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Joshua 4:1

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AND it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the Lord spake unto Joshua, saying,
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  1. Deuteronomy 27:2Rank 1 from verse 1
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    2And it shall be on the day when ye shall pass over Jordan unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great stones, and plaister them with plaister:

  2. Joshua 3:17Rank 2 from verse 1
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    17And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan.

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Joshua 4:1

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pass

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To go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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passed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of pass, meaning to go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.

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spake

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The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.

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1AND it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the Lord spake unto Joshua, saying,

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2Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,

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