Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

"Take twelve men from the people, {one man from each tribe},

New American Standard Bible

Take for yourselves twelve men from the people, one man from each tribe,

King James Version

Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,

Holman Bible

“Choose 12 men from the people, one man for each tribe,

International Standard Version

"Gather together twelve men from the people one man from each tribe

A Conservative Version

Take for you twelve men out of the people, a man out of every tribe,

American Standard Version

Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,

Amplified

“Take for yourselves the twelve men [chosen] from among the people, one man from each tribe,

Bible in Basic English

Take twelve men from the people, a man for every tribe,

Darby Translation

Take you twelve men out of the people, one man out of every tribe,

Julia Smith Translation

Take to you from the people twelve men, one man, one man from a tribe;

King James 2000

Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,

Modern King James verseion

Take twelve men for you out of the people, a man out of every tribe,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"Take you twelve men out of the people, of every tribe a man.

NET Bible

"Select for yourselves twelve men from the people, one per tribe.

New Heart English Bible

"Take twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,

The Emphasized Bible

Take unto you, from among the people, twelve men, one man severally from each tribe;

Webster

Take you twelve men from the people, from every tribe a man,

World English Bible

"Take twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,

Youngs Literal Translation

Take for you out of the people twelve men, one man -- one man out of a tribe;

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

שׁתּים שׁנים 
Sh@nayim 
Usage: 767

men
אנושׁ 
'enowsh 
Usage: 42

out of the people
עם 
`am 
Usage: 1867

out of every
אחד 
'echad 
Usage: 432

שׁבט 
Shebet 
Usage: 190

Context Readings

The Israelites Make A Memorial

1 After all the nation finished crossing the Jordan, Yahweh said to Joshua, 2 "Take twelve men from the people, {one man from each tribe}, 3 and command them, saying, 'Take for yourselves twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan where the priests' feet stood firmly, and bring them over with you, and set them up in {the place where you will camp tonight}.'"

Cross References

Joshua 3:12

So then, take twelve men from the tribes of Israel, {one from each tribe}.

Numbers 1:4-15

A man from each tribe will be with you, each man the head of {his family}.

Numbers 13:2

"Send for yourself men, and let them explore the land of Canaan, which I [am about] to give to the {Israelites}; {from each tribe of his father send one man}, everyone a leader among them."

Numbers 34:18

You will take one leader from every tribe to divide up the land for inheritance.

Deuteronomy 1:23

The plan was good {in my opinion}, and [so] I took from [among] you twelve men, {one from each tribe}.

1 Kings 18:31

Elijah took twelve stones according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of God came, saying, "Israel shall be your name."

Matthew 10:1-5

And summoning his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could expel [them] and could heal every disease and every sickness.

Jump To Previous

Jump To Next

Word Concordance

King James Version Public Domain

Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers.

International Standard Version Copyright © 1996-2008 by the ISV Foundation.

New American Standard Bible Copyright ©1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org

American Standard Version Public Domain

NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. NetBible

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain