Joshua 3:12
Now choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe.
Majority Standard Bible
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 will go ahead of you into the Jordan.
Cross References
Numbers 13:2“Send out for yourself men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each of their fathers’ tribes send one man who is a leader among them.”
Joshua 4:4So Joshua summoned the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one from each 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 →