Joshua 3:12

And now take yourselves twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, one man each out of every tribe.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man.

In Context

11Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into the Jordan.

13And it shall come to pass, that as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan shall be cut off, namely, the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand up as a wall.

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Cross References

Numbers 13:2Send thou out some men that they may spy out the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: one man each of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send, every one who is a prince among them.

Joshua 4:4Then did Joshua call the twelve men, whom he had appointed out of the children of Israel, one man each out of every tribe:

Matthew Henry on Joshua 3:8-14

7 And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee. 8 And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ye shall stand still in Jordan. 9 And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of the Lord your God. 10 And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that… Read the whole commentary →

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