Verse 12
Joshua 4:12
Free Bible Version
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The armed men from the tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh crossed at the head of the people of Israel, as Moses had stipulated.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ֠/יַּעַבְרוּ בְּנֵי רְאוּבֵ֨ן וּ/בְנֵי גָ֜ד וַ/חֲצִ֨י שֵׁ֤בֶט הַֽ/מְנַשֶּׁה֙ חֲמֻשִׁ֔ים לִ/פְנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֛ר דִּבֶּ֥ר אֲלֵי/הֶ֖ם מֹשֶֽׁה
English Translation
And the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh went over before the children of Israel, as Moses had spoken to them.
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Chapter 4 Context
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Once the entire nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the Lord told Joshua,
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“Choose twelve men from the people, one per tribe,
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and tell them, ‘Pick up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, from right where the priests ar...
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So Joshua sent for the twelve men he had chosen, one from each tribe,
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and told them, “Go back into the middle of the Jordan, right in front of the Ark of the Agreement of...
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This will be a memorial among you so when your children one day ask, ‘What do these stones mean?’
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you can tell them, ‘It's about the time the Jordan River stopped flowing when the Ark of the Lord's...
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The people of Israel did as Joshua told them. The men picked up twelve stones from the middle of the...
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Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan right where the priests carrying the Ar...
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The priests carrying the Ark remained standing in the middle of the Jordan until everything was done...
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Once all the people had crossed over, they watched as the Ark of the Lord was carried across by the...
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The armed men from the tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh crossed at the head...
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They numbered about 40,000 men, armed and ready for battle, who crossed in the presence of the Lord...
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On that day the Lord confirmed Joshua as a great leader in the sight of all the Israelites, and they...
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The Lord had told Joshua,
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“Order the priests carrying the Ark of the Testimony to come up out of the Jordan.”
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So Joshua told the priests, “Come up out of the Jordan.”
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The priests came up out of the Jordan carrying the Ark of the Agreement, and as soon as their feet t...
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The people went up from the Jordan and camped at Gilgal, to the east of Jericho, on the tenth day of...
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He told the Israelites, “When some day your children ask you their parents, ‘What do these stones me...
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you can explain to them, ‘This is where the Israelites crossed the Jordan on dry ground.’
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For the Lord your God (Elohim) made the Jordan River dry up right in front of you so you all could c...
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He did this so everyone on earth would know how powerful the Lord is, and so that you might be in aw...
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