all during harvest time)–
the water coming downstream toward them stopped flowing. It piled up far upstream at Adam(the city near Zarethan); there was no water at all flowing to the sea of the rift valley(the Salt Sea). The people crossed the river opposite Jericho.
The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firmly on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan. All Israel crossed over on dry ground until the entire nation was on the other side.