Joshua 4:4

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

Joshua 4:4 in Other Translations

4 Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:

4 Then Joshua called the twelve men from the people of Israel, whom he had appointed, a man from each tribe.

4 So Joshua called together the twelve men he had chosen—one from each of the tribes of Israel.

4 Joshua called out the twelve men whom he selected from the People of Israel, one man from each tribe.

4 Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:

4 Joshua called the 12 men whom he had selected (one from each tribe).

4 So Joshua summoned the 12 men selected from the Israelites, one man for each tribe,

4 So Joshua called together the 12 men he had appointed from among the people of Israel. There was one man 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 tell them to take up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, from right where the priests are standing, and carry them over with you and put them down at the place where you stay tonight.”

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

5 and said to them, “Go over before the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites,

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

Cross References

• 1. S Joshua 3:12