Joshua 4:3

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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)

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  • Josh 4:19-20 : 19 So the people came vp out of Iorden the tenth day of the first moneth, and pitched in Gilgal, in the Eastside of Iericho. 20 Also the twelue stones, which they tooke out of Iorden, did Ioshua pitch in Gilgal.
  • Josh 3:13 : 13 And assoone as the soles of the feete of the Priestes (that beare the Arke of the Lorde God the Lorde of all the worlde) shall stay in the waters of Iorden, the waters of Iorden shall be cut off: for the waters that come from aboue, shall stande still vpon an heape.
  • Josh 4:8 : 8 Then ye children of Israel did euen so as Ioshua had commanded, & tooke vp twelue stones out of the mids of Iorden as ye Lord had said vnto Ioshua, according to the nomber of the tribes of the children of Israel, & caried them away with them vnto the lodging, & layd them down there.
  • Gen 28:22 : 22 And this stone, which I haue set vp as a pillar, shall be Gods house: and of all that thou shalt giue me, wil I giue the tenth vnto thee.
  • Deut 27:1-9 : 1 Then Moses with the Elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, Keepe all the comandements, which I command you this day. 2 And when ye shal passe ouer Iorden vnto the lande which the Lorde thy God giueth thee, thou shalt set thee vp great stones, and playster them with plaister, 3 And shalt write vpon them all the words of this Lawe, when thou shalt come ouer, that thou mayest go into the land which the Lord thy God giueth thee: a land that floweth with milke and hony, as the Lorde God of thy fathers hath promised thee. 4 Therefore when ye shal passe ouer Iorden, ye shal set vp these stones, which I command you this daye in mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaister them with plaister. 5 And there shalt thou build vnto the Lord thy God an altar, euen an altar of stones: thou shalt lift none yron instrument vpon them. 6 Thou shalt make the altar of the Lord thy God of whole stones, and offer burnt offerings thereon vnto the Lord thy God. 7 And thou shalt offer peace offrings, & shalt eate there and reioyce before the Lord thy God: 8 And thou shalt write vpon the stones al the words of this Law, well and plainely. 9 And Moses & the Priestes of the Leuites spake vnto all Israel, saying, Take heede & heare, O Israel: this day thou art become the people of the Lord thy God. 10 Thou shalt hearken therefore vnto the voyce of the Lord thy God, and do his commandements and his ordinances, which I commande thee this day. 11 And Moses charged the people the same day, saying, 12 These shal stand vpon mount Gerizzim, to blesse the people when ye shal passe ouer Iorden: Simeon, and Leui, and Iudah, and Issachar, and Ioseph, and Beniamin. 13 And these shall stand vpon mount Ebal to curse: Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali. 14 And the Leuites shal answere and say vnto all the men of Israel with a loude voyce, 15 Cursed be the man that shall make any carued or molten image, which is an abomination vnto the Lord, the worke of the hands of the craftesman, and putteth it in a secrete place: And all the people shal answere, and say: So be it. 16 Cursed be he that curseth his father & his mother: And all the people shal say: So be it. 17 Cursed be he that remoueth his neighbors marke: And all the people shal say: So be it. 18 Cursed be he that maketh ye blinde go out of the way: And all the people shal say: So be it. 19 Cursed be he that hindreth the right of the stranger, the fatherles, and the widow: And all the people shal say: So be it. 20 Cursed be hee that lyeth with his fathers wife: for he hath vncouered his fathers skirt: And all the people shal say: So be it. 21 Cursed be he that lieth with any beast: And all the people shal say: So be it. 22 Cursed be he that lyeth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother: And all the people shal say: So be it. 23 Cursed be he that lyeth with his mother in law: And all the people shal say: So be it. 24 Cursed be hee that smiteth his neyghbour secretly: And all the people shal say: So be it. 25 Cursed be he that taketh a reward to put to death innocent blood: And all the people shal say: So be it. 26 Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the wordes of this Law, to do them: And all the people shal say: So be it.
  • Josh 24:27 : 27 And Ioshua saide vnto all the people, Beholde, this stone shall be a witnesse vnto vs: for it hath heard all the wordes of the Lord which he spake with vs: it shall be therefore a witnesse against you, lest yee denie your God.
  • 1 Sam 7:12 : 12 Then Samuel tooke a stone and pitched it betweene Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name thereof, Eben-ezer, and he sayd, Hitherto hath the Lord holpen vs.
  • Ps 11:4 : 4 The Lord is in his holy palace: the Lordes throne is in the heauen: his eyes wil consider: his eye lids will try the children of men.
  • Ps 103:2 : 2 My soule, prayse thou the Lord, and forget not all his benefites.
  • Luke 19:40 : 40 But he answered, and sayd vnto them, I tell you, that if these should holde their peace, the stones would crie.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Josh 4:4-11
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    4Then Ioshua called the twelue men, whome he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of euery tribe a man,

