Joshua 3:12
Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man.
Joshua 3:12 in other translations
| BSB | Now choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe. |
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| WEB | Now therefore take twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, for every tribe a man. |
| ASV | Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, for every tribe a man. |
| YLT | and now, take for you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, one man--one man for a tribe; |
| DARBY | And now take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, one man for each tribe. |
| BBE | So take twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, a man from every tribe. |
| Webster | Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man. |
What does Joshua 3:12 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 3:9-13
Jos 3:9-13. Joshua Encourages the People. 9-13. Come hither, and hear the words of the Lord--It seems that the Israelites had no intimation how they were to cross the river till shortly before the event. The premonitory address of Joshua, taken in connection with the miraculous result exactly as he had described it, would tend to increase and confirm their faith in the God of their fathers as not a dull, senseless…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 3:7-13
The waters of Jordan shall be cut off. This must be done in such a way as never was done, but in the dividing of the Red sea. That miracle is here repeated; God has the same power to finish the salvation of his people, as to begin it; the WORD of the Lord was as truly with Joshua as with Moses. God's appearances for his people ought to encourage faith and hope. God's work is perfect, he will keep his people…
Joshua 3:12 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Joshua 3:12
- Joshua 4:2
Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,
- Joshua 4:4
Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:
- Joshua 4:9
And 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.
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Context
- Joshua 3:11
Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan.
- Joshua 3:12
Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man.
- Joshua 3:13
And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap.
Joshua 3:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Tomad, pues, ahora doce hombres de las tribus de Israel, de cada tribu uno. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et maintenant, prenez douze hommes des tribus d’Israël, un homme par tribu. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und nun nehmet euch zwölf Männer aus den Stämmen Israels, je einen Mann für den Stamm. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Parate duodecim viros de tribubus Israël, singulos per singulas tribus. |