Joshua 4:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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:”
Joshua 4:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joshua 4:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joshua 4:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Joshua said to them, “Cross before the ark of Yahweh your God into the middle of the Jordan, and each of you pick up a stone and put it on your shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel;”
Joshua 4:5 — World English Bible
Joshua 4:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of Jehovah your God into the midst of the Jordan, and take you up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel; ”
Joshua 4:5 — American Standard Version
Joshua 4:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and Joshua saith to them, `Pass over before the ark of Jehovah your God unto the midst of the Jordan and lift up for you each, one stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel,”
Joshua 4:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 4:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and Joshua said to them, Pass before the ark of Jehovah yourGod into the midst of the Jordan, and lift up each of you a stone [and put it] upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, ”
Joshua 4:5 — Darby Translation
Joshua 4:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Ioshua said vnto them, Go ouer before the Arke of the Lord your God, euen through the middes of Iorden, and take vp euery man of you a stone vpon his shoulder according vnto the nomber of the tribes of the children of Israel,”
Joshua 4:5 — Geneva Bible
Joshua 4:5 in Context — Joshua 4
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:
6 That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?
7 Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.
What Does Joshua 4:5 Mean?
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