Jos 3:5 | Clarke | STEP | Verse 5 Sanctify yourselves - What was implied in this command we are not informed; but it is likely that it was the same as that given by Moses, . They were to wash themselves and their garments, and abstain from every thing that might indispose their minds from a profitable attention to the miracle about to be wrought in their behalf.

Joshua 3:5

Verse 5

Sanctify yourselves - What was implied in this command we are not informed; but it is likely that it was the same as that given by Moses, Exo 19:10-14. They were to wash themselves and their garments, and abstain from every thing that might indispose their minds from a profitable attention to the miracle about to be wrought in their behalf.