Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Choose twelve men from among the people, one from each tribe, New Living Translation “Now choose twelve men, one from each tribe. English Standard Version “Take twelve men from the people, from each tribe a man, Berean Standard Bible “Choose twelve men from among the people, one from each tribe, King James Bible Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man, New King James Version “Take for yourselves twelve men from the people, one man from every tribe, New American Standard Bible “Take for yourselves twelve men from the people, one man from each tribe, NASB 1995 “Take for yourselves twelve men from the people, one man from each tribe, NASB 1977 “Take for yourselves twelve men from the people, one man from each tribe, Legacy Standard Bible “Take for yourselves twelve men from the people, one man from each tribe, Amplified Bible “Take for yourselves the twelve men [chosen] from among the people, one man from each tribe, Christian Standard Bible “Choose twelve men from the people, one man for each tribe, Holman Christian Standard Bible Choose 12 men from the people, one man for each tribe, American Standard Version Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man, Aramaic Bible in Plain English “Take for yourselves from the people twelve men, one man from each tribe Brenton Septuagint Translation Take men from the people, one of each tribe, Douay-Rheims Bible Choose twelve men, one of every tribe: English Revised Version Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man, GOD'S WORD® Translation "Choose one man from each of the 12 tribes. Good News Translation "Choose twelve men, one from each tribe, International Standard Version "Gather together twelve men from the people—one man from each tribe— JPS Tanakh 1917 Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man, Literal Standard Version “Take for yourselves twelve men out of the people, one man—one man out of a tribe; Majority Standard Bible “Choose twelve men from among the people, one from each tribe, New American Bible the LORD said to Joshua: Choose twelve men from the people, one from each tribe, NET Bible "Select for yourselves twelve men from the people, one per tribe. New Revised Standard Version “Select twelve men from the people, one from each tribe, New Heart English Bible "Take twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man, Webster's Bible Translation Take you twelve men from the people, from every tribe a man, World English Bible “Take twelve men out of the people, a man out of every tribe, Young's Literal Translation 'Take for you out of the people twelve men, one man -- one man out of a tribe; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Twelve Stones from the Jordan1When the whole nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua, 2“Choose twelve men from among the people, one from each tribe, 3and command them: ‘Take up for yourselves twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan where the priests were standing, carry them with you, and set them down in the place where you spend the night.’ ”… Cross References Joshua 3:12 Now choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe. Joshua 4:3 and command them: 'Take up for yourselves twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan where the priests were standing, carry them with you, and set them down in the place where you spend the night.'" Treasury of Scripture Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man, twelve men Joshua 3:12 Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man. Numbers 1:4-15 And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers… Numbers 13:2 Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them. Jump to Previous Choose Tribe Twelve YourselvesJump to Next Choose Tribe Twelve YourselvesJoshua 4 1. Twelve men are appointed to take twelve memorial stones from Jordan9. Twelve other stones are set up in the midst of Jordan 10. The people pass over 14. God magnifies Joshua 15. The priests commanded to come out of Jordan 20. The twelve stones are pitched in Gilgal Verse 2. - Twelve stones. The commemoration of events by the setting up of huge stones was by no means peculiar to the Jews, though it was often used by them, as, for instance, Genesis 28:18, 35:14, 1 Samuel 7:12. Almost every nation has adopted it. The Egyptian obelisks, the stones at Hamath, supposed to be of Hittite origin, the dolmens and other megalithic monuments of the Celts, the Logan or rocking stones, are cases in point. The Scandinavians filled their country with them. Our own Stonehenge and the Avebury stones are supposed by some to be, not temples nor burial places, but memorials of some battle. The command here given to Joshua was regarding what was to be done by the twelve men, who (Joshua 5:4; cf. ch. Joshua 3:12) were already chosen. The form of the command is merely another instance of the common Hebrew practice of repetition. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “Chooseקְח֤וּ (qə·ḥū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 3947: To take twelve שְׁנֵ֥ים (šə·nêm) Number - md Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) men אִישׁ־ (’îš-) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person from among מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of the people, הָעָ֔ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock one אֶחָ֥ד (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first from each tribe, מִשָּֽׁבֶט׃ (miš·šā·ḇeṭ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7626: Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe Links Joshua 4:2 NIVJoshua 4:2 NLT Joshua 4:2 ESV Joshua 4:2 NASB Joshua 4:2 KJV Joshua 4:2 BibleApps.com Joshua 4:2 Biblia Paralela Joshua 4:2 Chinese Bible Joshua 4:2 French Bible Joshua 4:2 Catholic Bible OT History: Joshua 4:2 Take twelve men out of the people (Josh. Jos) |
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