Joshua 4:2

“Choose twelve men, one from each tribe,

Catholic Public Domain Version

In The King James Version

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

In Context

1And when they had crossed over, the Lord said to Joshua:

3and instruct them so that they may take from the midst of the channel of the Jordan, where the feet of the priests stood still, twelve very hard stones, which you shall station in the place of the camp, where you will pitch your tents this night.”

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Cross References

Numbers 13:2And there, the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

Deuteronomy 1:23And since the word was pleasing to me, I sent from among you twelve men, one from each tribe.

1 Kings 18:31And he took twelve stones, in accord with the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord came, saying, “Israel shall be your name.”

Matthew Henry on Joshua 4:2-10

The Passage over the Jordan. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the Lord spake unto Joshua, saying, 2 Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man, 3 And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night. 4 Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom… Read the whole commentary →

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