Verse 8

Joshua 4:8

English Revised Version

8 And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the LORD spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel; and they carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּעֲשׂוּ כֵ֣ן בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵ֘ל כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוָּ֣ה יְהוֹשֻׁעַ֒ וַ/יִּשְׂא֡וּ שְׁתֵּֽי עֶשְׂרֵ֨ה אֲבָנִ֜ים מִ/תּ֣וֹךְ הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֗ן כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֶל יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ לְ/מִסְפַּ֖ר שִׁבְטֵ֣י בְנֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַ/יַּעֲבִר֤וּ/ם עִמָּ/ם֙ אֶל הַ/מָּל֔וֹן וַ/יַּנִּח֖וּ/ם שָֽׁם
English Translation
And the children of Israel did so, as Joshua commanded, and they took twelve stones from the midst of the Jordan, as the LORD spoke to Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and they carried them with them to the lodging place and laid them there.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 4 Context
1 And it came to pass, when all the nation were clean passed over Jordan, that the LORD spake unto Jos... 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 Jordan, out of the place where the p... Focus ↗
4 Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every trib... Focus ↗
5 and Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God (Elohim) into the midst of... Focus ↗
6 that this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask in time to come, saying, What mean ye... Focus ↗
7 then ye shall say unto them, Because the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenan... Focus ↗
8 And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of...
9 And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests w... Focus ↗
10 For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until every thing was finished that... Focus ↗
11 And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of the LORD passed ove... 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 the LORD unto battle, to the plains of J... Focus ↗
14 On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feare... Focus ↗
15 And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying, Focus ↗
16 Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan. Focus ↗
17 Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jordan. Focus ↗
18 And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD were come up out... Focus ↗
19 And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, on... Focus ↗
20 And those twelve stones, which they took out of 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 the LORD your God (Elohim) dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed o... Focus ↗
24 that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty; that they may fe... Focus ↗