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Each of you is to take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites, <a href="/nlt/joshua/4.htm">New Living Translation</a> He told them, “Go into the middle of the Jordan, in front of the Ark of the LORD your God. Each of you must pick up one stone and carry it out on your shoulder—twelve stones in all, one for each of the twelve tribes of Israel. <a href="/esv/joshua/4.htm">English Standard Version</a> And Joshua said to them, “Pass on before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of the Jordan, and take up each of you a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the people of Israel, <a href="/bsb/joshua/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> and said to them, “Cross over before the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to take a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of Israel, <a href="/kjv/joshua/4.htm">King James Bible</a> And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel: <a href="/nkjv/joshua/4.htm">New King James Version</a> and Joshua said to them: “Cross over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of the Jordan, and each one of you take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, <a href="/nasb_/joshua/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> and Joshua said to them, “Cross again to the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan, and each of you take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel. <a href="/nasb/joshua/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> and Joshua said to them, &#8220Cross again to the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan, and each of you take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel. <a href="/nasb77/joshua/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> and Joshua said to them, “Cross again to the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan, and each of you take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel. <a href="/lsb/joshua/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> and Joshua said to them, “Cross again before the ark of Yahweh your God into the middle of the Jordan, and each of you carry a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel, <a href="/amp/joshua/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> and Joshua said to them, “Cross over again to the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of the Jordan, and each of you take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel, <a href="/csb/joshua/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> and said to them, “Go across to the ark of the LORD your God in the middle of the Jordan. Each of you lift a stone onto his shoulder, one for each of the Israelite tribes, <a href="/hcsb/joshua/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> and said to them, &#8220Go across to the ark of the LORD your God in the middle of the Jordan. Each of you lift a stone onto his shoulder, one for each of the Israelite tribes, <a href="/asv/joshua/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> and Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of Jehovah your God into the midst of the 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; <a href="/cev/joshua/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> and said: Go to the middle of the riverbed where the sacred chest is, and pick up a large rock. Carry it on your shoulder to our camp. There are twelve of you, so there will be one rock for each tribe. <a href="/erv/joshua/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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: <a href="/gwt/joshua/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He said to them, "Go to the middle of the Jordan River in front of the ark of the LORD your God. Each man must take a stone on his shoulder, one for each tribe of Israel. <a href="/gnt/joshua/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> and he told them, "Go into the Jordan ahead of the Covenant Box of the LORD your God. Each one of you take a stone on your shoulder, one for each of the tribes of Israel. <a href="/isv/joshua/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> Joshua told them, "Cross over again in front of the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan River. Then each of you pick up a stone on his shoulder with which to build a memorial, one for each of the tribes of Israel. <a href="/msb/joshua/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> and said to them, ?Cross over before the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to take a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of Israel, <a href="/net/joshua/4.htm">NET Bible</a> Joshua told them, "Go in front of the ark of the LORD your God to the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to put a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the Israelite tribes. <a href="/nheb/joshua/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Joshua said to them, "Pass over before me in the presence of the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan, and each of you pick up a stone and put it on your shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel; <a href="/wbt/joshua/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Joshua said to them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel: <a href="/web/joshua/4.htm">World English Bible</a> Joshua said to them, “Cross before the ark of Yahweh your God into the middle of the Jordan, and each of you pick up a stone and put it on your shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel; <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/joshua/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and Joshua says to them, “Pass over before the Ark of your God YHWH into the midst of the Jordan, and each of you lift up one stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel, <a href="/ylt/joshua/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and Joshua saith to them, 'Pass over before the ark of Jehovah your God unto the midst of the Jordan and lift up for you each, one stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel, <a