KJV King James Version
And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth [day] of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho.
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Joshua 4:19
And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth [day] of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
On the tenth day of the first month the people went up from the Jordan and camped at Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho.
WEB World English Bible
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.
ASV American Standard Version
And 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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the people have come up out of the Jordan on the tenth of the first month, and encamp in Gilgal, in the extremity east of Jericho;
Surrounding context — Joshua 4
16 Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan.
17 Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jordan.
18 And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD were come up out of the midst of Jordan, [and] the soles of the priests’ feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as [they did] before.
19 And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth [day] of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho.
20 And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal.
21 And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What [mean] these stones?
22 Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְהָעָ֗םH5971 · ampeopleעָלוּ֙H5927 · a.lahto ascend: riseמִן־H4480 · minfromהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןH3383 · yar.denJordanבֶּעָשׂ֖וֹרH6218 · a.s.vortenלַחֹ֣דֶשׁH2320 · cho.deshmonthהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןH7223 · ri.shonfirstוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙H2583 · cha.nahto campבַּגִּלְגָּ֔לH1537 · gil.galGilgalבִּקְצֵ֖הH7097 · qa.tsehendמִזְרַ֥חH4217 · miz.rachEast (Gate)יְרִיחֽוֹ׃H3405 · ye.ri.choJericho
Cross-references
Joshua 5:9And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of the place is called Gilgal unto this day.Micah 6:5O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD.Joshua 10:43And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.Amos 5:5But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought.Joshua 15:7And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that [is] before the going up to Adummim, which [is] on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of Enshemesh, and the goings out thereof were at Enrogel:1 Samuel 11:14-15Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.1 Samuel 15:33And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.Joshua 10:6And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.Exodus 12:2-3This month [shall be] unto you the beginning of months: it [shall be] the first month of the year to you.Amos 4:4Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, [and] your tithes after three years:
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