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Joshua 3:5

Joshua 3:5
And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the LORD will do wonders among you.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And Joshua said unto the people,.... On the third day; and the thirtieth day of the mourning for Moses, Jarchi says, was the first of the three days, and that being the seventh day of the month, this…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Sanctify yourselves - What was implied in this command we are not informed; but it is likely that it was the same as that given by Moses, Exo 19:10-14. They were to wash themselves and their garments,…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Joshua 3:1-6

Rahab, in mentioning to the spies the drying up of the Red Sea (Jos 2:10), the report of which terrified the Canaanites more than anything else, intimates that those on that side the water expected…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Sanctify yourselves Compare the instructions of Moses before the giving of the Law (Exo 19:10-15). This would consist partly in ceremonial purification, partly in turning to the Lord in a spirit of…