Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, for every tribe a man.
WEB
Now choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe.
YLT
and now, take for you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, one man--one man for a tribe;
DBT
And now take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, one man for each tribe.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJoshua — The entry narrative — Israel crosses the Jordan, takes the Land through three conquest campaigns, and renews covenant at Shechem. The hinge between Torah's promises and the historical record of those promises unfolding.
- Author
- Joshua himself at least in part (24:26 — ‘Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God’); later editorial framing traditional
- Date
- Events c. 1400 BC (early) or 1230 BC (late); compilation across the early-monarchy period