Joshua 4:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

² ‘Choose twelve men from the people, one man for each tribe,

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² Take twelve men from among the people, one man out of every tribe,

American Standard Version (1901)

² Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,

Common English Bible

² “Pick twelve men from the people, one man per tribe.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² "Choose twelve men, one from each tribe,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² Choose twelve men, one of every tribe:

Joshua 4:2 Cross References

1 Kings 18:31

Elijah took twelve stones #– #according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord had come, saying, ‘Israel will be your name’   #– #

Numbers 13:2

‘Send men to scout out the land of Canaan  I am giving to the Israelites. Send one man who is a leader among them from each of their ancestral tribes.’

Numbers 34:18

Take one leader from each tribe to distribute the land.

Deuteronomy 1:23

The plan seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men from among you, one man for each tribe.

Joshua 3:12

Now choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man for each tribe.

Joshua 4:3

and command them: Take twelve stones  from this place in the middle of the Jordan where the priests  are standing, carry them with you, and set them down at the place where you spend the night.’