Josué 3:11

11 He aquí, el arca del pacto del Señoreador de toda la tierra pasa el Jordán delante de vosotros

Josué 3:11 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 3:11

Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth,
&c.] Some both Jewish and Christian interpreters, because there is a distinguishing accent on the word "covenant", read the words "the ark of the covenant, even the Lord of all the earth"; so in some copies of our English Bible, as if the ark was called the Lord of all the earth, because of his presence and dwelling there; but, as Kimchi observes, either the word "ark" is wanting, or the word "covenant", and may be supplied either thus,

``the ark of the covenant, the ark (I say) of the Lord of all the earth;''

or thus,

``the ark of the covenant, which is the covenant of the Lord of all the earth:''

the true meaning is what Abarbinel gives,

``the ark of the covenant of the Lord, who is the Lord of the whole earth;''

the Maker and possessor of the whole earth, the whole terraqueous globe; and can do what he pleases in the earth, or in the water; and can control the powers of nature, and do what is beyond them, things miraculous and astonishing:

passeth before you into Jordan;
not only unto it, but into it, into the river itself; and, by the power of him whose presence was with it, the waters of Jordan were to be divided, to give them a passage through it as on dry land, and so it came to pass.

Josué 3:11 In-Context

9 Y Josué dijo a los hijos de Israel: Llegaos acá, y escuchad las palabras del SEÑOR vuestro Dios

10 Y añadió Josué: En esto conoceréis que el Dios viviente está en medio de vosotros, y que él echará de delante de vosotros al cananeo, y al heteo, y al heveo, y al ferezeo, y al gergeseo, y al amorreo, y al jebuseo

11 He aquí, el arca del pacto del Señoreador de toda la tierra pasa el Jordán delante de vosotros

12 Tomad, pues, ahora doce hombres de las tribus de Israel, de cada tribu uno

13 Y cuando las plantas de los pies de los sacerdotes que llevan el arca del SEÑOR Señoreador de toda la tierra, descansen en las aguas del Jordán, las aguas del Jordán serán cortadas; porque las aguas que descienden de arriba se detendrán en un montón