    5And Ioshua said vnto them, Go ouer before the Arke of the Lorde your God, euen through the middes of Iorden, and take vp euery man of you a stone vpon his shoulder acccording vnto the nomber of the tribes of the children of Israel,

    6That this may bee a signe among you, that whe your children shal aske their fathers in time to come, saying, What meane you by these stones?

    7Then ye may answere them, That the waters of Iorden were cut off before the Arke of the couenant of the Lord: for when it passed through Iorden, the waters of Iorden were cut off: therefore these stones are a memoriall vnto the children of Israel for euer.

    8Then ye children of Israel did euen so as Ioshua had commanded, & tooke vp twelue stones out of the mids of Iorden as ye Lord had said vnto Ioshua, according to the nomber of the tribes of the children of Israel, & caried them away with them vnto the lodging, & layd them down there.

    9And Ioshua set vp twelue stones in the middes of Iorden, in the place where the feete of the Priests, which bare the Arke of the couenant stood, & there haue they cotinued vnto this day.

    10So the Priests, which bare ye Arke, stoode in the middes of Iorden, vntill euery thing was finished that ye Lorde had comanded Ioshua to say vnto the people, according to all that Moses charged Ioshua: then the people hasted & went ouer.

    11When all the people were cleane passed ouer, the Arke of the Lord went ouer also, and the Priests before the people.

  • Josh 4:1-2
    2 verses
    87%

    1And when all the people were wholy gone ouer Iorden, (after the Lord had spoken vnto Ioshua, saying,

    2Take you twelue me out of the people, out of euery tribe a man,

  • Josh 3:11-17
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    11Beholde, the Arke of the couenant of the Lorde of all the worlde passeth before you into Iorden.

    12Nowe therefore take from among you twelue men out of the tribes of Israel, out of euery tribe a man.

    13And assoone as the soles of the feete of the Priestes (that beare the Arke of the Lorde God the Lorde of all the worlde) shall stay in the waters of Iorden, the waters of Iorden shall be cut off: for the waters that come from aboue, shall stande still vpon an heape.

    14Then when the people were departed from their tentes to goe ouer Iorden, the Priestes bearing the Arke of the Couenant, went before people.

    15And as they that bare the Arke came vnto Iorden, and the feete of the Priestes that bare the Arke were dipped in the brinke of the water, ( for Iorden vseth to fill all his bankes all the time of haruest)

    16Then the waters that came downe from aboue, stayed and rose vpon an heape and departed farre from the citie of Adam, that was beside Zaretan: but the waters that came downe towarde the Sea of the wildernes, euen the salt Sea, failed, and were cut off: so the people went right ouer against Iericho.

    17But the Priestes that bare the Arke of the couenant of the Lorde, stoode drie within Iorden readie prepared, and all the Israelites went ouer dry, vntill all the people were gone cleane ouer through Iorden.

  • Josh 4:15-23
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    15And the Lord spake vnto Ioshua, saying,

    16Commande the Priests that beare ye Arke of the testimonie, to come vp out of Iorden.

    17Ioshua therefore commanded the Priests, saying, Come ye vp out of Iorden.

    18And when the Priests that bare the Arke of the couenant of ye Lorde were come vp out of the middes of Iorden, and assoone as the soles of the Priests feete were set on the dry land, the waters of Iorde returned vnto their place, & flowed ouer all the bankes thereof, as they did before.

