Parallel Verses
Amplified
“Take for yourselves the twelve men [chosen] from among the people, one man from each tribe,
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,
Holman Bible
“Choose 12 men from the people, one man for each tribe,
International Standard Version
"Gather together twelve men from the people one man from each tribe
A Conservative Version
Take for you twelve men out of the people, a man out of every tribe,
American Standard Version
Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,
Bible in Basic English
Take twelve men from the people, a man for every tribe,
Darby Translation
Take you twelve men out of the people, one man out of every tribe,
Julia Smith Translation
Take to you from the people twelve men, one man, one man from a tribe;
King James 2000
Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Take twelve men from the people, {one man from each tribe},
Modern King James verseion
Take twelve men for you out of the people, a man out of every tribe,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"Take you twelve men out of the people, of every tribe a man.
NET Bible
"Select for yourselves twelve men from the people, one per tribe.
New Heart English Bible
"Take twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,
The Emphasized Bible
Take unto you, from among the people, twelve men, one man severally from each tribe;
Webster
Take you twelve men from the people, from every tribe a man,
World English Bible
"Take twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,
Youngs Literal Translation
Take for you out of the people twelve men, one man -- one man out of a tribe;
Themes
Jordan, the river » Passage of israel over » Commemorated by a pillar of stones in gilgal
Topics
Interlinear
Laqach
Sh@nayim
'echad
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Joshua 4:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Israelites Make A Memorial
1 So it was when all the nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua, 2 “Take for yourselves the twelve men [chosen] from among the people, one man from each tribe, 3 and command them, ‘Pick up for yourselves twelve stones [one each] from here out of the midst of the Jordan, from the place where the priests’ feet are standing firm; carry them over with you and lay them down at the place where you will spend the night tonight.’”
Cross References
Joshua 3:12
So now take for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from each tribe.
Numbers 1:4-15
And with you there shall be a man [to assist you] from each tribe, each being the head of his father’s household.
Numbers 13:2
“Send men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am going to give to the sons of Israel. From each of their fathers’ tribes you shall send a man, every one a leader among them.”
Numbers 34:18
You shall take one leader from every tribe to divide the land for the inheritance.
Deuteronomy 1:23
The plan pleased me and I took twelve of your men, one man from each tribe.
1 Kings 18:31
Then Elijah took twelve stones in accordance with the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord had come, saying, “Israel shall be your name.”
Matthew 10:1-5
Jesus summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority and power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.