KJV ORIGINAL
Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Then Joshua called the twelve men he had chosen from the people of Israel—one man from each tribe:
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Joshua is gathering twelve representatives, one from each tribe of Israel, for a special task.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs just after Israel miraculously crossed the Jordan River on dry ground, similar to their crossing of the Red Sea forty years earlier. Joshua had previously selected these twelve men to carry stones from the riverbed as a memorial of God's mighty act. The twelve tribes of Israel were the descendants of Jacob's twelve sons, and selecting one representative from each tribe emphasized the unity of all Israel in this historic moment.
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