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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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.

Context of Joshua 4:19

17So Joshua ordered the priests, “Come out of the Jordan.” 18The priests who carried the ark of the Lord’s promise came out of the middle of the Jordan. When their feet stepped onto dry land, the water of the Jordan returned to its seasonal flood level. On the tenth day of the first month, the people came out of the Jordan River. They made their camp at Gilgal, just east of Jericho. 20At Gilgal Joshua set up the 12 stones they had taken from the Jordan. 21He said to the people of Israel, “In the future when children ask their parents, ‘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 will be the very first month of the year for you.
• Joshua 5:9The Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have removed the disgrace of Egypt from you.” So Joshua named the place Gilgal, the name it still has today.
• Joshua 10:6The men of Gibeon sent this message to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal: “Don’t abandon us! Come quickly, and save us. Help us because all the Amorite kings who live in the mountains have united against us.”
• Joshua 15:7From the valley of Achor, the border goes up to Debir and turns north to the region that faces the Adummim Pass, south of the valley. Then the border passes the Springs of En Shemesh and ends at En Rogel.
• 1 Samuel 11:14Samuel told the troops, “Come, let’s go to Gilgal and there acknowledge ⌞Saul’s⌟ kingship.”
• 1 Samuel 15:33But Samuel said, “As your sword made women childless, so your mother will be made childless among women.” And Samuel cut Agag in pieces in the presence of the Lord at Gilgal.
• Amos 4:4Go to Bethel and sin. Go to Gilgal and sin even more. Bring your sacrifices every morning. Bring a tenth of your income every three days.
• Amos 5:5But don’t search ⌞for me⌟ at Bethel. Don’t go to Gilgal. Don’t travel to Beersheba. Gilgal will certainly go into exile. Bethel will come to nothing.
• Micah 6:5My people, remember what King Balak of Moab planned ⌞to do to you⌟ and how Balaam, son of Beor, responded to him. Remember ⌞your journey⌟ from Shittim to Gilgal so that you may know the victories 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