4Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man.


In Context

1 It happened, when all the nation had completely passed over the Jordan, that Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,

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

3 and command them, saying, 'Take from out of the middle of the Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and carry them over with you, and lay them down in the lodging place, where you will lodge tonight.'|

4 Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man.

5 Joshua said to them, |Pass over before the ark of Yahweh your God into the middle of the Jordan, and each of you pick up a stone and put it on your shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel;

6 that this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask in time to come, saying, 'What do you mean by these stones?'

Joshua 4:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:4Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:4So Joshua called together the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one from each tribe,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:4And Josue called twelve men, whom he had chosen out of the children of Israel, one out of every tribe,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:4Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:4And Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had appointed of the children of Israel, a man out of every tribe;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:4Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:4Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, of every tribe a man:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:4And Joshua calleth unto the twelve men whom he prepared out of the sons of Israel, one man — one man out of a tribe;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:4Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man: