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Joshua 4 (WEBP)

[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.’”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Joshua 4 (KJVS)

[1] And it came to pass, when all the people were clean () passed over () Jordan, that the Lord spake () unto Joshua, saying, ()
[2] Take () you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,
[3] and command () ye them, saying, () Take () you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests’ feet stood firm, () twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over () with you, and leave () them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge () this night.
[4] Then Joshua called () the twelve men, whom he had prepared () of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:
[5] and Joshua said () unto them, Pass over () before the ark of the Lord your God into the midst of Jordan, and take you up () every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel:
[6] that this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask () their fathers in time to come, saying, () What mean ye by these stones?
[7] Then ye shall answer () them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off () before the ark of the covenant of the Lord; when it passed over () Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: () and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.
[8] And the children of Israel did () so as Joshua commanded, () and took up () twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the Lord spake () unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over () with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down () there.
[9] And Joshua set up () twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare () the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day.
[10] For the priests which bare () the ark stood () in the midst of Jordan, until every thing was finished () that the Lord commanded () Joshua to speak () unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded () Joshua: and the people hasted () and passed over. ()
[11] And it came to pass, when all the people were clean () passed over, () that the ark of the Lord passed over, () and the priests, in the presence of the people.
[12] And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over () armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake () unto them:
[13] about forty thousand prepared () for war passed over () before the Lord unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
[14] On that day the Lord magnified () Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared () him, as they feared () Moses, all the days of his life.
[15] And the Lord spake () unto Joshua, saying, ()
[16] Command () the priests that bear () the ark of the testimony, that they come up () out of Jordan.
[17] Joshua therefore commanded () the priests, saying, () Come ye up () out of Jordan.
[18] And it came to pass, when the priests that bare () the ark of the covenant of the Lord were come up () out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the priests’ feet were lifted up () unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned () unto their place, and flowed () over all his banks, as they did before.
[19] And the people came up () out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped () in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho.
[20] And those twelve stones, which they took out () of Jordan, did Joshua pitch () in Gilgal.
[21] And he spake () unto the children of Israel, saying, () When your children shall ask () their fathers in time to come, saying, () What mean these stones?
[22] Then ye shall let your children know, () saying, () Israel came over () this Jordan on dry land.
[23] For the Lord your God dried up () the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, () as the Lord your God did () to the Red sea, which he dried up () from before us, until we were gone over: ()
[24] that all the people of the earth might know () the hand of the Lord, that it is mighty: that ye might fear () the Lord your God for ever.

Joshua 4:6 Heb. tomorrow
Joshua 4:13 Or, ready armed
Joshua 4:18 Heb. went
Joshua 4:21 Heb. tomorrow

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Joshua 4 (BYZ)

