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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.

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Joshua 4 (KJVS)

[1] And it came to pass, when all the people H1471 were clean H8552 (8804) passed over H5674 (8800) Jordan H3383, that the LORD H3068 spake H559 (8799) unto Joshua H3091, saying H559 (8800),
[2] Take H3947 (8798) you twelve H8147 H6240 men H582 out of the people H5971, out of every H259 tribe H7626 a man H376,
[3] And command H6680 (8761) ye them, saying H559 (8800), Take H5375 (8798) you hence out of the midst H8432 of Jordan H3383, out of the place where the priests H3548’ feet H7272 stood H4673 firm H3559 (8687), twelve H8147 H6240 stones H68, and ye shall carry them over H5674 (8689) with you, and leave H3240 (8689) them in the lodging place H4411, where ye shall lodge H3885 (8799) this night H3915.
[4] Then Joshua H3091 called H7121 (8799) the twelve H8147 H6240 men H376, whom he had prepared H3559 (8689) of the children H1121 of Israel H3478, out of every H259 tribe H7626 a man H376:
[5] And Joshua H3091 said H559 (8799) unto them, Pass over H5674 (8798) before H6440 the ark H727 of the LORD H3068 your God H430 into the midst H8432 of Jordan H3383, and take ye up H7311 (8685) every H259 man H376 of you a stone H68 upon his shoulder H7926, according unto the number H4557 of the tribes H7626 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478:
[6] That this may be a sign H226 among H7130 you, [that] when your children H1121 ask H7592 (8799) [their fathers] in time to come H4279, saying H559 (8800), What [mean] ye by these stones H68?
[7] Then ye shall answer H559 (8804) them, That the waters H4325 of Jordan H3383 were cut off H3772 (8738) before H6440 the ark H727 of the covenant H1285 of the LORD H3068; when it passed over H5674 (8800) Jordan H3383, the waters H4325 of Jordan H3383 were cut off H3772 (8738): and these stones H68 shall be 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 (8799) so as Joshua H3091 commanded H6680 (8765), and took up H5375 (8799) twelve H8147 H6240 stones H68 out of the midst H8432 of Jordan H3383, as the LORD H3068 spake H1696 (8765) unto Joshua H3091, according to the number H4557 of the tribes H7626 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478, and carried them over H5674 (8686) with them unto the place where they lodged H4411, and laid them down H3240 (8686) there.
[9] And Joshua H3091 set up H6965 (8689) twelve H8147 H6240 stones H68 in the midst H8432 of Jordan H3383, in the place where the feet H7272 of the priests H3548 which bare H5375 (8802) the ark H727 of the covenant H1285 stood H4673: and they are there unto this day H3117.
[10] For the priests H3548 which bare H5375 (8802) the ark H727 stood H5975 (8802) in the midst H8432 of Jordan H3383, until every thing H1697 was finished H8552 (8800) that the LORD H3068 commanded H6680 (8765) Joshua H3091 to speak H1696 (8763) unto the people H5971, according to all that Moses H4872 commanded H6680 (8765) Joshua H3091: and the people H5971 hasted H4116 (8762) and passed over H5674 (8799).
[11] And it came to pass, when all the people H5971 were clean H8552 (8804) passed over H5674 (8800), that the ark H727 of the LORD H3068 passed over H5674 (8799), 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 (8799) armed H2571 before H6440 the children H1121 of Israel H3478, as Moses H4872 spake H1696 (8765) unto them:
[13] About forty H705 thousand H505 prepared H2502 (8803) for war H6635 passed over H5674 (8804) before H6440 the LORD H3068 unto battle H4421, to the plains H6160 of Jericho H3405.
[14] On that day H3117 the LORD H3068 magnified H1431 (8765) Joshua H3091 in the sight H5869 of all Israel H3478; and they feared H3372 (8799) him, as they feared H3372 (8804) Moses H4872, all the days H3117 of his life H2416.
[15] And the LORD H3068 spake H559 (8799) unto Joshua H3091, saying H559 (8800),
[16] Command H6680 (8761) the priests H3548 that bear H5375 (8802) the ark H727 of the testimony H5715, that they come up H5927 (8799) out of Jordan H3383.
[17] Joshua H3091 therefore commanded H6680 (8762) the priests H3548, saying H559 (8800), Come ye up H5927 (8798) out of Jordan H3383.
[18] And it came to pass, when the priests H3548 that bare H5375 (8802) the ark H727 of the covenant H1285 of the LORD H3068 were come up H5927 (8800) out of the midst H8432 of Jordan H3383, [and] the soles H3709 of the priests H3548’ feet H7272 were lifted up H5423 (8738) unto the dry land H2724, that the waters H4325 of Jordan H3383 returned H7725 (8799) unto their place H4725, and flowed H3212 (8799) over all his banks H1415, as H8543 [they did] before H8032.
[19] And the people H5971 came up H5927 (8804) out of Jordan H3383 on the tenth H6218 [day] of the first H7223 month H2320, and encamped H2583 (8799) in Gilgal H1537, in the east H4217 border H7097 of Jericho H3405.
[20] And those twelve H8147 H6240 stones H68, which they took out H3947 (8804) of Jordan H3383, did Joshua H3091 pitch H6965 (8689) in Gilgal H1537.
[21] And he spake H559 (8799) unto the children H1121 of Israel H3478, saying H559 (8800), When your children H1121 shall ask H7592 (8799) their fathers H1 in time to come H4279, saying H559 (8800), What [mean] these stones H68?
[22] Then ye shall let your children H1121 know H3045 (8689), saying H559 (8800), Israel H3478 came over H5674 (8804) this Jordan H3383 on dry land H3004.
[23] For the LORD H3068 your God H430 dried up H3001 (8689) the waters H4325 of Jordan H3383 from before H6440 you, until ye were passed over H5674 (8800), as the LORD H3068 your God H430 did H6213 (8804) to the Red H5488 sea H3220, which he dried up H3001 (8689) from before H6440 us, until we were gone over H5674 (8800):
[24] That all the people H5971 of the earth H776 might know H3045 (8800) the hand H3027 of the LORD H3068, that it [is] mighty H2389: that ye might fear H3372 (8804) the LORD H3068 your God H430 for ever H3117.

