Verse 28. And Israel shall dwell in security, The issue of Jacob all alone,* Upon a land of corn and wine; His skies also shall distil the thick small rain. CHAP. XXXIV, 7. "nor his natural force abated;" rather, "nor his bloom gone." * That is, without any ally but God. Q 2 CHAP. II, 1. "And Joshua the son of Nun sent". rather," "had sent" for since the passage of Jordan was to be in three days after the order issued (chap. i, 11) to prepare for the march, and the two spies passed three days in the mountains near Jericho; they must have been sent before that the order to prepare for the march was given. Probably the order was given after their return. See chap. iii, 2. Verse 7. —“unto”- Fory, read with many MSS. T. "and as soon as". Omit, with three MSS. one of which is of good authority. See Houbigant, Kennicott, and De Rossi. Verse 15. "upon the town-wall." The phrase קיר החומה seems to want explanation. It probably carries some more definite meaning than that of the town-wall. May it not signify a joint, or angle of the wall, the place where two sides of it meet? 3 II, I. V. I, VII. VIII. II. III. CHAP. III. 1 And it came to pass after three days, that they removed from Shittim, and came unto Jordan, Joshua and all the children of Israel, and there they passed the night, before they passed over. 2 And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves, for to-morrow Jehovah will perform wonders among you. 3 And Joshua arose early in the morning; and Jehovah said unto Joshua, this day will I begin to magnify thee in the eyes of all Israel, that they may understand that as I was with Moses I will be with thee. 4 And thou, command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye enter the brink of the water of Jordan, then stand ye still in Jordan. 5 And the officers went through the camp; 6 And they commanded the people, saying, So soon as ye shall see the priests, the Levites, take up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah your God, then ye shall march from your place, and go after it. IV. VI, IX. X. XI, XIII. 7 Only there shall be a space between you and it. Ye shall not approach it within the distance of full two thousand cubits, in order for ye that ye may know the way which ye must go, 9 And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of Jehovah your God. 10 And Joshua said, By this ye shall know that the living God is among you, and assuredly he will drive out before you the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Hivite, and the Perizite, and the Amorite, and the Jebusite. 11 Behold the ark of the covenant of the Lord of the whole earth goeth on before you into Jordan. 12 And it shall be, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests bearing the ark of Jehovah the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, the waters of Jordan XIV. XV. XVI. XVII. shall be intercepted, the waters that come down from above, and they shall stand up 'in one heap. 13 And it came to pass, when the people marched from their tents to pass over Jordan, with the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people; 14 When they that bare the ark came unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests bearing the ark were dipped in the water upon the brink, (now Jordan is swollen over all his banks all the season of harvest): 15 Then the waters which came down from the upper parts [of the river] stood still; * they rose up in one heap to a great distance above the city Adam,† which is hard by Zaredan. And those that were going down toward the sea of the plain, the salt sea, ran quite off, being separated [from the upper stream]. So the people crossed over opposite to Jericho. 16 And the priests bearing the ark of the * The current was stopped. ,is the reading of many MSS מאדם ? |