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World English Bible Classic
[1] When all the nation had completely crossed over the Jordan, Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying, [2] “Take twelve men out of the people, a man out of every tribe, [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, carry them over with you, and lay them down in the place where you’ll camp tonight.’” [4] Then Joshua called the twelve men whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, a man out of every tribe. [5] Joshua said to them, “Cross 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 the future, saying, ‘What do you mean by these stones?’ [7] then you shall tell them, ‘Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of Yahweh’s covenant. When it crossed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones shall be for a memorial to the children of Israel forever.’” [8] The children of Israel did as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the middle of the Jordan, as Yahweh spoke to Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel. They carried them over with them to the place where they camped, and laid them down there. [9] Joshua set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests who bore the ark of the covenant stood; and they are there to this day. [10] For the priests who bore the ark stood in the middle of the Jordan until everything was finished that Yahweh commanded Joshua to speak to the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua; and the people hurried and passed over. [11] When all the people had completely crossed over, Yahweh’s ark crossed over with the priests in the presence of the people. [12] The children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spoke to them. [13] About forty thousand men, ready and armed for war, passed over before Yahweh to battle, to the plains of Jericho. [14] On that day, Yahweh magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life. [15] Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying, [16] “Command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, that they come up out of the Jordan.” [17] Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, “Come up out of the Jordan!” [18] When the priests who bore the ark of Yahweh’s covenant had come up out of the middle of the Jordan, and the soles of the priests’ feet had been lifted up to the dry ground, the waters of the Jordan returned to their place, and went over all its banks, as before. [19] The people came up out of the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, on the east border of Jericho. [20] Joshua set up those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, in Gilgal. [21] He spoke to the children of Israel, saying, “When your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, ‘What do these stones mean?’ [22] Then you shall let your children know, saying, ‘Israel came over this Jordan on dry land. [23] For Yahweh your God dried up the waters of the Jordan from before you until you had crossed over, as Yahweh your God did to the Red Sea, which he dried up from before us, until we had crossed over, [24] that all the peoples of the earth may know that Yahweh’s hand is mighty, and that you may fear Yahweh your God forever.’”
King James Version
