3 and said to the people, “When you see the priests carrying the Covenant Box of the Lord your God, break camp and follow them.
4 You have never been here before, so they will show you the way to go. But do not get near the Covenant Box; stay about a kilometre behind it.”
5 Joshua said to the people, “Purify yourselves, because tomorrow the Lord will perform miracles among you.”
6 Then he told the priests to take the Covenant Box and go with it ahead of the people. They did as he said.
7 The Lord said to Joshua, “What I do today will make all the people of Israel begin to honour you as a great man, and they will realize that I am with you as I was with Moses.
8 Tell the priests carrying the Covenant Box that when they reach the river, they must wade in and stand near the bank.”
9 Then Joshua said to the people, “Come here and listen to what the Lord your God has to say.