ZH_zh_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 was flowing. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknowns)

cross over

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