[1] And it came to pass, H1961 when H834 all H3605 the people H1471 were clean H8552 passed over H5674 H853 Jordan, H3383 that the Lord H3068 spake H559 unto H413 Joshua, H3091 saying, H559 [2] Take H3947 you twelve H8147 H6240 men H582 out of H4480 the people, H5971 out of every H259 tribe H7626 a man, H376 H376 H259 [3] and command H6680 ye them, H853 saying, H559 Take H5375 you hence H2088 out of the midst H8432 of Jordan, H3383 out of the place H4673 where the priests’ H3548 feet H7272 stood H4673 firm, H3559 twelve H8147 H6240 stones, H68 and ye shall carry H5674 them H853 over H5674 with you, H5973 and leave H3240 them H853 in the lodging place, H4411 where H834 ye shall lodge H3885 this night. H3915 [4] Then Joshua H3091 called H7121 H413 the twelve H8147 H6240 men, H376 whom H834 he had prepared H3559 of the children H1121 of Israel, H3478 out of every H259 tribe H7626 a man: H376 H376 H259 [5] and Joshua H3091 said H559 unto them, Pass over H5674 before H6440 the ark H727 of the Lord H3068 your God H430 into H413 the midst H8432 of Jordan, H3383 and take H7311 you up H7311 every man H376 of you a stone H68 H259 upon H5921 his shoulder, H7926 according unto the number H4557 of the tribes H7626 of the children H1121 of Israel: H3478 [6] that H4616 this H2063 may be H1961 a sign H226 among you, H7130 that when H3588 your children H1121 ask H7592 their fathers in time to come, H4279§ saying, H559 What H4100 mean ye by these H428 stones? H68 [7] Then ye shall answer H559 them, That H834 the waters H4325 of Jordan H3383 were cut off H3772 before H6440 the ark H727 of the covenant H1285 of the Lord; H3068 when it passed over H5674 Jordan, H3383 the waters H4325 of Jordan H3383 were cut off: H3772 and these H428 stones H68 shall be H1961 for a memorial H2146 unto the children H1121 of Israel H3478 for H5704 ever. H5769 [8] And the children H1121 of Israel H3478 did H6213 so H3651 as H834 Joshua H3091 commanded, H6680 and took up H5375 twelve H8147 H6240 stones H68 out of the midst H8432 of Jordan, H3383 as H834 the Lord H3068 spake H1696 unto H413 Joshua, H3091 according to the number H4557 of the tribes H7626 of the children H1121 of Israel, H3478 and carried them over H5674 with them H5973 unto H413 the place where they lodged, H4411 and laid them down H3240 there. H8033 [9] And Joshua H3091 set up H6965 twelve H8147 H6240 stones H68 in the midst H8432 of Jordan, H3383 in H8478 the place where H4673 the feet H7272 of the priests H3548 which bare H5375 the ark H727 of the covenant H1285 stood: H4673 and they are H1961 there H8033 unto H5704 this H2088 day. H3117 [10] For the priests H3548 which bare H5375 the ark H727 stood H5975 in the midst H8432 of Jordan, H3383 until H5704 every H3605 thing H1697 was finished H8552 that H834 the Lord H3068 commanded H6680 H853 Joshua H3091 to speak H1696 unto H413 the people, H5971 according to all H3605 that H834 Moses H4872 commanded H6680 H853 Joshua: H3091 and the people H5971 hasted H4116 and passed over. H5674 [11] And it came to pass, H1961 when H834 all H3605 the people H5971 were clean H8552 passed over, H5674 that the ark H727 of the Lord H3068 passed over, H5674 and the priests, H3548 in the presence H6440 of the people. H5971 [12] And the children H1121 of Reuben, H7205 and the children H1121 of Gad, H1410 and half H2677 the tribe H7626 of Manasseh, H4519 passed over H5674 