Joshua 4
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Joshua 4:4-13

4Then JoshuaH3091 calledH7121 the twelve menH376, whom he had preparedH3559 of the children of IsraelH3478, out of every tribeH7626 a manH376: 5and JoshuaH3091 saidH559 unto them, PassH5674 over before the arkH727 of Jehovah your GodH430 into the midstH8432 of the JordanH3383, and takeH7311 you up every manH376 of you a stoneH68 upon his shoulderH7926, according unto the numberH4557 of the tribesH7626 of the children of IsraelH3478; 6that this may beH1961 a signH226 among you, that, when your children askH7592 in timeH4279 to come, sayingH559, What mean ye by these stonesH68? 7then ye shall sayH559 unto them, Because the watersH4325 of the JordanH3383 were cutH3772 off before the arkH727 of the covenantH1285 of Jehovah; when it passedH5674 over the JordanH3383, the watersH4325 of the JordanH3383 were cutH3772 off: and these stonesH68 shall beH1961 for a memorialH2146 unto the children of IsraelH3478 for everH5769.

8And the children of IsraelH3478 did soH3651 as JoshuaH3091 commandedH6680, and tookH5375 up twelve stonesH68 out of the midstH8432 of the JordanH3383, as Jehovah spake unto JoshuaH3091, according to the numberH4557 of the tribesH7626 of the children of IsraelH3478; and they carriedH5375 them over with them unto the placeH4411 whereH834 they lodged, and laid them down there. 9And JoshuaH3091 setH6965 up twelve stonesH68 in the midstH8432 of the JordanH3383, in the placeH8478 where the feetH7272 of the priestsH3548 that bare the arkH727 of the covenantH1285 stoodH6965: and they are there unto this dayH3117. 10For the priestsH3548 that bare the arkH727 stoodH5975 in the midstH8432 of the JordanH3383, until everythingH3605 was finishedH8552 that Jehovah commandedH6680 JoshuaH3091 to speakH1696 unto the peopleH5971, according to all that MosesH4872 commandedH6680 JoshuaH3091: and the peopleH5971 hasted and passedH5674 over. 11And it came to passH5674, when all the peopleH5971 were clean passedH5674 over, that the arkH727 of Jehovah passedH5674 over, and the priestsH3548, in the presenceH6440 of the peopleH5971. 12And the children of ReubenH7205, and the children of GadH1410, and the half-tribe of ManassehH4519, passedH5674 over armed before the children of IsraelH3478, as MosesH4872 spake unto them: 13about fortyH705 thousandH505 ready armedH2502 for warH4421 passedH5674 over before Jehovah unto battleH4421, to the plainsH6160 of JerichoH3405.

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American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain