KJV King James Version
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.
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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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, in the place where the priests who carried the ark of the covenant stood. And the stones are there to this day.
WEB World English Bible
Joshua set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests who bore the ark of the covenant stood; and they are there to this day.
ASV American Standard Version
And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests that bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
even the twelve stones hath Joshua raised up out of the midst of the Jordan, the place of the standing of the feet of the priests bearing the ark of the covenant, and they are there unto this day.
Surrounding context — Joshua 4
6 That this may be a sign among you, [that] when your children ask [their fathers] in time to come, saying, What [mean] ye by these stones?
7 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 over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.
8 And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the LORD spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.
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:
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וּשְׁתֵּ֧יםH8147 · she.na.yimtwoעֶשְׂרֵ֣הH6240 · a.sartenאֲבָנִ֗יםH68 · e.venstoneהֵקִ֣יםH6965 · qa.may(Leb)-kamaiיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮H3091 · ye.ho.shu.aJoshuaבְּת֣וֹךְH8432 · ta.vekhmidstהַיַּרְדֵּן֒H3383 · yar.denJordanתַּ֗חַתH8478 · ta.chatunderneath: underמַצַּב֙H4673 · mats.tsavstationרַגְלֵ֣יH7272 · re.gelfootהַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםH3548 · ko.henpriestנֹשְׂאֵ֖יH5375 · na.sato lift: raiseאֲר֣וֹןH727 · a.ronarkהַבְּרִ֑יתH1285 · be.ritcovenantוַיִּ֣הְיוּH1961 · ha.yahto beשָׁ֔םH8033 · shamthereעַ֖דH5704 · adtillהַיּ֥וֹםH3117 · yomdayהַזֶּֽה׃H2088 · zehthis
Cross-references
1 Samuel 7:12Then Samuel took a stone, and set [it] between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.2 Samuel 4:3And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.)Genesis 28:18And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put [for] his pillows, and set it up [for] a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.Psalm 111:2-4The works of the LORD [are] great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.1 Samuel 30:25And it was [so] from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.Exodus 24:12And the LORD said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them.Genesis 26:33And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city [is] Beersheba unto this day.Joshua 24:26And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took a great stone, and set it up there under an oak, that [was] by the sanctuary of the LORD.Judges 1:26And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which [is] the name thereof unto this day.2 Chronicles 5:9And they drew out the staves [of the ark], that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without. And there it is unto this day.Deuteronomy 34:6And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Bethpeor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.Exodus 28:21And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, [like] the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.1 Kings 18:31And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:Matthew 27:8Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.Matthew 28:15So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.
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