Joshua 4:2

Take unto you, from among the people, twelve men, one man severally from each tribe;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

1And it came to pass, when all the nation had made an end of passing over the Jordan, that Yahweh slake unto Joshua, saying:

3and command ye them, saying, Take you up from hence, out of the midst of the Jordan, from the place where stood the feet of the priests with firm footing, twelve stones;—and carry them over with you, and lay them down in the lodging-place where ye shall lodge, tonight.

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Cross References

Numbers 13:2Send for thee men and let them spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving unto the sons of Israel,—one man each for the tribe of his fathers, shalt thou send, each one a prince among them.

Deuteronomy 1:23And the thing, was good in mine eyes,—so I took from among you twelve men, one man for each tribe.

1 Kings 18:31unto whom the word of Yahweh came, saying—Israel, shall be thy 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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