Joshua 4:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

and command them, saying, ‘Take twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, from the spot where the priests’ feet stand firm, carry them with you, and set them down at the place where you will spend the night.’”

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And command them, saying, Take from here out of the midst of the Jordan, from the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and carry them over with you, and leave them in the place where you will lodge tonight.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and command{H6680} ye them, saying,{H559} Take{H5375} you hence out of the midst{H8432} of the Jordan,{H3383} out of the place where the priests'{H3548} feet{H7272} stood{H4673} firm,{H3559} twelve{H8147} stones,{H68} and carry them over{H5674} with you, and lay{H3240} them down in the lodging-place,{H4411} where ye shall lodge{H3885} this night.{H3915}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And command{H6680}{(H8761)} ye them, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Take{H5375}{(H8798)} you hence out of the midst{H8432} of Jordan{H3383}, out of the place where the priests{H3548}' feet{H7272} stood{H4673} firm{H3559}{(H8687)}, twelve{H8147}{H6240} stones{H68}, and ye shall carry them over{H5674}{(H8689)} with you, and leave{H3240}{(H8689)} them in the lodging place{H4411}, where ye shall lodge{H3885}{(H8799)} this night{H3915}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    from the place where the fete of the prestes stode in their araye: & cary them with you, yt ye maie leaue them in ye lodginge, where ye shal lodge this night.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And command you them, saying, Take you hence out of the middes of Iorden, out of the place where the Priestes stoode in a readinesse, twelue stones, which ye shall take away with you, and leaue them in the lodging where you shall lodge this night)

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And commaunde you them, saying: Take you hence out of the middes of Iordane euen out of the place where the priestes stoode in a redinesse, twelue stones, which ye shall take away with you, and leaue them in the lodgyng where you shall lodge this nyght)

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    and command you them, saying, Take hence out of the midst of the Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and carry them over with you, and lay them down in the lodging-place, where you shall lodge this night.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of the Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and carry them over with you, and lay them down in the lodging-place, where ye shall lodge this night.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of the Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and carry them over with you, and lay them down in the lodging-place, where ye shall lodge this night.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And say to them, Take up from the middle of Jordan, from the place where the feet of the priests were resting, twelve stones, and take them over with you and put them down in the place where you take your rest tonight.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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, and carry them over with you, and lay them down in the lodging place, where you will lodge tonight.'"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Instruct them,‘Pick up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, from the very place where the priests stand firmly, and carry them over with you and put them in the place where you camp tonight.’”

Referenced Verses

  • Josh 4:19-20 : 19 The people came up from the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month and camped at Gilgal, on the eastern border of Jericho. 20 And Joshua set up at Gilgal the twelve stones they had taken out of the Jordan.
  • Josh 3:13 : 13 When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—rest in the waters of the Jordan, the water flowing down from upstream will be cut off and will stand in a heap.
  • Josh 4:8 : 8 So the Israelites did as Joshua commanded them. They took twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, as the LORD had told Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites. They carried them over with them to their camp and set them down there.
  • Gen 28:22 : 22 And this stone that I have set up as a pillar will be God's house, and of everything you give me, I will surely give a tenth back to you.'
  • Deut 27:1-9 : 1 Then Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, 'Keep all the commandments that I am giving you today.' 2 On the day you cross the Jordan to the land that the LORD your God is giving you, set up large stones and coat them with plaster. 3 Write on them all the words of this law when you cross over, so that you may enter the land the LORD your God is giving you—a land flowing with milk and honey, as the LORD, the God of your ancestors, promised you. 4 And when you have crossed the Jordan, set up these stones on Mount Ebal, as I am commanding you today, and coat them with plaster. 5 Build there an altar to the LORD your God, an altar of stones. Do not use any iron tool on them. 6 Use uncut stones to build the altar of the LORD your God, and offer burnt offerings on it to the LORD your God. 7 Sacrifice fellowship offerings there, eat them, and rejoice in the presence of the LORD your God. 8 Write clearly all the words of this law on the stones you have set up. 9 Then Moses and the Levitical priests said to all Israel, 'Be silent and listen, Israel! Today you have become the people of the LORD your God.' 10 Obey the voice of the LORD your God and follow His commandments and statutes that I am giving you today. 11 That day Moses gave this command to the people: 12 These shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people after you have crossed the Jordan: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin. 13 And these shall stand on Mount Ebal to pronounce the curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali. 14 Then the Levites shall declare to all the people of Israel in a loud voice: 15 Cursed is anyone who makes a carved or cast idol, an abomination to the LORD, the work of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.' 16 Cursed is anyone who dishonors his father or mother. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.' 17 Cursed is anyone who moves his neighbor's boundary marker. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.' 18 Cursed is anyone who leads a blind person astray on the road. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.' 19 Cursed is anyone who denies justice to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.' 20 Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his father's wife, for he has dishonored his father's bed. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.' 21 Cursed is anyone who has sexual relations with any animal. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.' 22 Cursed is anyone who has sexual relations with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.' 23 Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his mother-in-law. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.' 24 Cursed is anyone who kills his neighbor secretly. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.' 25 Cursed is anyone who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.' 26 Cursed is anyone who does not uphold the words of this law by carrying them out. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
  • Josh 24:27 : 27 And Joshua said to all the people, "See, this stone will serve as a witness against us. It has heard all the words the LORD has spoken to us. It will be a witness against you if you deny your God.
  • 1 Sam 7:12 : 12 Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen, naming it Ebenezer, saying, 'Thus far, the LORD has helped us.'
  • Ps 11:4 : 4 The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD is on his heavenly throne. He observes everyone on earth; his eyes examine them.
  • Ps 103:2 : 2 Praise the Lord, my soul, and do not forget all His benefits.
  • Luke 19:40 : 40 He answered, 'I tell you, if they were silent, the stones would cry out.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Josh 4:4-11
    8 verses
    88%

    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.

