1 W hen all the nation had fully passed over the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua,

¶ And it came to pass when all the people were finished passing the Jordan, that the LORD spoke unto Joshua, saying,

2 T ake twelve men from among the people, one man out of every tribe,

Take twelve men out of the people, out of each tribe a man,

3 A nd command them, Take twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan from the place where the priests’ feet stood firm; carry them over with you and leave them at the place where you lodge tonight.

and command them, saying, Take from here 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 T hen Joshua called the twelve men of the Israelites whom he had appointed, a man from each tribe.

Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the sons of Israel, out of each tribe a man;

5 A nd Joshua said to them, Pass over before the ark of the Lord your God in the midst of the Jordan, and take up every man of you a stone on his shoulder, as is the number of the tribes of the Israelites,

and Joshua said unto them, Pass before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of the Jordan and take ye up each one of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel,

6 T hat this may be a sign among you when your children ask in time to come, What do these stones mean to you?

that this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What do these stones mean unto you?

7 T hen you shall tell them that the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord; when it passed over the Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off. So these stones shall be to the Israelites a memorial forever.

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 the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off; and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the sons of Israel for ever.

8 A nd the Israelites did as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites, as the Lord told Joshua, and carried them over with them to the place where they lodged and laid them down there.

And the sons of Israel did so as Joshua commanded and took up twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan, as the LORD spoke unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged and laid them down there.

9 A nd Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of the Jordan in the place where the feet of the priests bearing the ark of the covenant had stood. And they are there to this day.

Joshua also set up twelve stones in the midst of the Jordan in the place where the feet of the priests who bore the ark of the covenant had stood; and they are there unto this day.

10 F or the priests who bore the ark stood in the midst of the Jordan until everything was finished that the Lord commanded Joshua to tell the people, according to all that Moses had commanded Joshua. The people passed over in haste.

¶ For the priests who bore the ark stood in the midst of the Jordan until everything was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses had commanded Joshua; and the people made haste and passed.

11 W hen all the people had passed over, the ark of the Lord and the priests went over in the presence of the people.

And when all the people were finished passing, the ark of the LORD passed, and the priests, in the presence of the people.

12 A nd the sons of Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh passed over armed before the Israelites, as Moses had bidden them;

And the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh passed armed before the sons of Israel, as Moses had said unto them.

13 A bout 40, 000 prepared for war passed over before the Lord to the plains of Jericho for battle.

About forty thousand men prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, towards the plains of Jericho.

14 O n that day the Lord magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they stood in awe of him, as they stood in awe of Moses, all the days of his life.

On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him as they had feared Moses, all the days of his life.

15 A nd the Lord said to Joshua,

And the LORD spoke unto Joshua, saying,

16 O rder the priests bearing the ark of the Testimony to come up out of the Jordan.

Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of the Jordan.

17 S o Joshua commanded the priests, Come up out of the Jordan.

Joshua, therefore, commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of the Jordan.

18 A nd when the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord had come up out of the midst of the Jordan, and the soles of their feet were lifted up to the dry land, the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and flowed over all its banks as they had before.

And it came to pass, when the priests that bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD came up out of the midst of the Jordan and the soles of the priests’ feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of the Jordan returned unto their place, flowing as before over all its banks.

19 A nd the people came up out of the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month and encamped in Gilgal on the east border of Jericho.

And the people came up out of the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month and camped in Gilgal, on the east side of Jericho.

20 A nd those twelve stones which they took out of the Jordan Joshua set up in Gilgal.

¶ And Joshua raised up in Gilgal the twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan.

21 A nd he said to the Israelites, When your children ask their fathers in time to come, What do these stones mean?

And he spoke unto the sons of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What do these stones mean unto you?

22 Y ou shall let your children know, Israel came over this Jordan on dry ground.

Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.

23 F or the Lord your God dried up the waters of the Jordan for you until you passed over, as the Lord your God did to the Red Sea, which He dried up for us until we passed over,

For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan from before you until ye had passed, as the LORD your God did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us until we had passed,

24 T hat all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the Lord is mighty and that you may reverence and fear the Lord your God forever.

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 all the days.