armed H2571 before H6440 the children H1121 of Israel, H3478 as H834 Moses H4872 spake H1696 unto them: H413 [13] about forty H705 thousand H505 prepared H2502§ for war H6635 passed over H5674 before H6440 the Lord H3068 unto battle, H4421 to H413 the plains H6160 of Jericho. H3405 [14] On H3117 that H1931 day H3117 the Lord H3068 magnified H1431 H853 Joshua H3091 in the sight H5869 of all H3605 Israel; H3478 and they feared H3372 him, H853 as H834 they feared H3372 H853 Moses, H4872 all H3605 the days H3117 of his life. H2416 [15] And the Lord H3068 spake H559 unto H413 Joshua, H3091 saying, H559 [16] Command H6680 H853 the priests H3548 that bear H5375 the ark H727 of the testimony, H5715 that they come up H5927 out of H4480 Jordan. H3383 [17] Joshua H3091 therefore commanded H6680 H853 the priests, H3548 saying, H559 Come ye up H5927 out of H4480 Jordan. H3383 [18] And it came to pass, H1961 when the priests H3548 that bare H5375 the ark H727 of the covenant H1285 of the Lord H3068 were come up H5927 out of the midst H8432 of Jordan, H3383 and the soles H3709 of the priests’ H3548 feet H7272 were lifted up H5423 unto H413 the dry land, H2724 that the waters H4325 of Jordan H3383 returned H7725 unto their place, H4725 and flowed H3212 over H5921§ all H3605 his banks, H1415 as H8543 they did before. H8032 [19] And the people H5971 came up H5927 out of H4480 Jordan H3383 on the tenth H6218 day of the first H7223 month, H2320 and encamped H2583 in Gilgal, H1537 in the east H4217 border H7097 of Jericho. H3405 [20] H853 And those H428 twelve H8147 H6240 stones, H68 which H834 they took H3947 out of H4480 Jordan, H3383 did Joshua H3091 pitch H6965 in Gilgal. H1537 [21] And he spake H559 unto H413 the children H1121 of Israel, H3478 saying, H559 When H834 your children H1121 shall ask H7592 H853 their fathers H1 in time to come, H4279§ saying, H559 What H4100 mean these H428 stones? H68 [22] Then ye shall let H3045 H853 your children H1121 know, H3045 saying, H559 Israel H3478 came over H5674 H853 this H2088 Jordan H3383 on dry land. H3004 [23] For H834 the Lord H3068 your God H430 dried up H3001 H853 the waters H4325 of Jordan H3383 from before you, H6440 until H5704 ye were passed over, H5674 as H834 the Lord H3068 your God H430 did H6213 to the Red H5488 sea, H3220 which H834 he dried up H3001 from before us, H6440 until H5704 we were gone over: H5674 [24] that H4616 all H3605 the people H5971 of the earth H776 might know H3045 H853 the hand H3027 of the Lord, H3068 that H3588 it H1931 is mighty: H2389 that H4616 ye might fear H3372 H853 the Lord H3068 your God H430 for ever. H3605 H3117

Footnotes

  1. § 4:6 Heb. tomorrow
  2. § 4:13 Or, ready armed
  3. § 4:18 Heb. went
  4. § 4:21 Heb. tomorrow
Septuaginta
[1] Καὶ G2532 ἐπεὶ G1893 συνετέλεσεν G4931 πᾶς G3956 ὁ G3588 λαὸς G2992 διαβαίνων G1224 τὸν G3588 Ιορδάνην, G2446 καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 κύριος G2962 τῷ G3588 Ἰησοῖ G2424 λέγων G3004 [2] Παραλαβὼν G3880 ἄνδρας G435 ἀπὸ G575 τοῦ G3588 λαοῦ, G2992 ἕνα G1520 ἀφ’ G575 ἑκάστης G1538 φυλῆς, G5443 [3] σύνταξον G4929 αὐτοῖς G846 λέγων G3004 Ἀνέλεσθε G337 ἐκ G1537 μέσου G3319 τοῦ G3588 Ιορδάνου G2446 ἑτοίμους G2092 δώδεκα G1427 λίθους G3037 καὶ G2532 τούτους G5128 διακομίσαντες ἅμα G260 ὑμῖν G5213 αὐτοῖς G846 θέτε G5087 αὐτοὺς G846 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 