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then you shall tell them that the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord . When it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. So these stones shall be to the people of Israel a memorial forever."

So Joshua commanded the priests, "Come up out of the Jordan."

so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the Lord is mighty, that you may fear the Lord your God forever."

So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth.

So it was their children, whom he raised up in their place, that Joshua circumcised. For they were uncircumcised, because they had not been circumcised on the way.

And the Lord said to Joshua, "Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you." And so the name of that place is called Gilgal to this day.

And the commander of the Lord 's army said to Joshua, "Take off your sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy." And Joshua did so.

So Joshua the son of Nun called the priests and said to them, "Take up the ark of the covenant and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord ."

So he caused the ark of the Lord to circle the city, going about it once. And they came into the camp and spent the night in the camp.

And the second day they marched around the city once, and returned into the camp. So they did for six days.

So the people shouted, and the trumpets were blown. As soon as the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the people shouted a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they captured the city.

So the young men who had been spies went in and brought out Rahab and her father and mother and brothers and all who belonged to her. And they brought all her relatives and put them outside the camp of Israel.

So the Lord was with Joshua, and his fame was in all the land.

So about three thousand men went up there from the people. And they fled before the men of Ai,

So Joshua rose early in the morning and brought Israel near tribe by tribe, and the tribe of Judah was taken.

So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent; and behold, it was hidden in his tent with the silver underneath.

So Joshua and all the fighting men arose to go up to Ai. And Joshua chose 30,000 mighty men of valor and sent them out by night.

And they will come out after us, until we have drawn them away from the city. For they will say, ‘They are fleeing from us, just as before.' So we will flee before them.

So Joshua sent them out. And they went to the place of ambush and lay between Bethel and Ai, to the west of Ai, but Joshua spent that night among the people.

So they stationed the forces, the main encampment that was north of the city and its rear guard west of the city. But Joshua spent that night in the valley.