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Christian Standard Bible ®
Joshua 3:12
Now choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man for each tribe.
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Hebrew Names Version
Now therefore take twelve men out of the tribes of Yisra'el, for every tribe a man.
Now therefore take twelve men out of the tribes of Yisra'el, for every tribe a man.
King James Version
Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man.
Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man.
Lexham English Bible
So then, take twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe.
So then, take twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe.
English Standard Version
Now therefore take twelve men from the tribes of Israel, from each tribe a man.
Now therefore take twelve men from the tribes of Israel, from each tribe a man.
New Century Version
Now choose twelve men from among you, one from each of the twelve tribes of Israel.
Now choose twelve men from among you, one from each of the twelve tribes of Israel.
New English Translation
Now select for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one per tribe.
Now select for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one per tribe.
Amplified Bible
"So now take for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from each tribe.
"So now take for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from each tribe.
New American Standard Bible
"Now then, take for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man for each tribe.
"Now then, take for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man for each tribe.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Nowe therefore take from among you twelue men out of the tribes of Israel, out of euery tribe a man.
Nowe therefore take from among you twelue men out of the tribes of Israel, out of euery tribe a man.
Legacy Standard Bible
So now, take for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man for each tribe.
So now, take for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man for each tribe.
Complete Jewish Bible
Now choose yourselves twelve men out of the tribes of Isra'el, one man for each tribe.
Now choose yourselves twelve men out of the tribes of Isra'el, one man for each tribe.
Darby Translation
And now take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, one man for each tribe.
And now take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, one man for each tribe.
Easy-to-Read Version
Now choose twelve men, one from each of the twelve tribes of Israel.
Now choose twelve men, one from each of the twelve tribes of Israel.
George Lamsa Translation
Now therefore take twelve men from all the tribes of Israel, a man out of each tribe.
Now therefore take twelve men from all the tribes of Israel, a man out of each tribe.
Good News Translation
Now choose twelve men, one from each of the tribes of Israel.
Now choose twelve men, one from each of the tribes of Israel.
Literal Translation
And now, take for yourselves twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, one man for each tribe.
And now, take for yourselves twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, one man for each tribe.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Take now therfore twolue men out of ye trybes of Israel, out of euery trybe one.
Take now therfore twolue men out of ye trybes of Israel, out of euery trybe one.
American Standard Version
Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, for every tribe a man.
Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, for every tribe a man.
Bible in Basic English
So take twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, a man from every tribe.
So take twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, a man from every tribe.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Nowe therfore take from among you twelue men out of the tribes of Israel, out of euery tribe a man.
Nowe therfore take from among you twelue men out of the tribes of Israel, out of euery tribe a man.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, for every tribe a man.
Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, for every tribe a man.
King James Version (1611)
Now therefore take yee twelue men out of the Tribes of Israel, out of euery Tribe a man.
Now therefore take yee twelue men out of the Tribes of Israel, out of euery Tribe a man.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Choose for yourselves twelve men of the sons of Israel, one of each tribe.
Choose for yourselves twelve men of the sons of Israel, one of each tribe.
English Revised Version
Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, for every tribe a man.
Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, for every tribe a man.
Berean Standard Bible
Now choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe.
Now choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Make ye redi twelue men of the twelue lynagis of Israel, bi ech lynage o man.
Make ye redi twelue men of the twelue lynagis of Israel, bi ech lynage o man.
Young's Literal Translation
and now, take for you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, one man -- one man for a tribe;
and now, take for you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, one man -- one man for a tribe;
Update Bible Version
Now therefore take for yourselves twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, for every tribe a man.
Now therefore take for yourselves twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, for every tribe a man.
Webster's Bible Translation
Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man.
Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man.
World English Bible
Now therefore take twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, for every tribe a man.
Now therefore take twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, for every tribe a man.
New King James Version
Now therefore, take for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from every tribe.
Now therefore, take for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from every tribe.
