Joshua 4:1

Joshua 4:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the Lord spake unto Joshua, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)When the whole nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua,
• English Standard Version (ESV)When all the nation had finished passing over the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And it came to pass, when all the people had completely crossed over the Jordan, that the Lord spoke to Joshua, saying:

Context of Joshua 4:1

After the entire nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the Lord spoke to Joshua: 2“Choose twelve men from the people, one man for each tribe, 3and command them: Take twelve stones from this place in the middle of the Jordan where the priests are standing, carry them with you, and set them down at the place where you spend the night.”

Joshua 4:1 word by word

וַיְהִי֙ כַּאֲשֶׁר־תַּ֣מּוּ כָל־הַגּ֔וֹי לַעֲב֖וֹר אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן פ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass, when all the peopleגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• were cleanתָּמַםtâmam · to finishH8552
• passed overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383
• that the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• spakeאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto Joshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַyehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛ · JoshuaH3091

Cross-references for Joshua 4:1

• Joshua 3:17The priests carrying the ark of the Lord’s covenant 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.
• Deuteronomy 27:2When you cross the Jordan into the land the Lord your God is giving you, set up large stones and cover them with plaster.

Commentaries on Joshua 4:1

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Stones taken out of Jordan. (1-9) The people pass through Jordan. (10-19) The twelve stones placed in Gilgal. (20-24) Verses 1-9 The works of the Lord are so worthy of rememberance, and the heart of man is so prone to forget them, that various methods are needful to refresh our memories, for the glory of God, our advantage, and that of our children. God gave orders for preparing this memorial.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

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In the dictionaries

• Jordan
• Joshua
• Jordan River, Jordan
• Gentiles
• 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