You shall command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When you are come to the brink of the waters of the Jordan, you shall stand still in the Jordan.
"Hereby ye shall know ..."  (Joshua 3:10).  This is rendered, "By this ..." by some scholars.  "The words anticipate what will not be explained until  Joshua 3:13.  The account moves slowly.  These preliminaries serve to create a feeling of suspense."[21]