href="/slt/joshua/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Joshua will say to them, Pass ye over before the ark of Jehovah your God into the midst of Jordan, and lift up to you each one stone upon his shoulder according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/joshua/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he said to them: Go before the ark of the Lord your God to the midst of the Jordan, and carry from thence every man a stone on your shoulders, according to the number of the children of Israel, <a href="/cpdv/joshua/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> and he said to them: “Go before the ark of the Lord your God into the middle of the Jordan, and let each one carry from there one stone on your shoulders, according to the number of the sons of Israel, <a href="/nabre/joshua/4.htm">New American Bible</a> Joshua said to them: “Go to the Jordan riverbed in front of the ark of the LORD, your God; lift to your shoulders one stone apiece, so that they will equal in number the tribes of the Israelites. <a href="/nrsvce/joshua/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Joshua said to them, “Pass on before the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan, and each of you take up a stone on his shoulder, one for each of the tribes of the Israelites,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/joshua/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Joshua said to them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of the Jordan, and take up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel; <a href="/hpbt/joshua/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Yeshua said to them: “Pass before the ark of LORD JEHOVAH your God within the Jordan and set each man his stone on his shoulder by the number of the tribes of the children of Israel<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/joshua/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> and Joshua said unto them: 'Pass on before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of the 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; <a href="/sep/joshua/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> said to them, Advance before me in the presence of the Lord into the midst of Jordan, and each having taken up a stone from thence, let him carry it on his shoulders, according to the number of the twelve tribes of Israel: <a href="/parallel/joshua/4-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=654" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/joshua/4.htm">Twelve Stones from the Jordan</a> …4So Joshua summoned the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one from each tribe, 5<a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and said</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">to them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3091.htm" title="3091: yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yhowshua; from Yhovah and yasha'; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua, the Jewish leader."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: ‘iḇ·rū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">“Cross over</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/727.htm" title="727: ’ă·rō·wn (N-csc) -- A chest, ark. Or laron; from 'arah; a box.">the ark</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">into</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: tō·wḵ (N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">the middle</a> <a href="/hebrew/3383.htm" title="3383: hay·yar·dên (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- The principal river of Pal. From yarad; a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine.">of the Jordan.</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">Each</a> <a href="/hebrew/7311.htm" title="7311: wə·hā·rî·mū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-Imp-mp) -- To be high or exalted, rise. A primitive root; to be high actively, to rise or raise.">of you is to take</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’a·ḥaṯ (Number-fs) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">a</a> <a href="/hebrew/68.htm" title="68: ’e·ḇen (N-fs) -- A stone. From the root of banah through the meaning to build; a stone.">stone</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon</a> <a href="/hebrew/7926.htm" title="7926: šiḵ·mōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Shoulder. From shakam; the neck as the place of burdens; figuratively, the spur of a hill.">his shoulder,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4557.htm" title="4557: lə·mis·par (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Number, tally. From caphar; a number, definite or indefinite; also narration.">according to the number</a> <a href="/hebrew/7626.htm" title="7626: šiḇ·ṭê (N-mpc) -- Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe. From an unused root probably meaning to branch off; a scion, i.e. a stick Or a clan.">of the tribes</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel,</a> 6to serve as a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/12-26.htm">Exodus 12:26-27</a> When your children ask you, ‘What does this service mean to you?’ / you are to reply, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when He struck down the Egyptians and spared our homes.’” Then the people bowed down and worshiped. <a href="/deuteronomy/6-20.htm">Deuteronomy 6:20-25</a> In the future, when your son asks, “What is the meaning of the decrees and statutes and ordinances that the LORD our God has commanded you?” / then you are to tell him, “We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand. / Before our eyes the LORD inflicted great and devastating signs and wonders on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his household. ... <a href="/1_samuel/7-12.htm">1 Samuel 7:12</a> Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.” <a href="/psalms/78-4.htm">Psalm 78:4-7</a> We will not hide them from their children but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might and the wonders He has performed. / For He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers to teach to their children, / that the coming generation would know them—even children yet to be born—to arise and tell their own children ... <a href="/psalms/105-5.htm">Psalm 105:5</a> Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced, <a href="/isaiah/63-11.htm">Isaiah 63:11-13</a> Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them, / who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown, / who led them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness, so that they did not stumble? <a href="/1_corinthians/10-1.htm">1 Corinthians 10:1-4</a> I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. / They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. / They all ate the same spiritual food ... <a href="/hebrews/11-29.htm">Hebrews 11:29</a> By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned. <a href="/1_peter/2-5.htm">1 Peter 2:5</a> you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. <a href="/revelation/12-11.htm">Revelation 12:11</a> They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death. <a href="/exodus/13-14.htm">Exodus 13:14-16</a> In the future, when your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you are to tell him, ‘With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. / And when Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the LORD killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both of man and beast. This is why I sacrifice to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb, but I redeem all the firstborn of my sons.’ / So it shall serve as a sign on your hand and a symbol on your forehead, for with a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt.” <a href="/deuteronomy/27-2.htm">Deuteronomy 27:2-3</a> And on the day you cross the Jordan into the land that the LORD your God is giving you, set up large stones and coat them with plaster. / Write on them all the words of this law when you have crossed over to enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you. <a href="/1_kings/18-31.htm">1 Kings 18:31-32</a> And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said, “Israel shall be your name.” / And with the stones, Elijah built an altar in the name of the LORD. Then he dug a trench around the altar large enough to hold two seahs of seed. <a href="/2_kings/2-8.htm">2 Kings 2:8</a> And Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the waters, which parted to the right and to the left, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground. <a href="/psalms/114-3.htm">Psalm 114:3-5</a> The sea observed and fled; the Jordan turned back; / the mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs. / Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Joshua said to them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of Jordan, and take you up every man of you a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/3-17.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/joshua/4-4.htm">Children</a> <a href="/joshua/3-14.htm">Cross</a> <a href="/joshua/4-4.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/joshua/4-3.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/joshua/4-4.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/joshua/4-3.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/joshua/4-3.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-25.htm">Pick</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-3.htm">Shoulder</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-17.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/joshua/3-12.htm">Tribes</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/4-7.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/joshua/4-6.htm">Children</a> <a href="/joshua/22-19.htm">Cross</a> <a href="/joshua/4-7.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/joshua/4-7.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/joshua/4-8.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/joshua/4-8.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/joshua/4-6.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/judges/16-21.htm">Pick</a> <a href="/joshua/15-10.htm">Shoulder</a> <a href="/joshua/5-2.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/joshua/4-8.htm">Tribes</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 4</div>1. <a href="/joshua/4-1.htm">Twelve men are appointed to take twelve memorial stones from Jordan</a> 9. <a href="/joshua/4-9.htm">Twelve other stones are set up in the midst of Jordan</a> 10. <a href="/joshua/4-10.htm">The people pass over</a> 14. <a href="/joshua/4-14.htm">God magnifies Joshua</a> 15. <a href="/joshua/4-15.htm">The priests commanded to come out of Jordan</a> 20. <a href="/joshua/4-20.htm">The twelve stones are pitched in Gilgal</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/joshua/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>and said to them, This phrase indicates a direct command from Joshua to the twelve men chosen from the tribes of Israel. Joshua, as the leader appointed by God after Moses, often communicated God's instructions to the people. This reflects the biblical principle of leadership and obedience to divine authority.“Cross over before the ark of the LORD your God The Ark of the Covenant symbolizes God's presence among His people. Crossing before the Ark signifies the Israelites' faith and trust in God's guidance and protection. The Ark leading the way is a recurring theme, emphasizing God's leadership in their journey. This mirrors the crossing of the Red Sea, where God's presence led the Israelites to safety.into the middle of the Jordan. The Jordan River represents a significant geographical and spiritual boundary. Crossing it marks the transition from the wilderness into the Promised Land. The miraculous parting of the Jordan, similar to the Red Sea, demonstrates God's power and faithfulness. The middle of the Jordan is a place of divine intervention, where natural laws are suspended for God's purposes.Each of you is to take a stone upon his shoulder, The act of taking a stone is symbolic and serves as a physical reminder of God's deliverance. Carrying the stone on the shoulder indicates the weight and significance of the task. This action is a memorial for future generations, teaching them about God's mighty works. It also foreshadows the concept of Jesus as the cornerstone, a foundation of faith.according to the number of the tribes of Israel, The twelve stones represent the twelve tribes of Israel, emphasizing unity and collective identity. This act reinforces the covenant relationship between God and His people. It also serves as a reminder of the promises made to the patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, regarding the land and their descendants. The number twelve often signifies completeness and God's divine order throughout Scripture.