Young’s Literal Translation

Joshua 4 (YLT)

[1] And it cometh to pass, when all the nation hath completed to pass over the Jordan, that Jehovah speaketh unto Joshua, saying,
[2] ‘Take for you out of the people twelve men, one man-one man out of a tribe;
[3] and command ye them, saying, Take up for you from this place, from the midst of the Jordan, from the established standing-place of the feet of the priests, twelve stones, and ye have removed them over with you, and placed them in the lodging-place in which ye lodge to-night.’
[4] And Joshua calleth unto the twelve men whom he prepared out of the sons of Israel, one man-one man out of a tribe;
[5] and Joshua saith to them, ‘Pass over before the ark of Jehovah your God unto the midst of the Jordan and lift up for you each, one stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel,
[6] so that this is a sign in your midst, when your children ask hereafter, saying, What are these stones to you?
[7] that ye have said to them, Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off, at the presence of the ark of the covenant of Jehovah; in its passing over into the Jordan were the waters of the Jordan cut off; and these stones have been for a memorial to the sons of Israel-to the age.’
[8] And the sons of Israel do so as Joshua commanded, and take up twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan, as Jehovah hath spoken unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel, and remove them over with them unto the lodging-place, and place them there,
[9] even the twelve stones hath Joshua raised up out of the midst of the Jordan, the place of the standing of the feet of the priests bearing the ark of the covenant, and they are there unto this day.
[10] And the priests bearing the ark are standing in the midst of the Jordan till the completion of the whole thing which Jehovah commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua, and the people haste and pass over.
[11] And it cometh to pass when all the people have completed to pass over, that the ark of Jehovah passeth over, and the priests, in the presence of the people;
[12] and the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh, pass over, by fifties, before the sons of Israel, as Moses had spoken unto them;
[13] about forty thousand, armed ones of the host, passed over before Jehovah for battle, unto the plains of Jericho.
[14] On that day hath Jehovah made Joshua great in the eyes of all Israel, and they reverence him, as they reverenced Moses, all days of his life.
[15] And Jehovah speaketh unto Joshua, saying,
[16] ‘Command the priests bearing the ark of the testimony, and they come up out of the Jordan.’
[17] And Joshua commandeth the priests, saying, ‘Come ye up out of the Jordan.’
[18] And it cometh to pass, in the coming up of the priests bearing the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of the midst of the Jordan-the soles of the feet of the priests have been drawn up into the dry ground-and the waters of the Jordan turn back to their place, and go as heretofore over all its banks.
[19] And the people have come up out of the Jordan on the tenth of the first month, and encamp in Gilgal, in the extremity east of Jericho;
[20] and these twelve stones, which they have taken out of the Jordan, hath Joshua raised up in Gilgal.
[21] And he speaketh unto the sons of Israel, saying, ‘When your sons ask their fathers hereafter, saying, What are these stones?
[22] then ye have caused your sons to know, saying, On dry land Israel passed over this Jordan;
[23] because Jehovah your God dried up the waters of the Jordan at your presence, till your passing over, as Jehovah your God did to the Red Sea which He dried up at our presence till our passing over;
[24] so that all the people of the land do know the hand of Jehovah that it is strong, so that ye have reverenced Jehovah your God all the days.’