Joshua 4:3

Translations

Modern

…and command them: ‘Take up for yourselves twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan where the priests were standing, carry them with you, and set them down in the place where you spend the night.’”

Traditional

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.

Literal

And command them, saying, ‘Take for yourselves from this place out of the midst of the Jordan, from the place where stood firm the priests’ feet, twelve stones, and you shall carry them over with you and leave them in the lodging place, in which you lodge tonight.’”

Latin

…et præcipe eis ut tollant de medio Jordanis alveo, ubi steterunt pedes sacerdotum, duodecim durissimos lapides, quos ponetis in loco castrorum, ubi fixeritis hac nocte tentoria.

Original

Hebrew

English

…and command them: ‘Take up for yourselves twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan where the priests were standing, carry them with you, and set them down in the place where you spend the night.’”

Notes

Theme notes and profiles

Joshua Symbolic Numbers

Events

War with Canaanitesc. 1451 BC

Related verses

Joshua 4:19–20
On the tenth day of the first month the people went up from the Jordan and camped at Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho.
Joshua 4:8
Thus the Israelites did as Joshua had commanded them. They took up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, one for each tribe of Israel, just as the LORD had told Joshua; and they carried them to the camp, where they set them down.
Joshua 3:13
When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—touch down in the waters of the Jordan, its flowing waters will be cut off and will stand up in a heap.”
Psalm 103:2
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds—
Deuteronomy 27:1–26
Then Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people: “Keep all the commandments I am giving you today.
Psalm 11:4
The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne. His eyes are watching closely; they examine the sons of men.
Joshua 24:27
And Joshua said to all the people, “You see this stone. It will be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words the LORD has spoken to us, and it will be a witness against you if you ever deny your God.”
1 Samuel 7:12
Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”
Genesis 28:22
And this stone I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give You a tenth.”
Luke 19:40
“I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”

Places

Jordan: A river and region, significant in Israel's history

Glossary

Conquest and Allotment of the Land Joshua (Person) Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of Rahab (Person) Tribe of Dan

Topics

Instruction in Religion Pillar by Joshua, the Crossing of the Jordan River Stones: Memorial Pillars of the River Jordan: Passage of Israel Over: Commemorated by a Pillar of Stones in Gilgal Token: Memorial Stones

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