“Send some men to explore the land of Canaan. This is the land that I will give to the people of Israel. Send one leader from each of the twelve family groups.”
Joshua 3:12 - Easy To Read Version Now, choose twelve men. Choose one man from each of the twelve family groups of Israel. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So now take twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe. American Standard Version (1901) Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, for every tribe a man. Common English Bible Now pick twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one per tribe. Catholic Public Domain Version Prepare twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Prepare ye twelve men of the tribes of Israel, one of every tribe. |
“Send some men to explore the land of Canaan. This is the land that I will give to the people of Israel. Send one leader from each of the twelve family groups.”
The priests will carry the Box of the Lord. [11] The Lord is the Master of the whole world. They will carry that Box in front of you into the Jordan River. When they enter the water, the water of the Jordan River will stop flowing. The water will stop and fill behind that place like a dam.”
So Joshua chose one man from each family group. Then he called the twelve men together.
(Joshua also put twelve rocks in the middle of the Jordan River. He put them at the place where the priests stood while carrying the Lord’s Holy Box. [15] Those rocks are still at that place today.)