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Joshua 4:3

and command them: ‘Take up for yourselves twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan where the priests were standing, carry them with you, and set them down in the place where you spend the night.’”

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ASV

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.

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.

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25 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְצַוּ֣וּve.tza.Vuand commandH6680 →
אוֹתָם֮'o.Tam<obj.> themH853 →
לֵאמֹר֒le.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
שְׂאֽוּ־se.'u-take upH5375 →
לָכֶ֨םla.Khemfor <the> yourselves
מִזֶּ֜הmi.Zehfrom hereH2088 →
מִתּ֣וֹךְmi.Tokhfrom [the] middle ofH8432 →
הַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.Denthe JordanH3383 →
מִמַּצַּב֙mi.ma.Tzavfrom [the] standing-place ofH4673 →
רַגְלֵ֣יrag.Lei[the] feet ofH7272 →
הַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.Nimthe priestsH3548 →
הָכִ֖יןha.Khinto make firmH3559 →
שְׁתֵּים־she.teim-two [plus]H8147 →
עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה'es.RehtenH6240 →
אֲבָנִ֑ים'a.va.NimstonesH68 →
וְהַעֲבַרְתֶּ֤םve.ha.'a.var.Temand you will take overH5674 →
אוֹתָם֙'o.Tam<obj.> themH853 →
עִמָּכֶ֔ם'i.ma.Khemwith youH5973 →
וְהִנַּחְתֶּ֣םve.hi.nach.Temand you will set downH5117 →
אוֹתָ֔ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853 →
בַּמָּל֕וֹןba.ma.Lonat the lodging placeH4411 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whichH834 →
תָּלִ֥ינוּta.Li.nuyou will stayH3885 →
ב֖וֹvoat it
הַלָּֽיְלָה׃ סha.La.ye.lahthis nightH3915 →

The walk

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Joshua 4:19–20On the tenth day of the first month the people went up from the Jordan and camped at Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho.Joshua 4:20And there at Gilgal Joshua set up the twelve stones they had taken from the Jordan.Joshua 4:8Thus the Israelites did as Joshua had commanded them. They took up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, one for each tribe of Israel, just as the LORD had told Joshua; and they carried them to the camp, where they set them down.Joshua 3:13When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—touch down in the waters of the Jordan, its flowing waters will be cut off and will stand up in a heap.”Joshua 3:17The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel crossed over the dry ground, until the entire nation had crossed the Jordan.Psalms 103:2Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds—Psalms 11:4The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne. His eyes are watching closely; they examine the sons of men.Genesis 28:22And this stone I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give You a tenth.”1 Samuel 7:12Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”Luke 19:40“I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”Deuteronomy 27:1–26Then Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people: “Keep all the commandments I am giving you today.Joshua 24:27And Joshua said to all the people, “You see this stone. It will be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words the LORD has spoken to us, and it will be a witness against you if you ever deny your God.”

About Joshua

The Walls of Jericho Fall Down — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Walls of Jericho Fall Down — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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