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Joshua tells Israel what the pile of twelve stones mean.
The waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of Yahweh
This can be stated in active form. AT: "Yahweh cut off the waters of the Jordan in front of the ark of his covenant" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
The waters of the Jordan were
"The Jordan River was"
were cut off before the ark
The Jordan River was prevented by God from flowing up to the ark that was being carried by the priests.
the waters of the Jordan were cut off
The water flowing down the Jordan River stopped before the ark so everyone including the ark traveled on the dry river bed.