Joshua 4:2

Joshua 4:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,
• New International Version (NIV)“Choose twelve men from among the people, one from each tribe,
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Take twelve men from the people, from each tribe a man,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Take for yourselves twelve men from the people, one man from every tribe,

Context of Joshua 4:2

1When the whole nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua, “Choose twelve men from among the people, one from each tribe, 3and command them: ‘Take up for yourselves twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan where the priests were standing, carry them with you, and set them down in the place where you spend the night.’” 4So Joshua summoned the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one from each tribe,

Joshua 4:2 word by word

קְח֤וּ לָכֶם֙ מִן־הָעָ֔ם שְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖ר אֲנָשִׁ֑ים אִישׁ־אֶחָ֥ד אִישׁ־אֶחָ֖ד מִשָּֽׁבֶט׃Read the interlinear

• Chooseלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• twelveשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• twelveעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• twelveאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• from amongמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• from each tribeשֵׁ֫בֶטshêbeţ · tribeH7626

Cross-references for Joshua 4:2

• Joshua 3:12Now choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe.
• Numbers 1:4And one man from each tribe, the head of each family, must be there with you.
• Numbers 13:2“Send out for yourself men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each of their fathers’ tribes send one man who is a leader among them.”
• Numbers 34:18Appoint one leader from each tribe to distribute the land.
• Deuteronomy 1:23The plan seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.
• 1 Kings 18:31And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said, “Israel shall be your name.”
• Matthew 10:15Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.

Commentaries on Joshua 4:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Take you twelve men - From Joshua 3:12, it appears that the twelve men had been before appointed, one taken out of each of the twelve tribes; and now they are employed for that purpose for which they had been before selected.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Take you twelve men - The order is given in the plural, because no doubt the tribes themselves were to choose their own representatives, the choice being approved by Joshua Joshua 4:4. These twelve would be left with Joshua on the hither bank of the river, waiting to receive his orders after the rest of the people had made their way across Joshua 3:17; Joshua 4:1.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Choose twelve men: These men represented Jacob’s 12 sons. The tribe of Levi was not counted because the Levites settled in designated cities among the other tribes (Genesis 49:5–7; Numbers 1:49–52; 18:20). However, the number of tribes remained at 12 because Joseph’s two sons (Ephraim and Manasseh) were accounted as separate tribes (Genesis 48:5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-81-3. the Lord spake unto Joshua, Take you twelve men--each representing a tribe. They had been previously chosen for this service (Jos 3:12), and the repetition of the command is made here solely to introduce the account of its execution. Though Joshua had been divinely instructed to erect a commemorative pile, the representatives were not apprised of the work they were to do till the time of the passage.Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 4:2

• Instruction
• Pillar
• Stones
• Token

In the dictionaries

• Joshua (2)
• Joshua, Book of
• Priests and Levites
• Sign

Commentaries on Joshua 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings