Joshua 4:12

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over, armed for battle, in front of the Israelites, as Moses had directed them.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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:

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses had spoken to them:

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the children{H1121} of Reuben,{H7205} and the children{H1121} of Gad,{H1410} and the half -{H2677} tribe{H7626} of Manasseh,{H4519} passed over{H5674} armed{H2571} before{H6440} the children{H1121} of Israel,{H3478} as Moses{H4872} spake{H1696} unto them:

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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}{(H8799)} armed{H2571} before{H6440} the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}, as Moses{H4872} spake{H1696}{(H8765)} unto them:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And the Rubenites, & Gaddites, and ye halfe trybe of Manasse wente harnessed before the childre of Israel, like as Moses had sayde vnto the:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And the sonnes of Reuben, & the sonnes of Gad, and halfe the tribe of Manasseh went ouer before the children of Israel armed, as Moses had charged them.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the chyldren of Ruben, and the chyldren of Gad, and halfe the tribe of Manasse, went before the chyldren of Israel armed, as Moyses charged the.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spoke to them:

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them:

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh went over armed before the children of Israel as Moses had said to them:

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spoke to them.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over armed for battle ahead of the Israelites, just as Moses had instructed them.

Referenced Verses

  • Num 32:20-32 : 20 Moses said to them, "If you will do this—if you arm yourselves for battle before the Lord, 21 and all your armed men cross over the Jordan before the Lord until He has driven out His enemies from His presence— 22 then the land will be subdued before the Lord, and afterward you may return and be free from obligation to the Lord and Israel. This land will then be your possession before the Lord. 23 But if you do not do this, you will have sinned against the Lord. Be sure your sin will find you out. 24 Build cities for your children and pens for your flocks, but do what you have promised. 25 The sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben said to Moses, "Your servants will do just as my lord commands. 26 Our children, wives, livestock, and all our animals will remain here in the cities of Gilead, 27 but your servants, every armed man of war, will cross over before the Lord to battle, just as my lord says." 28 So Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders of the tribes of Israel. 29 Moses said to them, "If the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben cross the Jordan with you, every man armed for battle before the Lord, and the land is subdued before you, then you shall give them the land of Gilead as a possession. 30 But if they do not cross over armed with you, they must take their possession among you in the land of Canaan." 31 The sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben answered, "As the Lord has said to your servants, so we will do. 32 We will cross over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, but the possession of our inheritance will be on this side of the Jordan."
  • Josh 1:14 : 14 Your wives, your children, and your livestock may remain in the land that Moses gave you on the east side of the Jordan. But you, all your strong warriors, fully armed, must cross ahead of your brothers and help them.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Josh 4:13
    84%

    13 About forty thousand armed for battle crossed over before the LORD to the plains of Jericho, ready for war.

  • Num 32:27-33
    7 verses
    82%

    27 but your servants, every armed man of war, will cross over before the Lord to battle, just as my lord says."

    28 So Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders of the tribes of Israel.

    29 Moses said to them, "If the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben cross the Jordan with you, every man armed for battle before the Lord, and the land is subdued before you, then you shall give them the land of Gilead as a possession.

    30 But if they do not cross over armed with you, they must take their possession among you in the land of Canaan."

    31 The sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben answered, "As the Lord has said to your servants, so we will do.

    32 We will cross over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, but the possession of our inheritance will be on this side of the Jordan."

    33 Then Moses gave to the sons of Gad, the sons of Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan—the land with its cities and the territories surrounding them.

  • Josh 1:12
    82%

    12 To the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said:

  • Josh 22:9-13
    5 verses
    81%

    9 So the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh left the other Israelites at Shiloh in the land of Canaan to return to their own land of Gilead, the land of their possession, which they had acquired at the command of the LORD through Moses.

    10 When they came to the regions by the Jordan in the land of Canaan, the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh built a large and impressive altar there by the Jordan.

    11 Then the Israelites heard it said, 'Look, the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar on the border of the land of Canaan, by the region of the Jordan, on the Israelite side.'

    12 When the Israelites heard this, the whole assembly gathered at Shiloh to go to war against them.

    13 So the Israelites sent Phinehas son of Eleazar, the priest, to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in the land of Gilead.

  • 1 Chr 12:37
    78%

    37 From the tribe of Asher, there were 40,000 experienced warriors ready for battle.

  • Josh 4:10-11
    2 verses
    78%

    10 The priests carrying the ark stood in the middle of the Jordan until everything was completed that the LORD commanded Joshua to tell the people, just as Moses had instructed Joshua. The people hurried and crossed over.

    11 When all the people had completed crossing, the ark of the LORD and the priests also crossed over, in the sight of the people.

  • 1 Chr 5:18
    78%

    18 The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had valiant men who carried shields and swords, drew bows, and were trained for war. They numbered 44,760 men ready for battle.

  • Josh 22:1
    77%

    1 Then Joshua called the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

  • Num 32:6
    77%

    6 But Moses replied to the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben, "Should your brothers go to war while you stay here?

  • Josh 12:6
    77%

    6 Moses, the servant of the Lord, and the Israelites defeated them. And Moses, the servant of the Lord, gave their land as an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh.

  • Num 34:14-15
    2 verses
    77%

    14 For the tribe of the Reubenites by their ancestral clans, the tribe of the Gadites by their ancestral clans, and half the tribe of Manasseh have taken their inheritance.

    15 These two and a half tribes have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho, toward the sunrise.

  • Josh 22:15
    77%

    15 When they came to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in the land of Gilead, they spoke to them, saying:

  • Num 31:42
    77%

    42 From the half belonging to the Israelites, which Moses had separated from the men who fought in battle,

  • Josh 22:21
    77%

    21 Then the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh replied to the heads of the clans of Israel:

  • Num 32:20-21
    2 verses
    77%

    20 Moses said to them, "If you will do this—if you arm yourselves for battle before the Lord,

    21 and all your armed men cross over the Jordan before the Lord until He has driven out His enemies from His presence—

  • Josh 13:8
    75%

    8 The other half-tribe, along with the Reubenites and the Gadites, has already received the inheritance that Moses gave them beyond the Jordan to the east, as the servant of the LORD had assigned to them.

  • Num 32:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1 The sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had a very large amount of livestock. When they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, they noticed that the place was suitable for livestock.

    2 The sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the congregation, saying:

  • Deut 3:18
    75%

    18 At that time I commanded you: 'The LORD your God has given you this land to take possession of it. All your fighting men, fully armed, must cross over ahead of your fellow Israelites.'

  • Josh 4:4-5
    2 verses
    74%

    4 So Joshua called the twelve men he had chosen from the Israelites, one man from each tribe,

    5 and he said to them, “Cross ahead of the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to take a stone on his shoulder, one for each of the tribes of the Israelites.

  • Josh 1:14
    74%

    14 Your wives, your children, and your livestock may remain in the land that Moses gave you on the east side of the Jordan. But you, all your strong warriors, fully armed, must cross ahead of your brothers and help them.

  • Num 10:28
    74%

    28 This was the order of the journeys of the Israelites according to their divisions as they set out.

  • Josh 4:1
    74%

    1 When all the people had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua,

  • Josh 3:11-12
    2 verses
    74%

    11 'Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is passing ahead of you into the Jordan.'

    12 Now then, select twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from each tribe.

  • Josh 3:14
    73%

    14 So when the people set out from their tents to cross the Jordan, the priests carrying the ark of the covenant went ahead of them.

  • Josh 22:33
    73%

    33 The Israelites were pleased with the report, and they praised God. They no longer talked about going to war against them to destroy the land where the Reubenites and the Gadites lived.

  • Judg 3:28
    73%

    28 He said to them, 'Follow me, for the Lord has given your enemies, the Moabites, into your hands.' So they followed him, captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Moab, and did not allow anyone to cross over.

  • Num 31:5
    73%

    5 So they selected from the thousands of Israel a thousand men from each tribe, twelve thousand armed for battle.

  • Num 33:51
    73%

    51 'Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

  • Num 32:25
    73%

    25 The sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben said to Moses, "Your servants will do just as my lord commands.

  • Josh 6:7
    73%

    7 And he commanded the people, 'Advance and march around the city, with the armed men going ahead of the ark of the LORD.'

  • Deut 4:43
    73%

    43 The cities were Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau for the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites, and Golan in Bashan for the Manassites.

  • Deut 29:8
    73%

    8 Therefore, keep the words of this covenant and do them, so that you may prosper in all that you do.

  • Num 2:16
    73%

    16 All those counted in the camp of Reuben, by divisions, total 151,450. They will set out second.

  • Num 26:3
    72%

    3 So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke to them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan River near Jericho, saying,