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THE MESSAGE
Joshua 4:1
When the whole nation was finally across, God spoke to Joshua: "Select twelve men from the people, a man from each tribe, and tell them, ‘From right here, the middle of the Jordan where the feet of the priests are standing firm, take twelve stones. Carry them across with you and set them down in the place where you camp tonight.'"
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Christian Standard Bible®
After the entire nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the Lord spoke to Joshua:
After the entire nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the Lord spoke to Joshua:
Hebrew Names Version
It happened, when all the nation were clean passed over the Yarden, that the LORD spoke to Yehoshua, saying,
It happened, when all the nation were clean passed over the Yarden, that the LORD spoke to Yehoshua, saying,
King James Version
And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the Lord spake unto Joshua, saying,
And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the Lord spake unto Joshua, saying,
Lexham English Bible
After all the nation finished crossing the Jordan, Yahweh said to Joshua,
After all the nation finished crossing the Jordan, Yahweh said to Joshua,
English Standard Version
When all the nation had finished passing over the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua,
When all the nation had finished passing over the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua,
New Century Version
After all the people had finished crossing the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua,
After all the people had finished crossing the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua,
New English Translation
When the entire nation was on the other side, the Lord told Joshua,
When the entire nation was on the other side, the Lord told Joshua,
Amplified Bible
So it was when all the nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua,
So it was when all the nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua,
New American Standard Bible
Now when the entire nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying,
Now when the entire nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when all the people were wholy gone ouer Iorden, (after the Lord had spoken vnto Ioshua, saying,
And when all the people were wholy gone ouer Iorden, (after the Lord had spoken vnto Ioshua, saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
Now it happened when all the nation had completed crossing the Jordan, that Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,
Now it happened when all the nation had completed crossing the Jordan, that Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,
Contemporary English Version
After Israel had crossed the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua:
After Israel had crossed the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua:
Complete Jewish Bible
After the whole nation had finished crossing the Yarden, Adonai said to Y'hoshua,
After the whole nation had finished crossing the Yarden, Adonai said to Y'hoshua,
Darby Translation
And it came to pass when the whole nation had completely gone over the Jordan, that Jehovah spoke to Joshua, saying,
And it came to pass when the whole nation had completely gone over the Jordan, that Jehovah spoke to Joshua, saying,
Easy-to-Read Version
After all the people had crossed the Jordan River, the Lord said to Joshua,
After all the people had crossed the Jordan River, the Lord said to Joshua,
George Lamsa Translation
AND when all the people had finished passing over the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua,
AND when all the people had finished passing over the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua,
Good News Translation
When the whole nation had crossed the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua,
When the whole nation had crossed the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua,
Literal Translation
And it happened, when all the nation had completely crossed over the Jordan, Jehovah spoke to Joshua, saying,
And it happened, when all the nation had completely crossed over the Jordan, Jehovah spoke to Joshua, saying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And ye LORDE sayde vnto Iosua: Take you twolue men, out of euery trybe one, & comaunde them, & saye:
And ye LORDE sayde vnto Iosua: Take you twolue men, out of euery trybe one, & comaunde them, & saye:
American Standard Version
And it came to pass, when all the nation were clean passed over the Jordan, that Jehovah spake unto Joshua, saying,
And it came to pass, when all the nation were clean passed over the Jordan, that Jehovah spake unto Joshua, saying,
Bible in Basic English
Now when all the nation had come to the other side of Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua,
Now when all the nation had come to the other side of Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And so when the people were al gone ouer Iordane (after ye Lord had spoken vnto Iosuah, saying:
And so when the people were al gone ouer Iordane (after ye Lord had spoken vnto Iosuah, saying:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And it came to pass, when all the nation were clean passed over the Jordan, that the LORD spoke unto Joshua, saying:
And it came to pass, when all the nation were clean passed over the Jordan, that the LORD spoke unto Joshua, saying:
King James Version (1611)
And it came to passe when all the people were cleane passed ouer Iordan, that the Lord spake vnto Ioshua, saying,
And it came to passe when all the people were cleane passed ouer Iordan, that the Lord spake vnto Ioshua, saying,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And when the people had completely passed over Jordan, the Lord spoke to Joshua, saying,
And when the people had completely passed over Jordan, the Lord spoke to Joshua, saying,
English Revised Version
And it came to pass, when all the nation were clean passed over Jordan, that the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,
And it came to pass, when all the nation were clean passed over Jordan, that the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,
Berean Standard Bible
When the whole nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua,
When the whole nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne thei weren passid ouer, the Lord seide to Josue,
And whanne thei weren passid ouer, the Lord seide to Josue,
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,
And it cometh to pass, when all the nation hath completed to pass over the Jordan, that Jehovah speaketh unto Joshua, saying,
Update Bible Version
And it came to pass, when all the nation had clean passed over the Jordan, that Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,
And it came to pass, when all the nation had clean passed over the Jordan, that Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
And it came to pass, when all the people had quite passed over Jordan, that the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying,
And it came to pass, when all the people had quite passed over Jordan, that the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying,
World English Bible
It happened, when all the nation were clean passed over the Jordan, that Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,
It happened, when all the nation were clean passed over the Jordan, that Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,
New King James Version
And it came to pass, when all the people had completely crossed over the Jordan, that the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying:
And it came to pass, when all the people had completely crossed over the Jordan, that the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying:
New Living Translation
When all the people had crossed the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua,
When all the people had crossed the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua,
New Life Bible
When all the nation had crossed the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua,
When all the nation had crossed the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua,
New Revised Standard
When the entire nation had finished crossing over the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua:
When the entire nation had finished crossing over the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass, when all the nation had made an end of passing over the Jordan, that Yahweh slake unto Joshua, saying:
And it came to pass, when all the nation had made an end of passing over the Jordan, that Yahweh slake unto Joshua, saying:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when they were passed over, the Lord said to Josue:
And when they were passed over, the Lord said to Josue:
Revised Standard Version
When all the nation had finished passing over the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua,
When all the nation had finished passing over the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now when all the nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying,
Now when all the nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying,
Contextual Overview
1When the whole nation was finally across, God spoke to Joshua: "Select twelve men from the people, a man from each tribe, and tell them, ‘From right here, the middle of the Jordan where the feet of the priests are standing firm, take twelve stones. Carry them across with you and set them down in the place where you camp tonight.'" 4Joshua called out the twelve men whom he selected from the People of Israel, one man from each tribe. Joshua directed them, "Cross to the middle of the Jordan and take your place in front of the Chest of God , your God. Each of you heft a stone to your shoulder, a stone for each of the tribes of the People of Israel, so you'll have something later to mark the occasion. When your children ask you, ‘What are these stones to you?' you'll say, ‘The flow of the Jordan was stopped in front of the Chest of the Covenant of God as it crossed the Jordan—stopped in its tracks. These stones are a permanent memorial for the People of Israel.'" 8The People of Israel did exactly as Joshua commanded: They took twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan—a stone for each of the twelve tribes, just as God had instructed Joshua—carried them across with them to the camp, and set them down there. Joshua set up the twelve stones taken from the middle of the Jordan that had marked the place where the priests who carried the Chest of the Covenant had stood. They are still there today.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
were clean passed: Joshua 3:17, Deuteronomy 27:2
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 12:10 - But when
Cross-References
Genesis 4:25
Adam slept with his wife again. She had a son whom she named Seth. She said, "God has given me another child in place of Abel whom Cain killed." And then Seth had a son whom he named Enosh. That's when men and women began praying and worshiping in the name of God .
Adam slept with his wife again. She had a son whom she named Seth. She said, "God has given me another child in place of Abel whom Cain killed." And then Seth had a son whom he named Enosh. That's when men and women began praying and worshiping in the name of God .
1 John 3:12
We must not be like Cain, who joined the Evil One and then killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because he was deep in the practice of evil, while the acts of his brother were righteous. So don't be surprised, friends, when the world hates you. This has been going on a long time.
We must not be like Cain, who joined the Evil One and then killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because he was deep in the practice of evil, while the acts of his brother were righteous. So don't be surprised, friends, when the world hates you. This has been going on a long time.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan,.... As related, Joshua 3:17;
that the Lord spake unto Joshua, saying: as follows.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
CHAPTER IV
When the people are passed over, Joshua commands twelve men, one
taken out of each tribe, to take up a stone on his shoulder out
of the midst of the river, and carry it to the other side, to
be set up as a memorial of this miraculous passage, 1-7.
They do so, and set up the stones in the place where they encamp
the first night, 8, 9.
The priests stand in the river, till all the people are passed
over, 10, 11.
Of the tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
40,000 fighting men pass over with the other tribes, 12, 13.
Joshua is magnified in the sight of the people, and they fear
him as they did Moses, 14.
The priests are commanded to come up out of the river, which, on
their leaving it, immediately returns, and overflows its banks
as before, 15-18.
This miraculous passage takes place the tenth day of the first
month, 19.
The stones are set up in Gilgal, and Joshua teaches the people
what use they are to make of them, 20-24.
NOTES ON CHAP. IV