στρατοπεδείᾳ ὑμῶν, G5216 οὗ G3757 ἐὰν G1437 παρεμβάλητε ἐκεῖ G1563 τὴν G3588 νύκτα. G3571 [4] Καὶ G2532 ἀνακαλεσάμενος Ἰησοῦς G2424 δώδεκα G1427 ἄνδρας G435 τῶν G3588 ἐνδόξων G1741 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 υἱῶν G5207 Ισραηλ, G2474 ἕνα G1520 ἀφ’ G575 ἑκάστης G1538 φυλῆς, G5443 [5] εἶπεν G2036 αὐτοῖς G846 Προσαγάγετε G4317 ἔμπροσθέν G1715 μου G3450 πρὸ G4253 προσώπου G4383 κυρίου G2962 εἰς G1519 μέσον G3319 τοῦ G3588 Ιορδάνου, G2446 καὶ G2532 ἀνελόμενος G337 ἐκεῖθεν G1564 ἕκαστος G1538 λίθον G3037 ἀράτω G142 ἐπὶ G1909 τῶν G3588 ὤμων G5606 αὐτοῦ G846 κατὰ G2596 τὸν G3588 ἀριθμὸν G706 τῶν G3588 δώδεκα G1427 φυλῶν G5443 τοῦ G3588 Ισραηλ, G2474 [6] ἵνα G2443 ὑπάρχωσιν G5225 ὑμῖν G5213 οὗτοι G3778 εἰς G1519 σημεῖον G4592 κείμενον G2749 διὰ G1223 παντός, G3956 ἵνα G2443 ὅταν G3752 ἐρωτᾷ G2065 σε G4571 ὁ G3588 υἱός G5207 σου G4675 αὔριον G839 λέγων G3004 Τί G5101 εἰσιν G1526 οἱ G3588 λίθοι G3037 οὗτοι G3778 ὑμῖν; G5213 [7] Καὶ G2532 σὺ G4771 δηλώσεις G1213 τῷ G3588 υἱῷ G5207 σου G4675 λέγων G3004 Ὅτι G3754 ἐξέλιπεν G1587 ὁ G3588 Ιορδάνης G2446 ποταμὸς G4215 ἀπὸ G575 προσώπου G4383 κιβωτοῦ G2787 διαθήκης G1242 κυρίου G2962 πάσης G3956 τῆς G3588 γῆς, G1093 ὡς G5613 διέβαινεν G1224 αὐτόν· G846 καὶ G2532 ἔσονται G2071 οἱ G3588 λίθοι G3037 οὗτοι G3778 ὑμῖν G5213 μνημόσυνον G3422 τοῖς G3588 υἱοῖς G5207 Ισραηλ G2474 ἕως G2193 τοῦ G3588 αἰῶνος. G165 [8] Καὶ G2532 ἐποίησαν G4160 οὕτως G3779 οἱ G3588 υἱοὶ G5207 Ισραηλ, G2474 καθότι G2530 ἐνετείλατο G1781 κύριος G2962 τῷ G3588 Ἰησοῖ, G2424 καὶ G2532 λαβόντες G2983 δώδεκα G1427 λίθους G3037 ἐκ G1537 μέσου G3319 τοῦ G3588 Ιορδάνου, G2446 καθάπερ G2509 συνέταξεν G4929 κύριος G2962 τῷ G3588 Ἰησοῖ G2424 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 συντελείᾳ G4930 τῆς G3588 διαβάσεως τῶν G3588 υἱῶν G5207 Ισραηλ, G2474 καὶ G2532 διεκόμισαν ἅμα G260 ἑαυτοῖς G1438 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 παρεμβολὴν G3925 καὶ G2532 ἀπέθηκαν G659 ἐκεῖ. G1563 [9] Ἔστησεν G2476 δὲ G1161 Ἰησοῦς G2424 καὶ G2532 ἄλλους G243 δώδεκα G1427 λίθους G3037 ἐν G1722 αὐτῷ G846 τῷ G3588 Ιορδάνῃ G2446 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 γενομένῳ G1096 τόπῳ G5117 ὑπὸ G5259 τοὺς G3588 πόδας G4228 τῶν G3588 ἱερέων G2409 τῶν G3588 αἰρόντων G142 τὴν G3588 κιβωτὸν G2787 τῆς G3588 διαθήκης G1242 κυρίου, G2962 καί G2532 εἰσιν G1526 ἐκεῖ G1563 ἕως G2193 τῆς G3588 σήμερον G4594 ἡμέρας. G2250 [10] Εἱστήκεισαν G2476 δὲ G1161 οἱ G3588 ἱερεῖς G2409 οἱ G3588 αἴροντες G142 τὴν G3588 κιβωτὸν G2787 τῆς G3588 διαθήκης G1242 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 Ιορδάνῃ, G2446 ἕως G2193 οὗ G3739 συνετέλεσεν G4931 Ἰησοῦς G2424 πάντα, G3956 ἃ G3739 ἐνετείλατο G1781 κύριος G2962 ἀναγγεῖλαι G312 τῷ G3588 λαῷ, G2992 καὶ G2532 ἔσπευσεν G4692 ὁ G3588 λαὸς G2992 καὶ G2532 διέβησαν. G1224 [11] Καὶ G2532 ἐγένετο G1096 ὡς G5613 συνετέλεσεν G4931 πᾶς G3956 ὁ G3588 λαὸς G2992 διαβῆναι, G1224 καὶ G2532 διέβη G1224 ἡ G3588 κιβωτὸς G2787 τῆς G3588 διαθήκης G1242 κυρίου, G2962 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 λίθοι G3037 ἔμπροσθεν G1715 αὐτῶν. G846 [12] Καὶ G2532 διέβησαν G1224 οἱ G3588 υἱοὶ G5207 Ρουβην G4502 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 υἱοὶ G5207 Γαδ G1045 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 ἡμίσεις G2255 φυλῆς G5443 Μανασση G3128 διεσκευασμένοι ἔμπροσθεν G1715 τῶν G3588 υἱῶν G5207 Ισραηλ, G2474 καθάπερ G2509 ἐνετείλατο G1781 αὐτοῖς G846 Μωϋσῆς. G3475 [13] Τετρακισμύριοι εὔζωνοι εἰς G1519 μάχην G3163 διέβησαν G1224 ἐναντίον G1726 κυρίου G2962 εἰς G1519 πόλεμον G4171 πρὸς G4314 τὴν G3588 Ιεριχω G2410 πόλιν. G4172 [14] Ἐν G1722 ἐκείνῃ G1565 τῇ G3588 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 ηὔξησεν G837 κύριος G2962 τὸν G3588 Ἰησοῦν G2424 ἐναντίον G1726 παντὸς G3956 τοῦ G3588 γένους G1085 Ισραηλ, G2474 καὶ G2532 ἐφοβοῦντο G5399 αὐτὸν G846 ὥσπερ G5618 Μωυσῆν, G3475 ὅσον G3745 χρόνον G5550 ἔζη. G2198 [15] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 κύριος G2962 τῷ G3588 Ἰησοῖ G2424 λέγων G3004 [16] Ἔντειλαι G1781 τοῖς G3588 ἱερεῦσιν G2409 τοῖς G3588 αἴρουσιν G142 τὴν G3588 κιβωτὸν G2787 τῆς G3588 διαθήκης G1242 τοῦ G3588 μαρτυρίου G3142 κυρίου G2962 ἐκβῆναι ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 Ιορδάνου. G2446 [17] Καὶ G2532 ἐνετείλατο G1781 Ἰησοῦς G2424 τοῖς G3588 ἱερεῦσιν G2409 λέγων G3004 Ἔκβητε ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 Ιορδάνου. G2446 [18] Καὶ G2532 ἐγένετο G1096 ὡς G5613 ἐξέβησαν οἱ G3588 ἱερεῖς G2409 οἱ G3588 αἴροντες G142 τὴν G3588 κιβωτὸν G2787 τῆς G3588 διαθήκης G1242 κυρίου G2962 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 Ιορδάνου G2446 καὶ G2532 ἔθηκαν G5087 τοὺς G3588 πόδας G4228 ἐπὶ G1909 τῆς G3588 γῆς, G1093 ὥρμησεν G3729 τὸ G3588 ὕδωρ G5204 τοῦ G3588 Ιορδάνου G2446 κατὰ G2596 χώραν G5561 καὶ G2532 ἐπορεύετο G4198 καθὰ G2505 ἐχθὲς G5504 καὶ G2532 τρίτην G5154 ἡμέραν G2250 δι’ G1223 ὅλης G3650 τῆς G3588 κρηπῖδος. [19] Καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 λαὸς G2992 ἀνέβη G305 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 Ιορδάνου G2446 δεκάτῃ G1182 τοῦ G3588 μηνὸς G3376 τοῦ G3588 πρώτου· G4413 καὶ G2532 κατεστρατοπέδευσαν οἱ G3588 υἱοὶ G5207 Ισραηλ G2474 ἐν G1722 Γαλγαλοις κατὰ G2596 μέρος G3313 τὸ G3588 πρὸς G4314 ἡλίου G2246 ἀνατολὰς G395 ἀπὸ G575 τῆς G3588 Ιεριχω. G2410 [20] Καὶ G2532 τοὺς G3588 δώδεκα G1427 λίθους G3037 τούτους, G5128 οὓς G3739 ἔλαβεν G2983 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 Ιορδάνου, G2446 ἔστησεν G2476 Ἰησοῦς G2424 ἐν G1722 Γαλγαλοις [21] λέγων G3004 Ὅταν G3752 ἐρωτῶσιν G2065 ὑμᾶς G5209 οἱ G3588 υἱοὶ G5207 ὑμῶν G5216 λέγοντες G3004 Τί G5101 εἰσιν G1526 οἱ G3588 λίθοι G3037 οὗτοι; G3778 [22] Ἀναγγείλατε G312 τοῖς G3588 υἱοῖς G5207 ὑμῶν G5216 ὅτι G3754 Ἐπὶ G1909 ξηρᾶς G3584 διέβη G1224 Ισραηλ G2474 τὸν G3588 Ιορδάνην G2446 [23] ἀποξηράναντος κυρίου G2962 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 ἡμῶν G2257 τὸ G3588 ὕδωρ G5204 τοῦ G3588 Ιορδάνου G2446 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 ἔμπροσθεν G1715 αὐτῶν G846 μέχρι G3360 οὗ G3739 διέβησαν, G1224 καθάπερ G2509 ἐποίησεν G4160 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 ἡμῶν G2257 τὴν G3588 ἐρυθρὰν G2063 θάλασσαν, G2281 ἣν G3739 ἀπεξήρανεν κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 ἡμῶν G2257 ἔμπροσθεν G1715 ἡμῶν G2257 ἕως G2193 παρήλθομεν, G3928 [24] ὅπως G3704 γνῶσιν G1097 πάντα G3956 τὰ G3588 ἔθνη G1484 τῆς G3588 γῆς G1093 ὅτι G3754 ἡ G3588 δύναμις G1411 τοῦ G3588 κυρίου G2962 ἰσχυρά G2478 ἐστιν, G2076 καὶ G2532 ἵνα G2443 ὑμεῖς G5210 σέβησθε G4576 κύριον G2962 τὸν G3588 θεὸν G2316 ὑμῶν G5216 ἐν G1722 παντὶ G3956 χρόνῳ. G5550
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament