Joshua 4:1

1 When the whole nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua,

Joshua 4:1 in Other Translations

KJV
1 And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,
ESV
1 When all the nation had finished passing over the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua,
NLT
1 When all the people had crossed the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua,
MSG
1 When the whole nation was finally across, God spoke to Joshua:
CSB
1 After the entire nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the Lord spoke to Joshua,

Joshua 4:1 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 4:1

And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed
over Jordan
As related, ( Joshua 3:17 ) ;

that the Lord spake unto Joshua, saying:
as follows.

Joshua 4:1 In-Context

1 When the whole nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua,
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,

Cross References 1

  • 1. Deuteronomy 27:2
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