Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Now then, choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe. New Living Translation Now choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe. English Standard Version Now therefore take twelve men from the tribes of Israel, from each tribe a man. Berean Standard Bible Now choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe. King James Bible Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man. New King James Version Now therefore, take for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from every tribe. New American Standard Bible Now then, take for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man for each tribe. NASB 1995 “Now then, take for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man for each tribe. NASB 1977 “Now then, take for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man for each tribe. Legacy Standard Bible So now, take for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man for each tribe. Amplified Bible So now take for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from each tribe. Christian Standard Bible Now choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man for each tribe. Holman Christian Standard Bible Now choose 12 men from the tribes of Israel, one man for each tribe. American Standard Version Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, for every tribe a man. English Revised Version Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, for every tribe a man. GOD'S WORD® Translation Choose one man from each of the 12 tribes of Israel. Good News Translation Now choose twelve men, one from each of the tribes of Israel. International Standard Version So take for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from each tribe. Majority Standard Bible Now choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe. NET Bible Now select for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one per tribe. New Heart English Bible Now therefore take twelve men from the children of Israel, one man for each tribe. Webster's Bible Translation Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man. World English Bible Now therefore take twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, for every tribe a man. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand now, take for yourselves twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, one man—one man for a tribe; Young's Literal Translation and now, take for you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, one man -- one man for a tribe; Smith's Literal Translation And now take to you twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man, one man to a tribe. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BiblePrepare ye twelve men of the tribes of Israel, one of every tribe. Catholic Public Domain Version Prepare twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe. New American Bible Now choose twelve men, one from each of the tribes of Israel. New Revised Standard Version So now select twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleNow therefore take twelve men from all the tribes of Israel, a man out of each tribe. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Therefore take to you twelve men from all the tribes of Israel, one man from each tribe OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, for every tribe a man. Brenton Septuagint Translation Choose for yourselves twelve men of the sons of Israel, one of each tribe. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Crossing the Jordan…11Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth will go ahead of you into the Jordan. 12Now choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe. 13When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—touch down in the waters of the Jordan, its flowing waters will be cut off and will stand up in a heap.”… Cross References Exodus 24:4 And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early the next morning he got up and built an altar at the base of the mountain, along with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel. Numbers 1:4-16 And one man from each tribe, the head of each family, must be there with you. / These are the names of the men who are to assist you: From the tribe of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur; / from Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai; ... Numbers 13:2-4 “Send out for yourself men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each of their fathers’ tribes send one man who is a leader among them.” / So at the command of the LORD, Moses sent them out from the Wilderness of Paran. All the men were leaders of the Israelites, / and these were their names: From the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur; Deuteronomy 1:23 The plan seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men from among you, one from each tribe. Deuteronomy 31:9 So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel. 1 Kings 18:31 And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said, “Israel shall be your name.” 1 Chronicles 27:16-22 These officers were in charge of the tribes of Israel: Over the Reubenites was Eliezer son of Zichri; over the Simeonites was Shephatiah son of Maacah; / over Levi was Hashabiah son of Kemuel; over Aaron was Zadok; / over Judah was Elihu, one of David’s brothers; over Issachar was Omri son of Michael; ... Ezra 6:17 For the dedication of the house of God they offered a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and a sin offering for all Israel of twelve male goats, one for each tribe of Israel. Nehemiah 7:6-7 These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town, / accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel: Isaiah 66:21 “And I will select some of them as priests and Levites,” says the LORD. Matthew 10:2-4 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; / Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; / Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus. Matthew 19:28 Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. Luke 6:13-16 When daylight came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated as apostles: / Simon, whom He named Peter, and his brother Andrew; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew; / Matthew and Thomas; James son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot; ... Luke 22:30 so that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. John 6:70-71 Jesus answered them, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!” / He was speaking about Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. For although Judas was one of the Twelve, he was later to betray Jesus. Treasury of Scripture Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man. Joshua 4:2,9 Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man, … Jump to Previous Choose Israel Tribe Tribes Twelve YourselvesJump to Next Choose Israel Tribe Tribes Twelve YourselvesJoshua 3 1. Joshua come to Jordan2. The officers instruct the people for their passage 7. The Lord encourages Joshua 9. Joshua encourages the people 14. The water of Jordan are divided Now choose twelve men This phrase marks a significant moment of preparation and selection. The number twelve is symbolic throughout the Bible, often representing completeness or the people of God, as seen in the twelve tribes of Israel and the twelve apostles. The Hebrew root for "choose" (בָּחַר, bachar) implies a careful selection, indicating that these men were chosen for a specific and divine purpose. This act of choosing reflects God's sovereignty and the importance of leadership and representation among His people. from the tribes of Israel one from each tribe Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Nowוְעַתָּ֗ה (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 6258: At this time choose קְח֤וּ (qə·ḥū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 3947: To take twelve שְׁנֵ֣י (šə·nê) Number - mdc Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) men אִ֔ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person from the tribes מִשִּׁבְטֵ֖י (miš·šiḇ·ṭê) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 7626: Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc one אֶחָ֥ד (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first from each tribe. לַשָּֽׁבֶט׃ (laš·šā·ḇeṭ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7626: Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe Links Joshua 3:12 NIVJoshua 3:12 NLT Joshua 3:12 ESV Joshua 3:12 NASB Joshua 3:12 KJV Joshua 3:12 BibleApps.com Joshua 3:12 Biblia Paralela Joshua 3:12 Chinese Bible Joshua 3:12 French Bible Joshua 3:12 Catholic Bible OT History: Joshua 3:12 Now therefore take twelve men out (Josh. 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