Joshua 4:19

Joshua 4:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho.
• New International Version (NIV)On the tenth day of the first month the people went up from the Jordan and camped at Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now the people came up from the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and they camped in Gilgal on the east border of Jericho.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The people crossed the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month. Then they camped at Gilgal, just east of Jericho.

Context of Joshua 4:19

17So Joshua commanded the priests, "Come up out of the Jordan." 18And when the priests bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord came up from the midst of the Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up on dry ground, the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and overflowed all its banks, as before. The people came up out of the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and they encamped at Gilgal on the east border of Jericho. 20And those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, Joshua set up at Gilgal. 21And he said to the people of Israel, "When your children ask their fathers in times to come, 'What do these stones mean?'

Joshua 4:19 word by word

וְהָעָ֗ם עָלוּ֙ מִן־הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן בֶּעָשׂ֖וֹר לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָרִאשׁ֑וֹן וַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙ בַּגִּלְגָּ֔ל בִּקְצֵ֖ה מִזְרַ֥ח יְרִיחֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• came upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• out of Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383
• on the tenthעָשׂוֹר‛âώôr ‛âώôr · tenH6218
• of the firstרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · firstH7223
• monthחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320
• and encampedחָנָהchânâh · to campH2583
• in Gilgalגִּלְגָּלgilgâl · GilgalH1537
• in the eastמִזְרָחmizrâch · eastH4217
• borderקָצֶהqâtseh qêtseh · endH7097
• of Jerichoיְרִיחוֹyerîychô yerêchô yerîychôh · JerichoH3405

Cross-references for Joshua 4:19

• Exodus 12:2"This month shall be for you the beginning of months. It shall be the first month of the year for you.
• Joshua 5:9And the Lord said to Joshua, "Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you." And so the name of that place is called Gilgal to this day.
• Joshua 10:6And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, saying, "Do not relax your hand from your servants. Come up to us quickly and save us and help us, for all the kings of the Amorites who dwell in the hill country are gathered against us."
• Joshua 15:7And the boundary goes up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, and so northward, turning toward Gilgal, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the valley. And the boundary passes along to the waters of En-shemesh and ends at En-rogel.
• 1 Samuel 11:14Then Samuel said to the people, "Come, let us go to Gilgal and there renew the kingdom."
• 1 Samuel 15:33And Samuel said, "As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women." And Samuel hacked Agag to pieces before the Lord in Gilgal.
• Amos 4:4"Come to Bethel, and transgress; to Gilgal, and multiply transgression; bring your sacrifices every morning, your tithes every three days;
• Amos 5:5but do not seek Bethel, and do not enter into Gilgal or cross over to Beersheba; for Gilgal shall surely go into exile, and Bethel shall come to nothing."
• Micah 6:5O my people, remember what Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, and what happened from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the righteous acts of the Lord."

Commentaries on Joshua 4:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19On the tenth day of the first month - As the Israelites left Egypt on the fifteenth day of the first month, A.M. 2513, (see Exodus 14:1-31), and they entered into Canaan the tenth of the first month, A.M. 2553, it is evident that forty years, wanting five days, had elapsed from the time of their exodus from Egypt to their entrance into the promised inheritance. Encamped in Gilgal - That is, in the place that was afterwards called Gilgal, see Joshua 5:9…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Gilgal, mentioned here by anticipation (compare Joshua 5:9), the modern Jiljulieh (Conder), was on rising ground (compare Joshua 5:3), and, according to Josephus, nearly five miles from the river, and consequently about two from the city itself. The site of the camp was no doubt fortified by Joshua, as it constituted for some time the abiding foothold in Canaan, from where he sallied forth to subdue the country. It was also the place of safety where the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-19Verses 10-19 The priests with the ark did not stir till ordered to move. Let none be weary of waiting, while they have the tokens of God's presence with them, even the ark of the covenant, though it be in the depths of adversity. Notice is taken of the honour put upon Joshua. Those are feared in the best manner, and to the best purpose, who make it appear that God is with them, and that they set him before them.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-20The tenth day of the first month: This happened a few days before the Passover feast. Gilgal became an important worship center for early Israel. Although its exact location is uncertain, it was somewhere just east or northeast of Jericho. Its name means “wheel of a cart” (compare Isaiah 28:28). This suggests that Joshua set up the 12 stones in a circle (see study note on Joshua 5:9).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month--that is, the month Nisan, four days before the passover, and the very day when the paschal lamb required to be set apart, the providence of God having arranged that the entrance into the promised land should be at the feast. and encamped in Gilgal--The name is here given by anticipation (see on Jos 5:9). It was a tract of land, according to Josephus, fifty stadia (six and one-half…Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 4:19

• Abib
• Gilgal
• Instruction
• Month
• Tabernacle

In the dictionaries

• Gilgal
• Jericho
• Jordan
• Jordan River, Jordan
• Pentateuch
• Tabernacle
• Wandering
• Border; Borders
• Joshua (2)
• Joshua, Book of

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