Joshua 4:12
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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:The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over before the Israelites, armed for battle as Moses had instructed them.
In other translations
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:The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over before the Israelites, armed for battle as Moses had instructed them.
Hebrew words
וַיַּעַבְרוּvaiya'avruand they passed overH5674בְּנֵי־benei-[the] descendants ofH1121רְאוּבֵןre'uvenReubenH7205וּבְנֵי־uvenei-and [the] descendants ofH1121גָדgadGadH1410וַחֲצִיvachatziand [the] half ofH2677שֵׁבֶטshevet[the] tribe ofH7626הַמְנַשֶּׁהhamnasheh<the> ManassehH4519חֲמֻשִׁיםchamushimarrayed for battleH2571לִפְנֵיlifnei<to> beforeH6440בְּנֵיbenei[the] people ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478כַּאֲשֶׁרka'asherjust asH834דִּבֶּרdiberhe had spokenH1696אֲלֵיהֶם'aleihemto themH413מֹשֶׁה׃moshehMosesH4872
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Numbers 32:20-3220 And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the Lord to war, 21 And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the Lord, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him, 22 And the land be subdued before the Lord: then afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless before the Lord, and before Israel; and this land shall be your possession before the Lord. 23 But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord: and be sure your sin will find you out.20 Moses replied, “If you will do this—if you will arm yourselves before the LORD for battle, 21 and if every one of your armed men crosses the Jordan before the LORD, until He has driven His enemies out before Him, 22 then when the land is subdued before the LORD, you may return and be free of obligation to the LORD and to Israel. And this land will belong to you as a possession before the LORD. 23 But if you do not do this, you will certainly sin against the LORD—and be assured that your sin will find you out.
- Joshua 1:14Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them;Your wives, your young children, and your livestock may remain in the land that Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan. But all your mighty men of valor must be armed for battle to cross over ahead of your brothers and help them,
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People and places
People: Gad, Jacob, Manasseh, Moses, Reuben
Places: Jordan