1. And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim and came to the Jordan, he and all the sons of Israel and lodged there before they passed over.
2. And after three days, the officers went through the camp,
3. and they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place and go after it.
4. Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure; do not come near unto it that ye may know the way by which ye must go; for ye have not passed this way before now.
5. And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.