Joshua 4:2
“Choose twelve men for yourselves from among the people, one man from each tribe.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,
In Context
1When all the people crossed over the Jordan, Yahweh said to Joshua,
Cross References
Numbers 13:2“Send some men to examine the land of Canaan, which I have given to the people of Israel. Send a man from every tribe of their ancestors. Each man must be a leader among them.”
Deuteronomy 1:23The advice pleased me well; I took twelve men of you, one man for every tribe.
1 Kings 18:31Elijah took twelve stones, each stone representing one of the tribes of the sons of Jacob—it was Jacob to whom the word of Yahweh came, saying, “Israel will 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 →