Joshua 4:2
Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,
Joshua 4:2 in other translations
| BSB | “Choose twelve men from among the people, one from each tribe, |
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| WEB | “Take twelve men out of the people, a man out of every tribe, |
| ASV | Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man, |
| YLT | ‘Take for you out of the people twelve men, one man--one man out of a tribe; |
| DARBY | Take you twelve men out of the people, one man out of every tribe, |
| BBE | Take twelve men from the people, a man for every tribe, |
| Webster | Take you twelve men from the people, from every tribe a man, |
What does Joshua 4:2 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 4:1-3
Jos 4:1-8. Twelve Stones Taken for a Memorial Out of Jordan. 1-3. the Lord spake unto Joshua, Take you twelve men--each representing a tribe. They had been previously chosen for this service (Jos 3:12), and the repetition of the command is made here solely to introduce the account of its execution. Though Joshua had been divinely instructed to erect a commemorative pile, the representatives were not apprised of the…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 4:1-9
The works of the Lord are so worthy of rememberance, and the heart of man is so prone to forget them, that various methods are needful to refresh our memories, for the glory of God, our advantage, and that of our children. God gave orders for preparing this memorial.
Joshua 4:2 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Joshua 4:2
- Joshua 3:12
Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man.
- Numbers 34:18
And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance.
- 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.
- 1 Kings 18:31
And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the Lord came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:
- Deuteronomy 1:23
And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:
- Numbers 1:4-15
And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers. And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur. Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab. …
- Matthew 10:1-5
And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose surname was Thaddeus; Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. …
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Context
- Joshua 4:1
And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the Lord spake unto Joshua, saying,
- Joshua 4:2
Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,
- Joshua 4:3
And 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.
Joshua 4:2 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Tomad del pueblo doce hombres, de cada tribu uno, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Prenez d’entre le peuple douze hommes, un homme de chaque tribu, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Nehmet euch aus dem Volke zwölf Männer, je einen Mann aus einem Stamme, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Elige duodecim viros singulos per singulas tribus: |