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1. When the whole nation had finished crossing the Jordan, Yahweh spoke to Joshua and said,

1. When all the nation had finished passing over the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua,

2. 'Choose twelve men from the people, one man from each tribe, and give them this order,

2. "Take twelve men from the people, from each tribe a man,

3. "Here, from mid-Jordan, from the place where the priests' feet were standing, take twelve stones; carry them with you and set them down in the camp where you pass the night." '

3. and command them, `Take twelve stones from here out of the midst of the Jordan, from the very place where the priests' feet stood, and carry them over with you, and lay them down in the place where you lodge tonight.'"

4. Joshua called the twelve men whom he had selected from the Israelites, one man from each tribe,

4. Then Joshua called the twelve men from the people of Israel, whom he had appointed, a man from each tribe;

5. and Joshua said to them, 'Go on ahead of the ark of Yahweh your God into mid-Jordan, and each of you take one stone on his shoulder, corresponding to the number of the tribes of Israel,

5. 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,

6. to make this a sign among you; and when, in the future, your children ask you, "What do these stones mean for you?"

6. that this may be a sign among you, when your children ask in time to come, `What do those stones mean to you?'

7. you will then tell them, "The waters of the Jordan separated before the ark of the covenant of Yahweh; when it crossed the Jordan, the waters of the river separated. These stones are an everlasting reminder of this to the Israelites."

7. Then 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 the Jordan were cut off. So these stones shall be to the people of Israel a memorial for ever."

8. The Israelites did as Joshua ordered; they took twelve stones from mid-Jordan corresponding to the number of the tribes of Israel, as Yahweh had told Joshua; they carried them over to the camp and set them down there.

8. And the men of Israel 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 people of Israel, as the LORD told Joshua; and they carried them over with them to the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.

9. Joshua then erected twelve stones in mid-Jordan, on the spot where the feet of the priests carrying the ark of the covenant had stood; and they are still there today.

9. And 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.

10. The priests carrying the ark stood still in mid-Jordan, until everything had been done that Yahweh had ordered Joshua to tell the people (in accordance with everything that Moses had ordered Joshua); and the people hurried across.

10. For 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;

11. When the people had finished crossing, the ark of Yahweh then crossed, with the priests, to the head of the people.

11. and when all the people had finished passing over, the ark of the LORD and the priests passed over before the people.

12. The sons of Reuben, the sons of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed in battle formation at the head of the Israelites, as Moses had told them.

12. The sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and the half-tribe of Manas'seh passed over armed before the people of Israel, as Moses had bidden them;

13. Some forty thousand warriors in arms, they crossed in Yahweh's presence, ready for battle, towards the plain of Jericho.

13. about forty thousand ready armed for war passed over before the LORD for battle, to the plains of Jericho.

14. That day, Yahweh made Joshua great in the eyes of all Israel, who respected him as they had respected Moses, as long as he lived.

14. On that day the LORD exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they stood in awe of him, as they had stood in awe of Moses, all the days of his life.

15. Yahweh said to Joshua,

15. And the LORD said to Joshua,

16. 'Order the priests carrying the ark of the Testimony to come up out of the Jordan.'

16. "Command the priests who bear the ark of the testimony to come up out of the Jordan."

17. And Joshua gave the order to the priests, 'Come up, out of the Jordan!'

17. Joshua therefore commanded the priests, "Come up out of the Jordan."

18. Now, when the priests carrying the ark of the covenant of Yahweh came up out of mid-Jordan, no sooner had the soles of the priests' feet touched solid ground, than the waters of the Jordan returned to their bed and ran on, in spate as before.

18. And when the priests bearing the ark of the covenant of the LORD came up from the midst of the Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up on dry ground, the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and overflowed all its banks, as before.

19. It was the tenth day of the first month when the people came up from the Jordan and made their camp at Gilgal, on the eastern border of Jericho.

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

20. As regards those twelve stones, which they had taken from the Jordan, Joshua set them up at Gilgal.

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

21. He then said to the Israelites, 'When, in the future, your children ask their fathers, "What are these stones?"

21. And he said to the people of Israel, "When your children ask their fathers in time to come, `What do these stones mean?'

22. you will explain to your children, "Israel crossed this Jordan dry-shod.

22. then you shall let your children know, `Israel passed over this Jordan on dry ground.'

23. For Yahweh your God dried up the waters of the Jordan in front of you until you had crossed, just as Yahweh your God did to the Sea of Reeds, which he dried up before us until we had crossed it;

23. For 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,

24. so that all the peoples of the earth may know how mighty the hand of Yahweh is, and always stand in awe of Yahweh your God." '

24. so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty; that you may fear the LORD your God for ever."



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