Joshua 4:4

4 So Joshua summoned the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one from each tribe,

Joshua 4:4 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 4:4

Then Joshua called the twelve men whom he had prepared of the
children of Israel
It may be for some other purpose, ( Joshua 3:12 ) ; but this was the destination of them eventually, and as by divine direction:

out of every tribe a man:
as he had before ordered, and was now directed to.

Joshua 4:4 In-Context

2 “Choose twelve men from among the people, one from each tribe,

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.’”

4 So Joshua summoned the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one from each tribe,

5 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,

6 to serve as a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’