Joshua 3:3-6 and they commanded the people: "When you see the Levitical priests carrying the ark of the covenant of Yahweh your God you must set out from your place and go after it.

LEB⁽ⁱ⁾ ³ and they commanded the people: "When you see the Levitical priests carrying the ark of the covenant of Yahweh your God you must set out from your place and go after it. ⁴ But there will be a distance between you and it of about two thousand cubits in measurement.* Do not come near it, so that you may know the way that you must go, for you have not passed on this way _⌊before_⌋."* ⁵ And Joshua said to the people, "Sanctify yourselves, because tomorrow Yahweh will do wonders in your midst." ⁶ And Joshua said to the priests, "Take up the ark of the covenant and cross over _⌊ahead of the people_⌋."* And they took up the ark of the covenant and went _⌊ahead of the people_⌋.*