Joshua 4:2

“Take for yourselves twelve men out of the people, one man—one man out of a tribe;

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

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

In Context

1And it comes to pass, when all the nation has completed to pass over the Jordan, that YHWH speaks to Joshua, saying,

3and command them, saying, Take up for yourselves from this [place], from the midst of the Jordan, from the established standing-place of the feet of the priests, twelve stones, and you have removed them over with you, and placed them in the lodging-place in which you lodge tonight.”

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Cross References

Numbers 13:2“Send men for yourself, and they spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the sons of Israel; one man—you send one man for the tribe of his fathers, everyone a prince among them.”

Deuteronomy 1:23and the thing is good in my eyes, and I take twelve men from you, one man for the tribe.

1 Kings 18:31and Elijah takes twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of YHWH was, saying, “Israel is 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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