KJV King James Version
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:
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Joshua 4:12
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:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over before the Israelites, armed for battle as Moses had instructed them.
WEB World English Bible
The children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spoke to them.
ASV American Standard Version
And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh, pass over, by fifties, before the sons of Israel, as Moses had spoken unto them;
Surrounding context — Joshua 4
9 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.
10 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.
11 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.
12 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:
13 About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
14 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.
15 And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,
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וַ֠יַּעַבְרוּH5674 · a.varto passבְּנֵי־H1121 · benson: childרְאוּבֵ֨ןH7205 · re.u.venReubenוּבְנֵי־H1121 · benson: childגָ֜דH1410 · gadGadוַחֲצִ֨יH2677 · che.tsihalfשֵׁ֤בֶטH7626 · she.vettribe: staffהַֽמְנַשֶּׁה֙H4519 · me.nash.shehManassehחֲמֻשִׁ֔יםH2571 · cha.musharmedלִפְנֵ֖יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeבְּנֵ֣יH1121 · benson: childיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רH834 · a.sherwhichדִּבֶּ֥רH1696 · da.varto speak: speakאֲלֵיהֶ֖םH413 · elto(wards)מֹשֶֽׁה׃H4872 · mo.shehMoses
Cross-references
Numbers 32:20-32And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the LORD to war,Joshua 1:14Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them;
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