    19So the people came vp out of Iorden the tenth day of the first moneth, and pitched in Gilgal, in the Eastside of Iericho.

    20Also the twelue stones, which they tooke out of Iorden, did Ioshua pitch in Gilgal.

    21And he spake vnto ye childre of Israel, saying, When your children shall aske their fathers in time to come, & say, What meane these stones?

    22Then ye shall shew your children, and say, Israel came ouer this Iorden on dry land:

    23For the Lord your God dryed vp ye waters of Iorden before you, vntill ye were gone ouer, as the Lord your God did the red Sea, which hee dryed vp before vs, till we were gone ouer,

  • Josh 3:8-9
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    8Thou shalt therefore command the Priests that beare the Arke of the Couenant, saying, When ye are come to the brinke of the waters of Iorden, ye shall stande still in Iorden.

    9Then Ioshua said vnto the children of Israel, Come hither, and heare the wordes of the Lord your God.

  • Josh 1:10-13
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    10Then Ioshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,

    11Passe through the hoste, and commande the people, saying, Prepare you vitailes: for after three dayes ye shall passe ouer this Iorden, to goe in to possesse the lande, which the Lord your God giueth you to possesse it.

    12And vnto the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to halfe the tribe of Manasseh spake Ioshua, saying,

    13Remember the worde, which Moses the seruant of the Lord commanded you, saying, The Lord your God hath giuen you rest, and hath giuen you this land.

  • 2And when ye shal passe ouer Iorden vnto the lande which the Lorde thy God giueth thee, thou shalt set thee vp great stones, and playster them with plaister,

  • Josh 3:1-3
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    1Then Ioshua rose very earely, and they remoued from Shittim, and came to Iorden, he, and all the children of Israel, and lodged there, before they went ouer.

    2And after three dayes the officers went throughout the hoste,

    3And commanded the people, saying, When ye see the Arke of the couenat of the Lord your God, and the Priestes of the Leuites bearing it, ye shall depart from your place, and goe after it.

  • 4Therefore when ye shal passe ouer Iorden, ye shal set vp these stones, which I command you this daye in mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaister them with plaister.

  • 6Also Ioshua spake vnto the Priestes, saying, Take vp the Arke of the couenant, and goe ouer before the people: so they tooke vp the Arke of the couenant, & went before the people.

  • 4Giue from among you for euery tribe three men, that I may sende them, and that they may rise, and walke through the land, and distribute it according to their inheritance, & returne to me.

  • 23Therefore they tooke them out of the tent, and brought them vnto Ioshua, and vnto all the children of Israel, and layd them before the Lord.

  • 1Then Ioshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the halfe tribe of Manasseh,

  • 9Ioshua then sent them foorth, and they went to lye in waite, and abode betweene Beth-el and Ai, on the Westside of Ai: but Ioshua lodged that night among the people.

  • 27And Ioshua saide vnto all the people, Beholde, this stone shall be a witnesse vnto vs: for it hath heard all the wordes of the Lord which he spake with vs: it shall be therefore a witnesse against you, lest yee denie your God.

  • 8Then the men arose, and went their way: and Ioshua charged them that went to describe the land, saying, Depart, and goe through the land, and describe it, and returne to me, that I may here cast lottes for you before the Lord in Shiloh.

  • 7But he said vnto the people, Goe and compasse the citie: and let him that is armed, go forth before the Arke of the Lord.

  • 31For yee shall passe ouer Iorden, to goe in to possesse the land, which ye Lorde your God giueth you, and ye shall possesse it, & dwell therein.

  • 27And Ioshua appointed them that same day to be hewers of wood, and drawers of water for the Congregation, and for the altar of the Lord vnto this day, in the place which he should chuse.

  • 28But charge Ioshua, and incourage him, and bolden him: for hee shall goe before this people, and he shall deuide for inheritance vnto them, the land which thou shalt see.

  • 13Euen fourty thousand prepared for warre, went before the Lord vnto battel, into ye plaine of Iericho.