Joshua 4:4

And Joshua having called twelve men + 4:4 Gr. of the distinguished, or, illustrious. of distinction among the children of Israel, one of each tribe,

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:

In Context

3and charge them; and you⌃ shall take out of the midst of Jordan twelve + 4:3 Gr. ready. Heb. הכיך. A.V. firm, applied to the foot of the priests. fit stones, and having carried them across together with yourselves, place them in your camp, where you⌃ shall encamp for the night.

5said to them, Advance before me in the presence of the Lord into the midst of Jordan, and each having taken up a stone from thence, let him carry it on his shoulders, according to the number of the twelve tribes of Israel:

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Cross References

Joshua 3:12Choose for yourselves twelve men of the sons of Israel, one of each tribe.

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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