Elijah took twelve stones—like the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of Adonai had come saying, “Israel shall be your name”—
Joshua 4:2 - Tree of Life Version “Take for yourself twelve men from the people, one man from each tribe, More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Take twelve men from among the people, one man out of every tribe, American Standard Version (1901) Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man, Common English Bible “Pick twelve men from the people, one man per tribe. Catholic Public Domain Version "Choose twelve men, one from each tribe, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Choose twelve men, one of every tribe: |
Elijah took twelve stones—like the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of Adonai had come saying, “Israel shall be your name”—
“Send some men on your behalf to investigate the land of Canaan, which I am giving to Bnei-Yisrael. Each man you are to send will be a prince of the tribe of his fathers, a man from each tribe.”
“The idea seemed good to me, so I took twelve men from among you—one man for each tribe.
So now, take for yourselves twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, one man for each tribe.
and command them saying, ‘Take for yourselves twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, from the place where the feet of the kohanim are standing firm, and carry them over with you, and deposit them at the place where you will lodge tonight.”