| New King James Version | King James Bible |
| 1And it came to pass, when all the people had completely crossed over the Jordan, that the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying: | 1And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying, |
| 2“Take for yourselves twelve men from the people, one man from every tribe, | 2Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man, |
| 3and command them, saying, ‘Take for yourselves twelve stones from here, out of the midst of the Jordan, from the place where the priests’ feet stood firm. You shall carry them over with you and leave them in the lodging place where you lodge tonight.’ ” | 3And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night. |
| 4Then Joshua called the twelve men whom he had appointed from the children of Israel, one man from every tribe; | 4Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man: |
| 5and Joshua said to them: “Cross over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of the Jordan, and each one of you take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, | 5And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel: |
| 6that this may be a sign among you when your children ask in time to come, saying, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’ | 6That 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? |
| 7Then you shall answer them that the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it crossed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. And these stones shall be for a memorial to the children of Israel forever.” | 7Then 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. |
| 8And the children of Israel did so, just as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones from the midst of the Jordan, as the LORD had spoken to Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them to the place where they lodged, and laid them down there. | 8And 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. |
| 9Then Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst 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. | 9And 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. |
| 10So the priests who bore the ark stood in the midst of the Jordan until everything was finished that the LORD had commanded Joshua to speak to the people, according to all that Moses had commanded Joshua; and the people hurried and crossed over. | 10For 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. |
| 11Then it came to pass, when all the people had completely crossed over, that the ark of the LORD and the priests crossed over in the presence of the people. | 11And 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. |
| 12And the men of Reuben, the men of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh crossed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses had spoken to them. | 12And 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: |
| 13About forty thousand prepared for war crossed over before the LORD for battle, to the plains of Jericho. | 13About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho. |
| 14On that day the LORD exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they had feared Moses, all the days of his life. | 14On 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. |
| 15Then the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying, | 15And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying, |
| 16“Command the priests who bear the ark of the Testimony to come up from the Jordan.” | 16Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan. |
| 17Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, “Come up from the Jordan.” | 17Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jordan. |
| 18And it came to pass, when the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD had come from the midst of the Jordan, and the soles of the priests’ feet touched the dry land, that the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and overflowed all its banks as before. | 18And 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. |
| 19Now the people came up from the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and they camped in Gilgal on the east border of Jericho. | 19And 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. |
| 20And those twelve stones which they took out of the Jordan, Joshua set up in Gilgal. | 20And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal. |
| 21Then he spoke to the children of Israel, saying: “When your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, ‘What are these stones?’ | 21And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones? |
| 22then you shall let your children know, saying, ‘Israel crossed over this Jordan on dry land’; | 22Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land. |
| 23for the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red Sea, which He dried up before us until we had crossed over, | 23For the LORD your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were gone over: |
| 24that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty, that you may fear the LORD your God forever.” | 24That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. |
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