Joshua 4
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Joshua 4:1-5

1And it came to pass, when all the peopleH1471 were cleanH8552 passed overH5674 JordanH3383, that YhwhH3068 spakeH559 unto JoshuaH3091, sayingH559,

2TakeH3947 you twelveH6240H8147 menH582 out of the peopleH5971, out of everyH259 tribeH7626 a manH376,

3And commandH6680 ye them, sayingH559, TakeH5375 you hence out of the midstH8432 of JordanH3383, out of the place where the priests’H3548 feetH7272 stoodH4673 firmH3559, twelveH6240H8147 stonesH68, and ye shall carry them overH5674 with you, and leaveH3240 them in the lodging placeH4411, where ye shall lodgeH3885 this nightH3915.

4Then JoshuaH3091 calledH7121 the twelveH6240H8147 menH376, whom he had preparedH3559 of the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478, out of everyH259 tribeH7626 a manH376:

5And JoshuaH3091 saidH559 unto them, Pass overH5674 beforeH6440 the arkH727 of YhwhH3068 your GodH430 into the midstH8432 of JordanH3383, and take ye upH7311 everyH259 manH376 of you a stoneH68 upon his shoulderH7926, according unto the numberH4557 of the tribesH7626 of the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478:

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