KJV ORIGINAL
Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Choose twelve men from the people, one man from each tribe,
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is instructing Joshua to select representatives from all twelve tribes of Israel for a special task.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Joshua, the Israelites had just crossed the Jordan River on dry ground, a miraculous event that echoed their earlier deliverance from Egypt through the Red Sea. God commanded Joshua to select twelve men, one from each of the twelve tribes, to gather stones from the riverbed as a memorial to commemorate this divine intervention. This act was intended to serve as a tangible reminder for future generations of God's faithfulness and power in leading His people into the Promised Land.
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