Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And he said to them: Go before the ark of the Lord your God to the midst of the Jordan, and carry from thence every man a stone on your shoulders, according to the number of the children of Israel, Context Twelve Stones from the Jordan…4And Joshua called twelve men, whom he had chosen out of the children of Israel, one out of every tribe, 5And he said to them: Go before the ark of the Lord your God to the midst of the Jordan, and carry from thence every man a stone on your shoulders, according to the number of the children of Israel,6That it may be a sign among you: and when your children shall ask you tomorrow, saying: What means these stones?… 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 4:6 That it may be a sign among you: and when your children shall ask you tomorrow, saying: What means these stones? Lexicon and said to them,וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “Cross over עִ֠בְרוּ (‘iḇ·rū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on before לִפְנֵ֨י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face the ark אֲר֧וֹן (’ă·rō·wn) Noun - common singular construct Strong's Hebrew 727: A chest, ark of the LORD יְהוָ֛ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם (’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative into אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to the middle תּ֣וֹךְ (tō·wḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 8432: A bisection, the centre of the Jordan. הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן (hay·yar·dên) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3383: Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine Each אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person of you is to take וְהָרִ֨ימוּ (wə·hā·rî·mū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7311: To be high actively, to rise, raise a אַחַת֙ (’a·ḥaṯ) Number - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 259: United, one, first stone אֶ֤בֶן (’e·ḇen) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 68: A stone upon עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against his shoulder, שִׁכְמ֔וֹ (šiḵ·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7926: The neck, as the place of burdens, the spur of a, hill according to the number לְמִסְפַּ֖ר (lə·mis·par) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4557: A number, definite, indefinite, narration of the tribes שִׁבְטֵ֥י (šiḇ·ṭê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 7626: Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc Additional Translations and said to them, “Cross over before the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to take a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of Israel,And Joshua said to them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of Jordan, and take you up every man of you a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel: 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; said to them, Advance before me in the presence of the Lord into the midst of Jordan, and each having taken up a stone from thence, let him carry it on his shoulders, according to the number of the twelve tribes of Israel: and Joshua said to them, Pass before the ark of Jehovah your God 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, and Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of 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: And Joshua said to 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 to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel: Joshua said to them, "Pass over 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; 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, Jump to Previous Ark Children Cross Israel Jordan Joshua Middle Midst Pick Shoulder Stone TribesJump to Next Ark Children Cross Israel Jordan Joshua Middle Midst Pick Shoulder Stone TribesExternal Links Joshua 4:5 NIVJoshua 4:5 NLT Joshua 4:5 ESV Joshua 4:5 NASB Joshua 4:5 ASV Joshua 4:5 Bible Apps Joshua 4:5 Biblia Paralela Joshua 4:5 Chinese Bible Joshua 4:5 French Bible Joshua 4:5 German Bible Alphabetical: a according again and ark before Cross Each Go God his into is Israel Israelites Jordan Joshua LORD middle number of on over said shoulder sons stone take the them to tribes up you your OT History: Joshua 4:5 Joshua said to them Pass over before (Josh. 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