KJV King James Version
About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
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Joshua 4:13
About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
About 40,000 troops armed for battle crossed over before the LORD into the plains of Jericho.
WEB World English Bible
About forty thousand men, ready and armed for war passed over before Yahweh to battle, to the plains of Jericho.
ASV American Standard Version
about forty thousand ready armed for war passed over before Jehovah unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
about forty thousand, armed ones of the host, passed over before Jehovah for battle, unto the plains of Jericho.
Surrounding context — Joshua 4
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,
16 Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan.
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כְּאַרְבָּעִ֥יםH705 · ar.ba.imfortyאֶ֖לֶףH505 · e.lephthousandחֲלוּצֵ֣יH2502 · cha.latsto rescueהַצָּבָ֑אH6635 · tsa.vaarmyעָבְר֞וּH5674 · a.varto passלִפְנֵ֤יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeיְהוָה֙H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הH4421 · mil.cha.mahbattleאֶ֖לH413 · elto(wards)עַֽרְב֥וֹתH6160 · a.ra.vahArabahיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ סH3405 · ye.ri.choJericho
Cross-references
Ephesians 6:11Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.2 Kings 25:5And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were scattered from him.Jeremiah 52:8But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.Jeremiah 39:5But the Chaldeans’ army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him.Joshua 5:10And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.
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