Joshua 4:3

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And 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.and command them: ‘Take up for yourselves twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan where the priests were standing, carry them with you, and set them down in the place where you spend the night.’”

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Hebrew words

וְצַוּוּvetzavuand commandH6680אוֹתָם'otam<obj.> themH853לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559שְׂאוּ־se'u-take upH5375לָכֶםlakhemfor <the> yourselvesמִזֶּהmizehfrom hereH2088מִתּוֹךְmitokhfrom [the] middle ofH8432הַיַּרְדֵּןhaiyardenthe JordanH3383מִמַּצַּבmimatzavfrom [the] standing-place ofH4673רַגְלֵיraglei[the] feet ofH7272הַכֹּהֲנִיםhakohanimthe priestsH3548הָכִיןhakhinto make firmH3559שְׁתֵּים־sheteim-two [plus]H8147עֶשְׂרֵה'esrehtenH6240אֲבָנִים'avanimstonesH68וְהַעֲבַרְתֶּםveha'avartemand you will take overH5674אוֹתָם'otam<obj.> themH853עִמָּכֶם'imakhemwith youH5973וְהִנַּחְתֶּםvehinachtemand you will set downH5117אוֹתָם'otam<obj.> themH853בַּמָּלוֹןbamalonat the lodging placeH4411אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whichH834תָּלִינוּtalinuyou will stayH3885בוֹvoat itהַלָּיְלָה׃ סhalayelahthis nightH3915

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Related verses

Joshua 4:19-20
¹⁹ And 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. ²⁰ And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal.¹⁹ On the tenth day of the first month the people went up from the Jordan and camped at Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho. ²⁰ And there at Gilgal Joshua set up the twelve stones they had taken from the Jordan.
Joshua 3:13
And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap.When 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.”
Joshua 4:8
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.Thus the Israelites did as Joshua had commanded them. They took up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, one for each tribe of Israel, just as the LORD had told Joshua; and they carried them to the camp, where they set them down.
Psalm 11:4
The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD’s throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne. His eyes are watching closely; they examine the sons of men.
Psalm 103:2
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds—
Deuteronomy 27:1-26
¹ And Moses with the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, Keep all the commandments which I command you this day. ² And it shall be on the day when ye shall pass over Jordan unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great stones, and plaister them with plaister: ³ And thou shalt write upon them all the words of this law, when thou art passed over, that thou mayest go in unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, a land that floweth with milk and honey; as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee. ⁴ Therefore it shall be when ye be gone over Jordan, that ye shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaister them with plaister.¹ Then Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people: “Keep all the commandments I am giving you today. ² And on the day you cross the Jordan into the land that the LORD your God is giving you, set up large stones and coat them with plaster. ³ Write on them all the words of this law when you have crossed over to enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you. ⁴ And when you have crossed the Jordan, you are to set up these stones on Mount Ebal, as I am commanding you today, and you are to coat them with plaster.
Genesis 28:22
And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God’s house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.And this stone I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give You a tenth.”
1 Samuel 7:12
Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben–ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”
Joshua 24:27
And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the Lord which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God.And Joshua said to all the people, “You see this stone. It will be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words the LORD has spoken to us, and it will be a witness against you if you ever deny your God.”
Luke 19:40
And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.“I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”

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Places: Jordan