וַיְהִ֕י מִקְצֵ֖ה שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֑ים וַיַּעַבְר֥וּ הַשֹּׁטְרִ֖ים בְּקֶ֥רֶב הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃
And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the midst of the camp;
Read midrashic interpretation of Joshua 3:2: and classical rabbinic exegesis.