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10 The priests who carried the ark remained standing in the middle of the Jordan until everything that the Lord had commanded Joshua to speak to the people had been accomplished, just as Moses had commanded Joshua. The people moved swiftly and completed the crossing. 11 When all the people had finished crossing, the Ark of the Lord and the priests crossed over in the presence of the people.

12 The descendants of Reuben, the descendants of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh,[a] arranged by their military units, had crossed over ahead of the people of Israel, just as Moses had commanded them,

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 4:12 Half of the tribe of Manasseh asked for land in the Transjordan. After they establish themselves there as an independent entity, they are called the half tribe of Manasseh.