Joshua 3:7-9

New Century Version

⁷ Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I will begin to make you great in the opinion of all the Israelites so the people will know I am with you just as I was with Moses. ⁸ Tell the priests who carry the Ark of the Agreement to go to the edge of the Jordan River and stand in the water.”

⁹ Then Joshua said to the Israelites, “Come here and listen to the words of the Lord your God.