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King James Bible 1611

King James Bible 1769


4:1 And it came to passe when all the people were cleane passed ouer Iordan, that the Lord spake vnto Ioshua, saying, And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,
4:2 Take you twelue men out of the people, out of euery tribe a man, Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,
4:3 And command you them, saying, Take you hence out of the mids of Iordan, out of the place where the Priests feet stood firme, twelue stones, and yee shal cary them ouer with you, and leaue them in the lodging place where you shall lodge this night. And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.
4:4 Then Ioshua called the twelue men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of euery tribe a man: Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:
4:5 And Ioshua said vnto them, Passe ouer before the Arke of the Lord your God into the mids of Iordan, and take ye vp euery man of you a stone vpon his shoulder, according vnto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel: And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take you up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel:
4:6 That this may be a signe among you, that when your children aske their fathers in time to come, saying, What meane you by these stones? That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?
4:7 Then yee shall answere them, That the waters of Iordan were cut off before the Arke of the Couenant of the Lord, when it passed ouer Iordan, the waters of Iordan were cut off: and these stones shall bee for a memoriall vnto the children of Israel for euer. Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.
4:8 And the children of Israel did so as Ioshua commanded, and tooke vp twelue stones out of the midst of Iordan, as the Lord spake vnto Ioshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and caried them ouer with them, vnto the place where they lodged, and laid them downe there. And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the LORD spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.
4:9 And Ioshua set vp twelue stones in the midst of Iordan, in the place where the feet of the Priests which bare the Arke of the Couenant, stood: and they are there vnto this day. And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day.
4:10 For the Priests which bare the Arke, stood in the midst of Iordan, vntill euery thing was finished that the Lord commanded Ioshua to speake vnto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Ioshua: and the people hasted and passed ouer. For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until every thing was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over.
4:11 And it came to passe when all the people were cleane passed ouer, that the Arke of the Lord passed ouer, and the Priests in the presence of the people. And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of the LORD passed over, and the priests, in the presence of the people.
4:12 And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and halfe the tribe of Manasseh, passed ouer armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake vnto them: And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them:
4:13 About fourty thousand prepared for war, passed ouer before the Lord vnto battell, to the plaines of Iericho. About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
4:14 On that day the Lord magnified Ioshua in the sight of all Israel, and they feared him, as they feared Moses all the dayes of his life. On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.
4:15 And the Lord spake vnto Ioshua, saying, And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,
4:16 Command the Priests that beare the Arke of the Testimony, that they come vp out of Iordan. Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan.
4:17 Ioshua therefore commaunded the Priests, saying, Come yee vp out of Iordan. Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jordan.
4:18 And it came to passe when the Priests that bare the Arke of the Couenant of the Lord, were come vp out of the mids of Iordan, and the soles of the Priests feete were lift vp vnto the dry land, that the waters of Iordan returned vnto their place, and flowed ouer all his banks, as they did before. And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as they did before.
4:19 And the people came vp out of Iordan on the tenth day of the first moneth, and encamped in Gilgal, in the East border of Iericho. And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho.
4:20 And those twelue stones which they tooke out of Iordan, did Ioshua pitch in Gilgal. And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal.
4:21 And he spake vnto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shal aske their fathers in time to come, saying, What meane these stones? And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones?
4:22 Then yee shall let your children know, saying, Israel came ouer this Iordan on dry land. Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.
4:23 For the Lord your God dried vp the waters of Iordan from before you, vntill yee were passed ouer, as the Lord your God did to the Red sea, which hee dried vp from before vs, vntill we were gone ouer: For the LORD your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were gone over:
4:24 That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the Lord, that it is mighty, that ye might feare the Lord your God for euer. That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever.