And the people marched over against Jericho: and the priests that carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, stood girded upon the dry ground in the midst of the Jordan, and all the people passed over through the channel that was dried up.
George Leo Haydock
Jericho, at Bethabara, which was five or six leagues from the Dead Sea, all which space was left dry. Jericho was three leagues from the Jordan. (Calmet) — Girded. Septuagint, “ready,” preparing the way for all the army. Hebrew, “firm,” and undaunted. (Haydock) — A great part of the day must have been spent in crossing the river, and erecting the two monuments. (Menochius) Ver 1. Days, in part, as they arrived on the 8th of Nisan, staid there the following day, and crossed the Jordan on the 10th, on Friday the 30th of our April. Thus Christ is said to have remained three days in the tomb, (Calmet) though he was there only a small part of Friday and of Sunday, and the whole of Saturday. Hebrew, “they lodged there before they passed over, ( 2 ) and it came to pass after three days that the,” &c.
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.