4:1 And it came to pass, when all the people 1471 were clean 8552 8804 passed over 5674 8800 Jordan 3383, that the LORD 3068 spake 559 8799 unto Joshua 3091, saying 559 8800,

4:2 Take 3947 8798 you twelve 8147 6240 men 582 out of the people 5971, out of every 259 tribe 7626 a man 376,

4:3 And command 6680 8761 ye them, saying 559 8800, Take 5375 8798 you hence out of the midst 8432 of Jordan 3383, out of the place where the priests' 3548 feet 7272 stood 4673 firm 3559 8687, twelve 8147 6240 stones 68, and ye shall carry them over 5674 8689 with you, and leave 3240 8689 them in the lodging place 4411, where ye shall lodge 3885 8799 this night 3915.

4:4 Then Joshua 3091 called 7121 8799 the twelve 8147 6240 men 376, whom he had prepared 3559 8689 of the children 1121 of Israel 3478, out of every 259 tribe 7626 a man 376:

4:5 And Joshua 3091 said 559 8799 unto them, Pass over 5674 8798 before 6440 the ark 727 of the LORD 3068 your God 430 into the midst 8432 of Jordan 3383, and take ye up 7311 8685 every 259 man 376 of you a stone 68 upon his shoulder 7926, according unto the number 4557 of the tribes 7626 of the children 1121 of Israel 3478:

4:6 That this may be a sign 226 among 7130 you, [that] when your children 1121 ask 7592 8799 [their fathers] in time to come 4279, saying 559 8800, What [mean] ye by these stones 68?(in time…: Heb. to morrow)

4:7 Then ye shall answer 559 8804 them, That the waters 4325 of Jordan 3383 were cut off 3772 8738 before 6440 the ark 727 of the covenant 1285 of the LORD 3068; when it passed over 5674 8800 Jordan 3383, the waters 4325 of Jordan 3383 were cut off 3772 8738: and these stones 68 shall be for a memorial 2146 unto the children 1121 of Israel 3478 for 5704 ever 5769.

4:8 And the children 1121 of Israel 3478 did 6213 8799 so as Joshua 3091 commanded 6680 8765, and took up 5375 8799 twelve 8147 6240 stones 68 out of the midst 8432 of Jordan 3383, as the LORD 3068 spake 1696 8765 unto Joshua 3091, according to the number 4557 of the tribes 7626 of the children 1121 of Israel 3478, and carried them over 5674 8686 with them unto the place where they lodged 4411, and laid them down 3240 8686 there.

4:9 And Joshua 3091 set up 6965 8689 twelve 8147 6240 stones 68 in the midst 8432 of Jordan 3383, in the place where the feet 7272 of the priests 3548 which bare 5375 8802 the ark 727 of the covenant 1285 stood 4673: and they are there unto this day 3117.

4:10 For the priests 3548 which bare 5375 8802 the ark 727 stood 5975 8802 in the midst 8432 of Jordan 3383, until every thing 1697 was finished 8552 8800 that the LORD 3068 commanded 6680 8765 Joshua 3091 to speak 1696 8763 unto the people 5971, according to all that Moses 4872 commanded 6680 8765 Joshua 3091: and the people 5971 hasted 4116 8762 and passed over 5674 8799.

4:11 And it came to pass, when all the people 5971 were clean 8552 8804 passed over 5674 8800, that the ark 727 of the LORD 3068 passed over 5674 8799, and the priests 3548, in the presence 6440 of the people 5971.

4:12 And the children 1121 of Reuben 7205, and the children 1121 of Gad 1410, and half 2677 the tribe 7626 of Manasseh 4519, passed over 5674 8799 armed 2571 before 6440 the children 1121 of Israel 3478, as Moses 4872 spake 1696 8765 unto them:

4:13 About forty 705 thousand 505 prepared 2502 8803 for war 6635 passed over 5674 8804 before 6440 the LORD 3068 unto battle 4421, to the plains 6160 of Jericho 3405.(prepared: or, ready armed)

4:14 On that day 3117 the LORD 3068 magnified 1431 8765 Joshua 3091 in the sight 5869 of all Israel 3478; and they feared 3372 8799 him, as they feared 3372 8804 Moses 4872, all the days 3117 of his life 2416.

4:15 And the LORD 3068 spake 559 8799 unto Joshua 3091, saying 559 8800,

4:16 Command 6680 8761 the priests 3548 that bear 5375 8802 the ark 727 of the testimony 5715, that they come up 5927 8799 out of Jordan 3383.

4:17 Joshua 3091 therefore commanded 6680 8762 the priests 3548, saying 559 8800, Come ye up 5927 8798 out of Jordan 3383.

4:18 And it came to pass, when the priests 3548 that bare 5375 8802 the ark 727 of the covenant 1285 of the LORD 3068 were come up 5927 8800 out of the midst 8432 of Jordan 3383, [and] the soles 3709 of the priests' 3548 feet 7272 were lifted up 5423 8738 unto the dry land 2724, that the waters 4325 of Jordan 3383 returned 7725 8799 unto their place 4725, and flowed 3212 8799 over all his banks 1415, as 8543 [they did] before 8032.(lifted…: Heb. plucked up)(flowed: Heb. went)

4:19 And the people 5971 came up 5927 8804 out of Jordan 3383 on the tenth 6218 [day] of the first 7223 month 2320, and encamped 2583 8799 in Gilgal 1537, in the east 4217 border 7097 of Jericho 3405.

4:20 And those twelve 8147 6240 stones 68, which they took out 3947 8804 of Jordan 3383, did Joshua 3091 pitch 6965 8689 in Gilgal 1537.

4:21 And he spake 559 8799 unto the children 1121 of Israel 3478, saying 559 8800, When your children 1121 shall ask 7592 8799 their fathers 1 in time to come 4279, saying 559 8800, What [mean] these stones 68?(in time…: Heb. to morrow)

4:22 Then ye shall let your children 1121 know 3045 8689, saying 559 8800, Israel 3478 came over 5674 8804 this Jordan 3383 on dry land 3004.

4:23 For the LORD 3068 your God 430 dried up 3001 8689 the waters 4325 of Jordan 3383 from before 6440 you, until ye were passed over 5674 8800, as the LORD 3068 your God 430 did 6213 8804 to the Red 5488 sea 3220, which he dried up 3001 8689 from before 6440 us, until we were gone over 5674 8800:

4:24 That all the people 5971 of the earth 776 might know 3045 8800 the hand 3027 of the LORD 3068, that it [is] mighty 2389: that ye might fear 3372 8804 the LORD 3068 your God 430 for ever 3117.(for ever: Heb. all days)

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