| King James Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying, | 1As soon as the entire nation had completed its crossing of the Jordan, the LORD spoke to Joshua. He said, |
| 2Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man, | 2"Gather together twelve men from the people—one man from each tribe— |
| 3And 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. | 3and tell them, 'Pick up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan where the priests' feet were standing, bring them along with you, and put them down where you camp tonight.'" |
| 4Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man: | 4So Joshua called the twelve men whom he had chosen from the people of Israel, one man from each tribe. |
| 5And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel: | 5Joshua told them, "Cross over again in front of the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan River. Then each of you pick up a stone on his shoulder with which to build a memorial, one for each of the tribes of Israel. |
| 6That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones? | 6Let this serve as a sign among you, so that when your children ask in times to come, 'What do these stones mean to you,' |
| 7Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever. | 7then you'll say to them, 'Because the waters of the Jordan River were cut off in front of the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD. When it crossed the Jordan River, the waters of the Jordan were cut off.' So these stones will become a memorial to the Israelis forever." |
| 8And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the LORD spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there. | 8The Israelis did just as Joshua commanded. They took up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan River—just as the LORD had spoken to Joshua—according to the number of the tribes of the Israelis, and they carried them over to where they would be pitching camp, and they put them down there. |
| 9And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day. | 9Then Joshua set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan River at the location where the feet of the priests who carried the Ark of the Covenant had been standing, and they remain there to this day. |
| 10For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until every thing was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over. | 10The priests who were carrying the ark stood in the middle of the Jordan River until everything had been done in accordance with what the LORD had commanded Joshua to speak to the people and with everything that Moses had commanded Joshua. So the people hurried and crossed over. |
| 11And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of the LORD passed over, and the priests, in the presence of the people. | 11When all of the people had completed their crossing, the ark of the LORD and the priests crossed over in full view of the people. |
| 12And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them: | 12Just as Moses had directed, the descendants of Reuben, the descendants of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over, dressed in battle regalia, in full view of the other Israelis. |
| 13About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho. | 13About 40,000 soldiers equipped to do battle in the LORD's presence crossed over to the desert plains of Jericho. |
| 14On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life. | 14That day, the LORD exalted Joshua in the presence of all Israel so that they revered him just as they had revered Moses throughout his life. |
| 15And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying, | 15Now the LORD had told Joshua, |
| 16Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan. | 16"Command the priests who carry the Ark of the Testimony to come up from the Jordan River." |
| 17Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jordan. | 17So Joshua ordered the priests, "Come up from the Jordan River." |
| 18And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as they did before. | 18As soon as the priests who were carrying the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD had come up from the middle of the Jordan River, and the soles of the priests' feet came up to dry ground, the water of the Jordan River returned to normal, covering its banks as it had done so before. |
| 19And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho. | 19The people came up from the Jordan River on the tenth day of the first month and camped at Gilgal on the eastern outskirts of Jericho. |
| 20And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal. | 20Joshua set up the twelve stones that they had removed from the Jordan River at Gilgal. |
| 21And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones? | 21Then he told the Israelis, "When your descendants ask their parents in years to come, 'What is the meaning of these stones?' |
| 22Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land. | 22you are to tell your descendants: 'Israel crossed this Jordan River on dry ground |
| 23For the LORD your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were gone over: | 23because the LORD your God dried up the water of the Jordan River right in front of you, until you had crossed over, just as the LORD your God had done to the Reed Sea—which he had dried up in front of us until we had crossed it also.' |
| 24That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever. | 24Do this so that all of the people of the earth may know how strong the power of the LORD is, and so that you may fear the LORD your God every day." |
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