en_obs-tn/content/15/02.md

God told Joshua, “Have the priests go first.”

This is direct quotation. It can also be stated as an indirect quotation: “God told Joshua to have the priests go first.” (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations)

Have the priests go first

For some languages, it may be helpful to add: “Have the priests go before the rest of the people to cross the river.”

the water upstream stopped flowing

In some languages, it may be helpful to add: “and the water in front of them flowed away downstream.”

upstream

This word refers to the direction from which the Jordan River water flows. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown)

cross over

This means to pass from one side to another (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)