Joshua 4:12

And the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the sons of Israel, as Moses spoke to them.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them:

In Context

11And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of LORD passed over, and the priests, in the presence of the people.

13About forty thousand ready armed for war passed over before LORD to battle, to the plains of Jericho.

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Cross References

Numbers 32:20And Moses said to them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will arm yourselves to go before LORD to the war,

Joshua 1:14Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall abide in the land which Moses gave you beyond the Jordan, but ye shall pass over before your brothers armed, all the mighty men of valor, and shall help them

Matthew Henry on Joshua 4:11-20

10 For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until every thing was finished that the Lord commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over. 11 And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of the Lord passed over, and the priests, in the presence of the people. 12 And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the… Read the whole commentary →

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