    6 This will serve as a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask you, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’

    7 you shall tell them, ‘The waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD when it crossed the Jordan. The waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones are to be a memorial to the Israelites forever.’”

    8 So the Israelites did as Joshua commanded them. They took twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, as the LORD had told Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites. They carried them over with them to their camp and set them down there.

    9 Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, under the place where the priests carrying the ark of the covenant stood, and they are there to this day.

    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.

  • Josh 4:1-2
    2 verses
    87%

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

    2 “Choose twelve men from among the people, one man from each tribe,

  • Josh 3:11-17
    7 verses
    81%

    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.

    13 When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—rest in the waters of the Jordan, the water flowing down from upstream will be cut off and will stand in a heap.

    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.

    15 Now as the priests who carried the ark came to the Jordan, and their feet touched the edge of the water (for the Jordan overflows all its banks during the harvest season),

    16 the water flowing down from upstream stood still. It rose up in a heap a great distance away, at a town called Adam near Zarethan. Meanwhile, the water flowing down to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off, and the people crossed opposite Jericho.

    17 The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firmly on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel crossed on dry ground until the entire nation had finished crossing the Jordan.

  • Josh 4:15-23
    9 verses
    79%

    15 Then the LORD said to Joshua,

    16 “Command the priests carrying the ark of the testimony to come up from the Jordan.”

    17 So Joshua commanded the priests, saying, “Come up from the Jordan.”

    18 When the priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD came up from the middle of the Jordan, and their feet touched dry ground, the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and flowed over all its banks as they had before.

    19 The people came up from the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month and camped at Gilgal, on the eastern border of Jericho.

    20 And Joshua set up at Gilgal the twelve stones they had taken out of the Jordan.

    21 He said to the Israelites, “In the future, when your children ask their fathers, ‘What do these stones mean?’

    22 You are to let your children know: 'Israel crossed the Jordan here on dry ground.'

    23 For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed, just as the LORD your God did to the Red Sea when He dried it up before us until we had crossed over.

  • Josh 3:8-9
    2 verses
    79%

    8 'And you are to command the priests who carry the ark of the covenant: When you reach the edge of the waters of the Jordan, stand in the Jordan.'

    9 Joshua said to the Israelites, 'Come here and listen to the words of the LORD your God.'

  • Josh 1:10-13
    4 verses
    76%

    10 Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people:

    11 “Go through the camp and command the people, ‘Prepare your provisions, for in three days you will cross the Jordan to take possession of the land the LORD your God is giving you to inherit.’”

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

    13 “Remember the command that Moses, the servant of the LORD, gave you when he said: ‘The LORD your God will give you rest and will give you this land.’

  • Deut 27:2
    75%

    2 On the day you cross the Jordan to the land that the LORD your God is giving you, set up large stones and coat them with plaster.

  • Josh 3:1-3
    3 verses
    74%

    1 Joshua rose early in the morning, and he and all the Israelites set out from Shittim and came to the Jordan. They stayed there before crossing over.

    2 At the end of three days, the officers went throughout the camp,

    3 and they commanded the people, saying, 'When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, you are to set out from your place and follow it.

  • Deut 27:4
    73%

    4 And when you have crossed the Jordan, set up these stones on Mount Ebal, as I am commanding you today, and coat them with plaster.

  • Josh 3:6
    73%

    6 Joshua told the priests, 'Take up the ark of the covenant and go ahead of the people.' So they took up the ark of the covenant and went ahead of the people.

  • Josh 18:4
    72%

    4 Appoint three men from each tribe. I will send them out to survey the land and map it according to their inheritances. Then they will return to me.

  • Josh 7:23
    71%

    23 They took the things from the tent, brought them to Joshua and all the Israelites, and spread them out before the Lord.

  • Josh 22:1
    71%

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

  • Josh 8:9
    71%

    9 So Joshua sent them out, and they went to the ambush site, remaining between Bethel and Ai, west of Ai. Joshua spent that night among the people.

  • Josh 24:27
    71%

    27 And Joshua said to all the people, "See, this stone will serve as a witness against us. It has heard all the words the LORD has spoken to us. It will be a witness against you if you deny your God.

  • Josh 18:8
    70%

    8 The men set out, and as they went, Joshua directed those going to map the land, saying, "Go, walk through the land, write a description of it, and return to me. Then I will cast lots for you here before the LORD in Shiloh."

  • Josh 6:7
    70%

    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 11:31
    70%

    31 For you are about to cross the Jordan to enter and possess the land the LORD your God is giving you. You will take possession of it and live in it.

  • Josh 9:27
    70%

    27 On that day, Joshua made them woodcutters and water carriers for the assembly and for the altar of the LORD at the place He would choose. And they continue to do so to this day.

  • Deut 3:28
    69%

    28 ‘Charge Joshua and encourage him, for he will lead this people across and enable them to inherit the land that you will see.’

  • Josh 4:13
    69%

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