Joshua 3:16

Joshua 3:16 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

16the water from upstream stopped flowing. It piled up in a heap a great distance away, at a town called Adam in the vicinity of Zarethan, while the water flowing down to the Sea of the Arabah (that is, the Dead Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

16then the waters which were 3:16 Lit goingflowing down from above stood and rose up in one heap, a great distance away at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan; and those which were 3:16 Lit goingflowing down toward the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, were completely cut off. So the people crossed opposite Jericho.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

16the waters which were flowing down from above stood and rose up in one heap, a great distance away at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan; and those which were flowing down toward the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, were completely cut off. So the people crossed opposite Jericho.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

16the waters which were flowing down from above stopped and rose up in one mass a great distance away at 3:16 The city of Adam was located about sixteen miles up the river from Jericho.Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan. Those [waters] flowing downward toward the sea of the Arabah, the 3:16 I.e. Dead Sea.Salt Sea, were completely cut off. So the people crossed [the river] opposite Jericho. [Ps 114]

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

16the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea3:16 That is, the Dead Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

16Right away the water coming down the river stopped flowing. It piled up far away at a town called Adam near Zarethan. The water flowing down to the Dead Sea was completely cut off. So the people went across the Jordan River opposite Jericho.

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