Joshua 4

1And it came to pass, when all the nation^H1471 were clean^H8552 passed over^H5674 the Jordan^H3383, that Jehovah^H3068 spake^H559 unto Joshua^H3091, saying^H559, 2Take^H3947 you twelve^H8147 men^H582 out of the people^H5971, out of every^H259 tribe^H7626 a man^H376, 3and command^H6680 ye them, saying^H559, Take^H5375 you hence out of the midst^H8432 of the Jordan^H3383, out of the place where the priests^H3548' feet^H7272 stood^H4673 firm^H3559, twelve^H8147 stones^H68, and carry them over^H5674 with you, and lay^H3240 them down in the lodging-place^H4411, where ye shall lodge^H3885 this night^H3915. 4Then Joshua^H3091 called^H7121 the twelve^H8147 men^H376, whom he had prepared^H3559 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, out of every^H259 tribe^H7626 a man^H376: 5and Joshua^H3091 said^H559 unto them, Pass over^H5674 before^H6440 the ark^H727 of Jehovah^H3068 your God^H430 into the midst^H8432 of the Jordan^H3383, and take you up^H7311 every^H259 man^H376 of you a stone^H68 upon his shoulder^H7926, according unto the number^H4557 of the tribes^H7626 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478; 6that this may be a sign^H226 among^H7130 you, that, when your children^H1121 ask^H7592 in time to come^H4279, saying^H559, What mean ye by these stones^H68? 7then ye shall say^H559 unto them, Because the waters^H4325 of the Jordan^H3383 were cut off^H3772 before^H6440 the ark^H727 of the covenant^H1285 of Jehovah^H3068; when it passed over^H5674 the Jordan^H3383, the waters^H4325 of the Jordan^H3383 were cut off^H3772: and these stones^H68 shall be for a memorial^H2146 unto the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 for^H5704 ever^H5769. 8And the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 did^H6213 so as Joshua^H3091 commanded^H6680, and took up^H5375 twelve^H8147 stones^H68 out of the midst^H8432 of the Jordan^H3383, as Jehovah^H3068 spake^H1696 unto Joshua^H3091, according to the number^H4557 of the tribes^H7626 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478; and they carried them over^H5674 with them unto the place where they lodged^H4411, and laid them down^H3240 there. 9And Joshua^H3091 set up^H6965 twelve^H8147 stones^H68 in the midst^H8432 of the Jordan^H3383, in the place where the feet^H7272 of the priests^H3548 that bare^H5375 the ark^H727 of the covenant^H1285 stood^H4673: and they are there unto this day^H3117. 10For the priests^H3548 that bare^H5375 the ark^H727 stood^H5975 in the midst^H8432 of the Jordan^H3383, until everything^H1697 was finished^H8552 that Jehovah^H3068 commanded^H6680 Joshua^H3091 to speak^H1696 unto the people^H5971, according to all that Moses^H4872 commanded^H6680 Joshua^H3091: and the people^H5971 hasted^H4116 and passed over^H5674. 11And it came to pass, when all the people^H5971 were clean^H8552 passed over^H5674, that the ark^H727 of Jehovah^H3068 passed over^H5674, and the priests^H3548, in the presence^H6440 of the people^H5971. 12And the children^H1121 of Reuben^H7205, and the children^H1121 of Gad^H1410, and the half^H2677-tribe^H7626 of Manasseh^H4519, passed over^H5674 armed^H2571 before^H6440 the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, as Moses^H4872 spake^H1696 unto them: 13about forty^H705 thousand^H505 ready^H2502 armed for war^H6635 passed over^H5674 before^H6440 Jehovah^H3068 unto battle^H4421, to the plains^H6160 of Jericho^H3405. 14On that day^H3117 Jehovah^H3068 magnified^H1431 Joshua^H3091 in the sight^H5869 of all Israel^H3478; and they feared^H3372 him, as they feared^H3372 Moses^H4872, all the days^H3117 of his life^H2416. 15And Jehovah^H3068 spake^H559 unto Joshua^H3091, saying^H559, 16Command^H6680 the priests^H3548 that bear^H5375 the ark^H727 of the testimony^H5715, that they come up^H5927 out of the Jordan^H3383. 17Joshua^H3091 therefore commanded^H6680 the priests^H3548, saying^H559, Come ye up^H5927 out of the Jordan^H3383. 18And it came to pass, when the priests^H3548 that bare^H5375 the ark^H727 of the covenant^H1285 of Jehovah^H3068 were come up^H5927 out of the midst^H8432 of the Jordan^H3383, and the soles^H3709 of the priests^H3548' feet^H7272 were lifted up^H5423 unto the dry ground^H2724, that the waters^H4325 of the Jordan^H3383 returned^H7725 unto their place^H4725, and went over^H3212 all its banks^H1415, as^H8543 aforetime^H8032. 19And the people^H5971 came up^H5927 out of the Jordan^H3383 on the tenth^H6218 day of the first^H7223 month^H2320, and encamped^H2583 in Gilgal^H1537, on the east^H4217 border^H7097 of Jericho^H3405. 20And those twelve^H8147 stones^H68, which they took out^H3947 of the Jordan^H3383, did Joshua^H3091 set^H6965 up in Gilgal^H1537. 21And he spake^H559 unto the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, saying^H559, When your children^H1121 shall ask^H7592 their fathers^H1 in time to come^H4279, saying^H559, What mean these stones^H68? 22Then ye shall let your children^H1121 know^H3045, saying^H559, Israel^H3478 came over^H5674 this Jordan^H3383 on dry land^H3004. 23For Jehovah^H3068 your God^H430 dried up^H3001 the waters^H4325 of the Jordan^H3383 from before^H6440 you, until ye were passed over^H5674, as Jehovah^H3068 your God^H430 did^H6213 to the Red^H5488 Sea^H3220, which he dried up^H3001 from before^H6440 us, until we were passed over^H5674; 24that all the peoples^H5971 of the earth^H776 may know^H3045 the hand^H3027 of Jehovah^H3068, that it is mighty^H2389; that ye may fear^H3372 Jehovah^H3068 your God^H430 for ever^H3117.