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| 1And it came to pass, when all the people had completely crossed over the Jordan, that the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying: | 1As soon as the entire nation had completed its crossing of the Jordan, the LORD spoke to Joshua. He said, |
| 2“Take for yourselves twelve men from the people, one man from every tribe, | 2"Gather together twelve men from the people—one man from each tribe— |
| 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 tell them, 'Pick up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan where the priests' feet were standing, bring them along with you, and put them down where you camp tonight.'" |
| 4Then Joshua called the twelve men whom he had appointed from the children of Israel, one man from every tribe; | 4So Joshua called the twelve men whom he had chosen from the people of Israel, one man from each tribe. |
| 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, | 5Joshua told them, "Cross over again in front of the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan River. Then each of you pick up a stone on his shoulder with which to build a memorial, one for each of the tribes 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?’ | 6Let this serve as a sign among you, so that when your children ask in times to come, 'What do these stones mean to you,' |
| 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 you'll say to them, 'Because the waters of the Jordan River were cut off in front of the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD. When it crossed the Jordan River, the waters of the Jordan were cut off.' So these stones will become a memorial to the Israelis forever." |
| 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. | 8The Israelis did just as Joshua commanded. They took up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan River—just as the LORD had spoken to Joshua—according to the number of the tribes of the Israelis, and they carried them over to where they would be pitching camp, and they put 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. | 9Then Joshua set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan River at the location where the feet of the priests who carried the Ark of the Covenant had been standing, and they remain there to 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. | 10The priests who were carrying the ark stood in the middle of the Jordan River until everything had been done in accordance with what the LORD had commanded Joshua to speak to the people and with everything that Moses had commanded Joshua. So the people hurried and crossed 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. | 11When all of the people had completed their crossing, the ark of the LORD and the priests crossed over in full view 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. | 12Just as Moses had directed, the descendants of Reuben, the descendants of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over, dressed in battle regalia, in full view of the other Israelis. |
| 13About forty thousand prepared for war crossed over before the LORD for battle, to the plains of Jericho. | 13About 40,000 soldiers equipped to do battle in the LORD's presence crossed over to the desert 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. | 14That day, the LORD exalted Joshua in the presence of all Israel so that they revered him just as they had revered Moses throughout his life. |
| 15Then the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying, | 15Now the LORD had told Joshua, |
| 16“Command the priests who bear the ark of the Testimony to come up from the Jordan.” | 16"Command the priests who carry the Ark of the Testimony to come up from the Jordan River." |
| 17Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, “Come up from the Jordan.” | 17So Joshua ordered the priests, "Come up from the Jordan River." |
| 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. | 18As soon as the priests who were carrying the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD had come up from the middle of the Jordan River, and the soles of the priests' feet came up to dry ground, the water of the Jordan River returned to normal, covering its banks as it had done so 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. | 19The people came up from the Jordan River on the tenth day of the first month and camped at Gilgal on the eastern outskirts of Jericho. |
| 20And those twelve stones which they took out of the Jordan, Joshua set up in Gilgal. | 20Joshua set up the twelve stones that they had removed from the Jordan River at 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?’ | 21Then he told the Israelis, "When your descendants ask their parents in years to come, 'What is the meaning of these stones?' |
| 22then you shall let your children know, saying, ‘Israel crossed over this Jordan on dry land’; | 22you are to tell your descendants: 'Israel crossed this Jordan River on dry ground |
| 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, | 23because the LORD your God dried up the water of the Jordan River right in front of you, until you had crossed over, just as the LORD your God had done to the Reed Sea—which he had dried up in front of us until we had crossed it also.' |
| 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.” | 24Do this so that all of the people of the earth may know how strong the power of the LORD is, and so that you may fear the LORD your God every day." |
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