8 And as for you, command ^bthe priests who bear the ark of the covenant, ‘When you come to the brink of the waters of the Jordan, ^cyou shall stand still in the Jordan.’”

The Reading of the Law

9 Then Moses ^rwrote this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, ^swho carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to all the elders of Israel.

25 Moses commanded ^zthe Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord,