Joshua 4 · Verse 19

Joshua 4:19

And 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.
Joshua 4:19, King James Version

Joshua 4:19 in other translations

BSBOn the tenth day of the first month the people went up from the Jordan and camped at Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho.
WEBThe people came up out of the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, on the east border of Jericho.
ASVAnd the people came up out of the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, on the east border of Jericho.
YLTAnd the people have come up out of the Jordan on the tenth of the first month, and encamp in Gilgal, in the extremity east of Jericho;
DARBYAnd the people came up out of the Jordan on the tenth of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, on the eastern extremity of Jericho.
BBESo on the tenth day of the first month the people came up out of Jordan, and put up their tents in Gilgal, on the east side of Jericho.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Joshua 4:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
19. the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month--that is, the month Nisan, four days before the passover, and the very day when the paschal lamb required to be set apart, the providence of God having arranged that the entrance into the promised land should be at the feast. and encamped in Gilgal--The name is here given by anticipation (see on Jos 5:9). It was a tract of land, according to Josephus, fifty stadia (six and one-half miles) from Jordan, and ten stadia (one and one-fourth miles) from Jericho, at the eastern outskirts of the palm forest, now supposed to be the spot occupied by the village Riha.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 19 On the tenth day of the first month - As the Israelites left Egypt on the fifteenth day of the first month, A.M. 2513, (see Exodus 14:1-31), and they entered into Canaan the tenth of the first month, A.M. 2553, it is evident that forty years, wanting five days, had elapsed from the time of their exodus from Egypt to their entrance into the promised inheritance. Encamped in Gilgal - That is, in the place that was afterwards called Gilgal, see Jos 5:9; for here the name is given it by anticipation. In Hebrew, גל gal signifies to roll; and the doubling of the root, גלגל galgal or gilgal, signifies rolling round and round, or rolling off or away, because, in circumcising the children that had been born in the wilderness, Joshua rolled away, rolled off completely, the reproach of the people. From this time Gilgal became a place of considerable eminence in the sacred history. 1. It was the place where the Israelitish camp rested the first night of their entering into that land which had been promised to their fathers from the days of Abraham. 2. It was the place in which Joshua circumcised all the people who had been born in the wilderness, during the forty years of their wandering, after they left Egypt. 3. It was the place in which Joshua had what we might term his fortified camp, and to which he and his army constantly returned after each of their expeditions against the inhabitants of the land. 4. It appears to have been the place where all the women, children, cattle, and goods, etc., were lodged, probably during the whole of the Canaanitish war. 5. It was the place where they celebrated the first passover they kept in the promised land. 6. It was the place where Saul, the first king of Israel, was proclaimed. 7. There the manna ceased to fall. And, 8. There the ark was fixed till, after the conquest of the country, it was removed to Shiloh. Gilgal was about ten furlongs from Jericho, and fifty from Jordan: Jericho being on the west, and Jordan on the east, Gilgal being between both. See Josephus, De Bello, etc., lib. v., c. 4, and Calmet on this place. Calmet supposes there was neither city nor town here before the arrival of the Israelites.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 4:10-19

The priests with the ark did not stir till ordered to move. Let none be weary of waiting, while they have the tokens of God's presence with them, even the ark of the covenant, though it be in the depths of adversity. Notice is taken of the honour put upon Joshua. Those are feared in the best manner, and to the best purpose, who make it appear that God is with them, and that they set him before them.

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Joshua 4:19 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהָעָ֗םve.ha.'Amand the peopleH5971
עָלוּ֙'a.Luthey went upH5927
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.Denthe JordanH3383
בֶּעָשׂ֖וֹרbe.'a.Soron the tenH6218
לַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshof the monthH2320
הָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.Shon<the> firstH7223
וַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.Nuand they encampedH2583
בַּגִּלְגָּ֔לba.gil.Galat <the> GilgalH1537
בִּקְצֵ֖הbik.Tzehon [the] edge ofH7097
מִזְרַ֥חmiz.Rach[the] east ofH4217
יְרִיחֽוֹ\׃ye.ri.ChoJerichoH3405

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Cross references for Joshua 4:19

  • Joshua 5:9

    And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of the place is called Gilgal unto this day.

  • Micah 6:5

    O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the Lord.

  • Joshua 10:43

    And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.

  • Joshua 15:7

    And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of En–shemesh, and the goings out thereof were at En–rogel:

  • Amos 5:5

    But seek not Beth–el, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer–sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Beth–el shall come to nought.

  • Amos 4:4

    Come to Beth–el, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes after three years:

  • Joshua 10:6

    And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.

  • Exodus 12:2-3

    This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you. Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:

  • 1 Samuel 11:14-15

    Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there. And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the Lord in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the Lord; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.

  • 1 Samuel 15:33

    And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the Lord in Gilgal.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
first month.
Ex 12:2,3
Gilgal.That is, the place afterwards called Gilgal; for it is so called here by anticipation. It was about ten furlongs east from Jericho, and fifty west from the Jordan. See Josephus and Calmet.
5:9; 10:6,43; 15:7; 1Sa 11:14,15; 15:33; Am 4:4; 5:5; Mic 6:5

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Context

  • Joshua 4:18

    And 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.

  • Joshua 4:19

    And 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.

  • Joshua 4:20

    And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal.

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Joshua 4:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y el pueblo subió del Jordán el diez del mes primero, y asentaron el campo en Gilgal, al lado oriental de Jericó.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le peuple monta hors du Jourdain, le dixième jour du premier mois; et ils campèrent à Guilgal, à l’extrémité orientale de Jéricho.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und das Volk stieg aus dem Jordan herauf am Zehnten des ersten Monats; und sie lagerten sich in Gilgal an der Ostgrenze von Jericho.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Populus autem ascendit de Jordane decimo die mensis primi, et castrametati sunt in Galgalis contra orientalem plagam urbis Jericho.