Joshua 4:2 - The Scriptures 2009

² “Take for yourselves twelve men from the people, one man from every tribe,

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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

And Ěliyahu took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Ya‛aqoḇ, to whom the word of יהוה had come, saying, “Yisra’ĕl is your name.”

Numbers 13:2

Send men to spy out the land of Kena‛an, which I am giving to the children of Yisra’ĕl. Send one man from each tribe of their fathers, every one a leader among them.

Numbers 34:18

“And take one leader of every tribe to divide the land for the inheritance.

Deuteronomy 1:23

“And the matter was good in my eyes, so I took twelve of your men, one man from each tribe.

Joshua 3:12

“And now, take for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Yisra’ĕl, one man from every tribe.

Joshua 4:3

and command them, saying, ‘Take for yourselves twelve stones from here, out of the midst of the Yardĕn, from the place where the priests’ feet stood firm. And you shall bring them with you and leave them in the camp in which you spend the night.’ ”