Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And command them to take out of the midst of the Jordan, where the feet of the priests stood, twelve very hard stones, which you shall set in the place of the camp, where you shall pitch your tents this night. the priest's feet Joshua 3:13 And when the priests, that carry the ark of the Lord the God of the whole earth, shall set the soles of their feet in the waters of the Jordan, the waters that are beneath shall run down and go off: and those that come from above, shall stand together upon a heap. twelve stones Joshua 24:27 And he said to all the people: Behold this stone shall be a testimony unto you, that it hath heard all the words of the Lord, which he hath spoken to you: lest perhaps hereafter you will deny it, and lie to the Lord your God. Genesis 28:22 And this stone, which I have set up for a title, shall be called the house of God: and of all things that thou shalt give to me, I will offer tithes to thee. Deuteronomy 27:1-26 And Moses with the ancients of Israel commanded the people, saying: Keep every commandment that I command you this day. . . . 1 Samuel 7:12 And Samuel took a stone, and laid it between Masphath and Sen: and he called the place The stone of help. And he said: Thus far the Lord hath helped us. Psalm 103:2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and never forget all he hath done for thee. Psalm 11:4 For they have destroyed the things which thou hast made: but what has the just man done? Luke 19:40 To whom he said: I say to you that if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out. leave them Joshua 4:18,19,20 And when they that carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, were come up, and began to tread on the dry ground, the waters returned into their channel, and ran as they were wont before. . . . Context Twelve Stones from the Jordan…2Choose twelve men, one of every tribe: 3And command them to take out of the midst of the Jordan, where the feet of the priests stood, twelve very hard stones, which you shall set in the place of the camp, where you shall pitch your tents this night.4And Joshua called twelve men, whom he had chosen out of the children of Israel, one out of every tribe,… Cross References Joshua 4:4 And Joshua called twelve men, whom he had chosen out of the children of Israel, one out of every tribe, Joshua 4:20 And the twelve stones, which they had taken out of the channel of the Jordan, Joshua pitched in Galgal, Lexicon and command them:וְצַוּ֣וּ (wə·ṣaw·wū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order ‘Take up שְׂאֽוּ־ (śə·’ū-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5375: To lift, carry, take for yourselves לָכֶ֨ם (lā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew twelve שְׁתֵּים־ (šə·têm-) Number - fd Strong's Hebrew 8147: Two (a cardinal number) stones אֲבָנִ֑ים (’ă·ḇā·nîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 68: A stone from מִזֶּ֜ה (miz·zeh) Preposition-m | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that the middle מִתּ֣וֹךְ (mit·tō·wḵ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 8432: A bisection, the centre of the Jordan הַיַּרְדֵּ֗ן (hay·yar·dên) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3383: Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine where the priests הַכֹּהֲנִ֔ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3548: Priest were standing, הָכִ֖ין (hā·ḵîn) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Strong's Hebrew 3559: To be erect carry וְהַעֲבַרְתֶּ֤ם (wə·ha·‘ă·ḇar·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on them with you, עִמָּכֶ֔ם (‘im·mā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5973: With, equally with and set them down וְהִנַּחְתֶּ֣ם (wə·hin·naḥ·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3240: Bestow, cast down, lay down, up, leave off, let alone remain, pacify, place, in the place בַּמָּל֕וֹן (bam·mā·lō·wn) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4411: A lodgment, caravanserai, encampment where אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that you spend תָּלִ֥ינוּ (tā·lî·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3885: To stop, to stay permanently, to be obstinate the night.’” הַלָּֽיְלָה׃ (hal·lā·yə·lāh) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3915: A twist, night, adversity Additional Translations 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.’”And command you them, saying, Take you hence out of the middle of Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and you shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where you shall lodge this night. 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. and charge them; and ye shall take out of the midst of Jordan twelve fit stones, and having carried them across together with yourselves, place them in your camp, where ye shall encamp for the night. 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. 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 carry them over with you, and lay them down in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night. And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, from 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. 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, and carry them over with you, and lay them down in the lodging place, where you will lodge tonight.'" and command ye them, saying, Take up for you from this place, 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.' Jump to Previous Carry Command Hence Jordan Lay Leave Middle Midst Night Priests Ready Stones Stood Tonight TwelveJump to Next Carry Command Hence Jordan Lay Leave Middle Midst Night Priests Ready Stones Stood Tonight TwelveExternal Links Joshua 4:3 NIVJoshua 4:3 NLT Joshua 4:3 ESV Joshua 4:3 NASB Joshua 4:3 ASV Joshua 4:3 Bible Apps Joshua 4:3 Biblia Paralela Joshua 4:3 Chinese Bible Joshua 4:3 French Bible Joshua 4:3 German Bible Alphabetical: and are at carry command down feet firm for from here in Jordan lay lodge lodging middle of out over place priests put right saying standing stay stones stood take tell the them to tonight tonight' twelve up where will with you yourselves OT History: Joshua 4:3 And command them saying 'Take from out (Josh. Jos) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |