Joshua 4:1 When the whole nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua,

◄ Joshua 4:1 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
When the whole nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua,

English Standard Version
When all the nation had finished passing over the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua,

New American Standard Bible
Now when all the nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying,

King James Bible
And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
After the entire nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD spoke to Joshua: "

International Standard Version
As soon as the entire nation had completed its crossing of the Jordan, the LORD spoke to Joshua. He said,

American Standard Version
And it came to pass, when all the nation were clean passed over the Jordan, that Jehovah spake unto Joshua, saying,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when they were passed over, the Lord said to Josue:

Darby Bible Translation
And it came to pass when the whole nation had completely gone over the Jordan, that Jehovah spoke to Joshua, saying,

Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, when all the nation hath completed to pass over the Jordan, that Jehovah speaketh unto Joshua, saying,

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

4:1-9 The works of the Lord are so worthy of rememberance, and the heart of man is so prone to forget them, that various methods are needful to refresh our memories, for the glory of God, our advantage, and that of our children. God gave orders for preparing this memorial.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

CHAPTER 4

Jos 4:1-8. Twelve Stones Taken for a Memorial Out of Jordan.

1-3. the Lord spake unto Joshua, Take you twelve men—each representing a tribe. They had been previously chosen for this service (Jos 3:12), and the repetition of the command is made here solely to introduce the account of its execution. Though Joshua had been divinely instructed to erect a commemorative pile, the representatives were not apprised of the work they were to do till the time of the passage.