Verse 4

Joshua 4:4

American Standard Version

4 Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יִּקְרָ֣א יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ אֶל שְׁנֵ֤ים הֶֽ/עָשָׂר֙ אִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֵכִ֖ין מִ/בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אִישׁ אֶחָ֥ד אִישׁ אֶחָ֖ד מִ/שָּֽׁבֶט

English Translation

And Joshua called to the twelve men whom he had prepared from the children of Israel, one man from each tribe.

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Chapter 4 Context

1 And it came to pass, when all the nation were clean passed over the Jordan, that Jehovah spake unto... Focus ↗

2 Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man, Focus ↗

3 and command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of the Jordan, out of the place where t... Focus ↗

4 Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every trib...

5 and Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of Jehovah your God (Elohim) into the midst of t... Focus ↗

6 that this may be a sign among you, that, when your children ask in time to come, saying, What mean y... Focus ↗

7 then ye shall say unto them, Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the cov... Focus ↗

8 And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of... Focus ↗

9 And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the pries... Focus ↗

10 For the priests that bare the ark stood in the midst of the Jordan, until everything was finished th... Focus ↗

11 And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of Jehovah passed over... Focus ↗

12 And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, passed over arm... Focus ↗

13 about forty thousand ready armed for war passed over before Jehovah unto battle, to the plains of Je... Focus ↗

14 On that day Jehovah magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared... Focus ↗

15 And Jehovah spake unto Joshua, saying, Focus ↗

16 Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of the Jordan. Focus ↗

17 Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of the Jordan. Focus ↗

18 And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of Jehovah were come up out... Focus ↗

19 And the people came up out of the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal... Focus ↗

20 And those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, did Joshua set up in Gilgal. Focus ↗

21 And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time... Focus ↗

22 Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land. Focus ↗

23 For Jehovah your God (Elohim) dried up the waters of the Jordan from before you, until ye were passe... Focus ↗

24 that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of Jehovah, that it is mighty; that ye may fear... Focus ↗

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