Joshua 3:16
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.

Young's Literal Translation
that the waters stand; those coming down from above have risen—one heap, very far above Adam the city, which [is] at the side of Zaretan; and those going down by the sea of the plain, the Salt Sea, have been completely cut off; and the people have passed through over-against Jericho;

King James Bible
That the waters which came down from above stood [and] rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that [is] beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, [even] the salt sea, failed, [and] were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.

Hebrew
the flowing
הַיֹּרְדִ֨ים (hay·yō·rə·ḏîm)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 3381: To come or go down, descend

water
הַמַּיִם֩ (ham·ma·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen

stood still.
וַיַּעַמְד֡וּ (way·ya·‘am·ḏū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations

It backed up
קָ֣מוּ (qā·mū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

as far upstream
הַרְחֵ֨ק (har·ḥêq)
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 7368: To be or become far or distant

as Adam,
מֵֽאָדָ֤ם (mê·’ā·ḏām)
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 121: Adam -- the first man, also a city in the Jordan Valley

a city
הָעִיר֙ (hā·‘îr)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

in the area
מִצַּ֣ד (miṣ·ṣaḏ)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6654: A side, an adversary

of Zarethan,
צָֽרְתָ֔ן (ṣā·rə·ṯān)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 6891: Zarethan -- a city in the Jordan Valley

while the water flowing
וְהַיֹּרְדִ֗ים (wə·hay·yō·rə·ḏîm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 3381: To come or go down, descend

toward
עַ֣ל (‘al)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the Sea
יָ֧ם (yām)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin

of the Arabah
הָעֲרָבָ֛ה (hā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 6160: Arabah -- a steppe or desert plain, also a desert valley running south from the Sea of Galilee

(the Salt Sea)
יָם־ (yām-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin

was completely
תַּ֣מּוּ (tam·mū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 8552: To be complete or finished

cut off.
נִכְרָ֑תוּ (niḵ·rā·ṯū)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant

So the people
וְהָעָ֥ם (wə·hā·‘ām)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

crossed over
עָבְר֖וּ (‘ā·ḇə·rū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

opposite
נֶ֥גֶד (ne·ḡeḏ)
Preposition
Strong's 5048: A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before

Jericho.
יְרִיחֽוֹ׃ (yə·rî·ḥōw)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3405: Jericho -- a city in the Jordan Valley captured by Joshua

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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