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a> The leader of the Israelites after Moses, tasked with leading them into the Promised Land. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_ark_of_the_lord.htm">The Ark of the LORD</a> A sacred chest that held the tablets of the Ten Commandments, representing God's presence among His people. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_jordan_river.htm">The Jordan River</a> The river that the Israelites crossed to enter the Promised Land, symbolizing a transition from the wilderness to the fulfillment of God's promise. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_twelve_tribes_of_israel.htm">The Twelve Tribes of Israel</a> The descendants of the twelve sons of Jacob, each represented by a stone taken from the Jordan. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_memorial_stones.htm">The Memorial Stones</a> Stones taken from the Jordan River to serve as a lasting memorial of God's faithfulness in bringing the Israelites into the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a> The stones serve as a tangible reminder of God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises. We should also set up "memorials" in our lives to remember God's work. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_obedience.htm">Leadership and Obedience</a> Joshua's leadership and the people's obedience to God's command highlight the importance of following God's appointed leaders and His instructions. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_stones.htm">Symbolism of the Stones</a> Each stone represents a tribe, emphasizing unity and collective memory. In our communities, we should strive for unity and shared remembrance of God's deeds. <a href="/topical/g/generational_teaching.htm">Generational Teaching</a> The stones were meant to prompt questions from future generations, teaching them about God's mighty acts. We should be intentional in passing down our faith accounts to the next generation. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a> The act of crossing the Jordan required faith. We are called to step out in faith, trusting God to lead us through challenges and into His promises.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 4</a> <a href="/q/how_did_joshua_lead_the_israelites.htm">How did Joshua lead the Israelites into the Promised Land?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_jacob_bargain_with_god.htm">Why does Jacob appear to “bargain” with God, seemingly contradicting other passages that discourage testing God (Genesis 28:20–22)? </a> <a href="/q/what_symbolizes_the_white_stone_in_rev_2_17.htm">What does the white stone symbolize in Revelation 2:17?</a> <a href="/q/why_build_a_separate_altar_in_joshua_22_10.htm">How do we reconcile the building of a separate altar in Joshua 22:10 with earlier commands to worship at one central sanctuary?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a> <a href="/commentaries/joshua/4-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>and said to them, וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “Cross over עִ֠בְרוּ (‘iḇ·rū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> To pass over, through, or by, pass on before לִפְנֵ֨י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face the ark אֲר֧וֹן (’ă·rō·wn) Noun - common singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_727.htm">Strong's 727: </a> A chest, ark of the LORD יְהוָ֛ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם (’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative into אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the middle תּ֣וֹךְ (tō·wḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> A bisection, the centre of the Jordan. הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן (hay·yar·dên) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3383.htm">Strong's 3383: </a> Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine Each אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person of you is to take וְהָרִ֨ימוּ (wə·hā·rî·mū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7311.htm">Strong's 7311: </a> To be high actively, to rise, raise a אַחַת֙ (’a·ḥaṯ) Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first stone אֶ֤בֶן (’e·ḇen) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_68.htm">Strong's 68: </a> A stone upon עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against his shoulder, שִׁכְמ֔וֹ (šiḵ·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7926.htm">Strong's 7926: </a> The neck, as the place of burdens, the spur of a, hill according to the number לְמִסְפַּ֖ר (lə·mis·par) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4557.htm">Strong's 4557: </a> A number, definite, indefinite, narration of the tribes שִׁבְטֵ֥י (šiḇ·ṭê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7626.htm">Strong's 7626: </a> Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/4-5.htm">Joshua 4:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/joshua/4-5.htm">Joshua 4:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/joshua/4-5.htm">Joshua 4:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/joshua/4-5.htm">Joshua 4:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/joshua/4-5.htm">Joshua 4:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/4-5.htm">Joshua 4:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/4-5.htm">Joshua 4:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/4-5.htm">Joshua 4:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/4-5.htm">Joshua 4:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/joshua/4-5.htm">Joshua 4:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/joshua/4-5.htm">OT History: Joshua 4:5 Joshua said to them Pass over before (Josh. 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