[1] και επει συνετελεσεν πας ο λαος διαβαινων τον ιορδανην και ειπεν κυριος τω ιησοι λεγων
[2] παραλαβων ανδρας απο του λαου ενα αφ εκαστης φυλης
[3] συνταξον αυτοις λεγων ανελεσθε εκ μεσου του ιορδανου ετοιμους δωδεκα λιθους και τουτους διακομισαντες αμα υμιν αυτοις θετε αυτους εν τη στρατοπεδεια υμων ου εαν παρεμβαλητε εκει την νυκτα
[4] και ανακαλεσαμενος ιησους δωδεκα ανδρας των ενδοξων απο των υιων ισραηλ ενα αφ εκαστης φυλης
[5] ειπεν αυτοις προσαγαγετε εμπροσθεν μου προ προσωπου κυριου εις μεσον του ιορδανου και ανελομενος εκειθεν εκαστος λιθον αρατω επι των ωμων αυτου κατα τον αριθμον των δωδεκα φυλων του ισραηλ
[6] ινα υπαρχωσιν υμιν ουτοι εις σημειον κειμενον δια παντος ινα οταν ερωτα σε ο υιος σου αυριον λεγων τι εισιν οι λιθοι ουτοι υμιν
[7] και συ δηλωσεις τω υιω σου λεγων οτι εξελιπεν ο ιορδανης ποταμος απο προσωπου κιβωτου διαθηκης κυριου πασης της γης ως διεβαινεν αυτον και εσονται οι λιθοι ουτοι υμιν μνημοσυνον τοις υιοις ισραηλ εως του αιωνος
[8] και εποιησαν ουτως οι υιοι ισραηλ καθοτι ενετειλατο κυριος τω ιησοι και λαβοντες δωδεκα λιθους εκ μεσου του ιορδανου καθαπερ συνεταξεν κυριος τω ιησοι εν τη συντελεια της διαβασεως των υιων ισραηλ και διεκομισαν αμα εαυτοις εις την παρεμβολην και απεθηκαν εκει
[9] εστησεν δε ιησους και αλλους δωδεκα λιθους εν αυτω τω ιορδανη εν τω γενομενω τοπω υπο τους ποδας των ιερεων των αιροντων την κιβωτον της διαθηκης κυριου και εισιν εκει εως της σημερον ημερας
[10] ειστηκεισαν δε οι ιερεις οι αιροντες την κιβωτον της διαθηκης εν τω ιορδανη εως ου συνετελεσεν ιησους παντα α ενετειλατο κυριος αναγγειλαι τω λαω και εσπευσεν ο λαος και διεβησαν
[11] και εγενετο ως συνετελεσεν πας ο λαος διαβηναι και διεβη η κιβωτος της διαθηκης κυριου και οι λιθοι εμπροσθεν αυτων
[12] και διεβησαν οι υιοι ρουβην και οι υιοι γαδ και οι ημισεις φυλης μανασση διεσκευασμενοι εμπροσθεν των υιων ισραηλ καθαπερ ενετειλατο αυτοις μωυσης
[13] τετρακισμυριοι ευζωνοι εις μαχην διεβησαν εναντιον κυριου εις πολεμον προς την ιεριχω πολιν
[14] εν εκεινη τη ημερα ηυξησεν κυριος τον ιησουν εναντιον παντος του γενους ισραηλ και εφοβουντο αυτον ωσπερ μωυσην οσον χρονον εζη
[15] και ειπεν κυριος τω ιησοι λεγων
[16] εντειλαι τοις ιερευσιν τοις αιρουσιν την κιβωτον της διαθηκης του μαρτυριου κυριου εκβηναι εκ του ιορδανου
[17] και ενετειλατο ιησους τοις ιερευσιν λεγων εκβητε εκ του ιορδανου
[18] και εγενετο ως εξεβησαν οι ιερεις οι αιροντες την κιβωτον της διαθηκης κυριου εκ του ιορδανου και εθηκαν τους ποδας επι της γης ωρμησεν το υδωρ του ιορδανου κατα χωραν και επορευετο καθα εχθες και τριτην ημεραν δι ολης της κρηπιδος
[19] και ο λαος ανεβη εκ του ιορδανου δεκατη του μηνος του πρωτου και κατεστρατοπεδευσαν οι υιοι ισραηλ εν γαλγαλοις κατα μερος το προς ηλιου ανατολας απο της ιεριχω
[20] και τους δωδεκα λιθους τουτους ους ελαβεν εκ του ιορδανου εστησεν ιησους εν γαλγαλοις
[21] λεγων οταν ερωτωσιν υμας οι υιοι υμων λεγοντες τι εισιν οι λιθοι ουτοι
[22] αναγγειλατε τοις υιοις υμων οτι επι ξηρας διεβη ισραηλ τον ιορδανην
[23] αποξηραναντος κυριου του θεου ημων το υδωρ του ιορδανου εκ του εμπροσθεν αυτων μεχρι ου διεβησαν καθαπερ εποιησεν κυριος ο θεος ημων την ερυθραν θαλασσαν ην απεξηρανεν κυριος ο θεος ημων εμπροσθεν ημων εως παρηλθομεν
[24] οπως γνωσιν παντα τα εθνη της γης οτι η δυναμις του κυριου ισχυρα εστιν και ινα υμεις σεβησθε κυριον τον θεον υμων εν παντι χρονω

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.