Josué 4:13

13 Esos hombres armados —unos cuarenta mil en total— estaban listos para la guerra, y el Señor
iba con ellos mientras cruzaban hacia la llanura de Jericó.

Josué 4:13 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 4:13

About forty thousand prepared for war
Accoutred with proper armour to defend themselves, and their brethren, and annoy their enemies: this is to be understood of such a number of the above mentioned tribes; otherwise the number of all Israel that went over Jordan, even armed or fighting men, besides women and children, were five hundred thousand or more. Now though the number of men fit for war, of these tribes, were an hundred thirty thousand, who were all, according to the original agreement, under obligation to go with their brethren over Jordan into Canaan's land, and continue with them until it was subdued, and they had rest in it; yet Joshua took no more than about forty thousand of them, who we may suppose were select men, and fit for his purpose; the rest were left to look after their flocks, their families, and their lands: these

passed over before the Lord unto battle;
over Jordan, before the ark of the Lord, as that stood in Jordan, bore by the priests there, being ready to engage in battle whenever it was necessary: and they went on with their brethren

to the plains of Jericho;
to a place afterwards called Gilgal; see ( Joshua 4:19 ) . The Septuagint version is, to the city Jericho.

Josué 4:13 In-Context

11 Y cuando todos estaban a salvo en la otra orilla, los sacerdotes terminaron de cruzar con el arca del Señor
mientras el pueblo observaba.

12 Los guerreros armados de la tribu de Rubén, de la tribu de Gad y de la media tribu de Manasés iban delante de los israelitas al cruzar el Jordán, tal como Moisés había indicado.

13 Esos hombres armados —unos cuarenta mil en total— estaban listos para la guerra, y el Señor
iba con ellos mientras cruzaban hacia la llanura de Jericó.

14 Ese día, el Señor
convirtió a Josué en un gran líder a los ojos de todos los israelitas, quienes, por el resto de su vida, lo respetaron tanto como habían respetado a Moisés.

15 El Señor
le había dicho a Josué: