Pastaj Jozueu u foli priftërinjve, duke u thënë: "Merrni arkën e besëlidhjes dhe kaloni përpara popullit". Kështu ata morën arkën e besëlidhjes dhe ecën para popullit.
And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.