New Living Translation
Now choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe.
Now choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe.
New Life Bible
Now choose twelve men from the families of Israel, one man for each family.
Now choose twelve men from the families of Israel, one man for each family.
New Revised Standard
So now select twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe.
So now select twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, therefore, take you twelve men, out of the tribes of Israel, - one man severally for each tribe;
Now, therefore, take you twelve men, out of the tribes of Israel, - one man severally for each tribe;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Prepare ye twelve men of the tribes of Israel, one of every tribe.
Prepare ye twelve men of the tribes of Israel, one of every tribe.
Revised Standard Version
Now therefore take twelve men from the tribes of Israel, from each tribe a man.
Now therefore take twelve men from the tribes of Israel, from each tribe a man.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Now then, take for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man for each tribe.
"Now then, take for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man for each tribe.
Contextual Overview
7The Lord spoke to Joshua: “Today I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, so they will know that I will be with you just as I was with Moses. 8Command the priests carrying the ark of the covenant: When you reach the edge of the water, stand in the Jordan.” 9Then Joshua told the Israelites, “Come closer and listen to the words of the Lord your God.” 10He said: “You will know that the living God is among you and that he will certainly dispossess before you the Canaanites, Hethites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites 11when the ark of the covenant of the Lord of the whole earth goes ahead of you into the Jordan. 12Now choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man for each tribe. 13When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the Lord, the Lord of the whole earth, come to rest in the Jordan’s water, its water will be cut off. The water flowing downstream will stand up in a mass.”
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Joshua 4:2, Joshua 4:9
Reciprocal: Joshua 18:4 - three Matthew 19:28 - the twelve
Cross-References
Genesis 2:18
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper corresponding to him.”
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper corresponding to him.”
Genesis 2:20
The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the sky, and to every wild animal; but for the man no helper was found corresponding to him.
The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the sky, and to every wild animal; but for the man no helper was found corresponding to him.
Genesis 2:22
Then the Lord God made the rib he had taken from the man into a woman and brought her to the man.
Then the Lord God made the rib he had taken from the man into a woman and brought her to the man.
Genesis 3:13
So the Lord God asked the woman, “What is this you have done?”
So the Lord God asked the woman, “What is this you have done?”
Genesis 3:15
I will put hostility between you and the woman,and between your offspring and her offspring.He will strike your head,and you will strike his heel.
I will put hostility between you and the woman,and between your offspring and her offspring.He will strike your head,and you will strike his heel.
Genesis 3:20
The man named his wife Eve because she was the mother of all the living.
The man named his wife Eve because she was the mother of all the living.
Genesis 3:21
The Lord God made clothing from skins for the man and his wife, and he clothed them.
The Lord God made clothing from skins for the man and his wife, and he clothed them.
Genesis 3:24
He drove the man out and stationed the cherubim and the flaming, whirling sword east of the garden of Eden to guard the way to the tree of life.
He drove the man out and stationed the cherubim and the flaming, whirling sword east of the garden of Eden to guard the way to the tree of life.
Job 31:33
Have I covered my transgressions as others doby hiding my iniquity in my heart
Have I covered my transgressions as others doby hiding my iniquity in my heart
Proverbs 19:3
A person’s own foolishness leads him astray,yet his heart rages against the Lord.
A person’s own foolishness leads him astray,yet his heart rages against the Lord.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Now therefore take ye twelve men,.... For what end and purpose is not mentioned. Abarbinel is of opinion, that they were chosen and appointed, that every man might pitch upon and take a place for his tribe to encamp in, when they came on the other side Jordan: whether this was Joshua's view or no is not certain; however, the use he made of these, thus provided by divine direction, is related Joshua 4:2;
and these were to be taken out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man; Levi not reckoned, having no part in the land; and so we find that tribe left out in other accounts, when there was a choice of twelve men out of each of the tribes, Numbers 13:4.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Joshua 3:12. Take you twelve men — Joshua 4:2.
