Joshua 4:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests’ feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.”

Joshua 4:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Joshua 4:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Joshua 4:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“and command them, saying, ‘Take from out of the middle of the Jordan, out of the place where the priests’ feet stood firm, twelve stones, carry them over with you, and lay them down in the place where you’ll camp tonight.’””

Joshua 4:3 — World English Bible

Joshua 4:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of the Jordan, out of the place where the priests’ feet stood firm, twelve stones, and carry them over with you, and lay them down in the lodging-place, where ye shall lodge this night. ”

Joshua 4:3 — American Standard Version

Joshua 4:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and command ye them, saying, Take up for you from this <FI>place<Fi> , from the midst of the Jordan, from the established standing-place of the feet of the priests, twelve stones, and ye have removed them over with you, and placed them in the lodging-place in which ye lodge to-night.'”

Joshua 4:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Joshua 4:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and command them, saying, Take up hence out of the midst of the Jordan, from the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and carry them over with you, and lay them down in the lodging-place where ye shall lodge this night. ”

Joshua 4:3 — Darby Translation

Joshua 4:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And command you them, saying, Take you hence out of the middes of Iorden, out of the place where the Priestes stoode in a readinesse, twelue stones, which ye shall take away with you, and leaue them in the lodging where you shall lodge this night)”

Joshua 4:3 — Geneva Bible

Joshua 4:3 in Context — Joshua 4

1 And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the Lord spake unto Joshua, saying,

2 Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,

3 And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests’ feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.

4 Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:

5 And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the Lord your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel:

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What Does Joshua 4:3 Mean?

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