Parallel Verses
Amplified
about 40,000 [men] armed and equipped for war crossed for battle before the Lord to the desert plains of Jericho.
New American Standard Bible
about 40,000 equipped for war, crossed for battle before the Lord to the desert plains of Jericho.
King James Version
About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
Holman Bible
About 40,000 equipped for war crossed to the plains of Jericho in the Lord’s presence.
International Standard Version
About 40,000 soldiers equipped to do battle in the LORD's presence crossed over to the desert plains of Jericho.
A Conservative Version
About forty thousand ready armed for war passed over before LORD to battle, to the plains of Jericho.
American Standard Version
about forty thousand ready armed for war passed over before Jehovah unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
Bible in Basic English
About forty thousand armed for war went over before the Lord to the fight, to the lowlands of Jericho.
Darby Translation
About forty thousand armed for military service passed over before Jehovah to the war, unto the plains of Jericho.
Julia Smith Translation
About forty thousand drawn out for war, passed over before Jehovah to war, to the desert of Jericho.
King James 2000
About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
Lexham Expanded Bible
About forty thousand armed for fighting crossed [over] before the presence of Yahweh to the plains of Jericho for battle.
Modern King James verseion
about forty thousand armed men of the army passed over before Jehovah to battle, to the plains of Jericho.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
About forty thousand, trimmed for war, went before the LORD unto battle; even unto the wild fields of Jericho.
NET Bible
About forty thousand battle-ready troops marched past the Lord to fight on the plains of Jericho.
New Heart English Bible
About forty thousand men, ready and armed for war passed over before the LORD to battle, to the plains of Jericho.
The Emphasized Bible
about forty thousand, equipped for the war, passed over before Yahweh, to battle, into the waste plains of Jericho.
Webster
About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD to battle, to the plains of Jericho.
World English Bible
About forty thousand men, ready and armed for war passed over before Yahweh to battle, to the plains of Jericho.
Youngs Literal Translation
about forty thousand, armed ones of the host, passed over before Jehovah for battle, unto the plains of Jericho.
Themes
Gad » A tribe of israel » Aid in the conquest of the region west of the jordan river
Interlinear
Chalats
Tsaba'
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Joshua 4:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Israelites Make A Memorial
12 The sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh crossed over armed for battle before the [other] sons of Israel, just as Moses had spoken to them; 13 about 40,000 [men] armed and equipped for war crossed for battle before the Lord to the desert plains of Jericho. 14 On that day the Lord magnified and exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel; so they feared him [with profound awe and reverence], just as they had feared Moses all the days of his life.
Cross References
2 Kings 25:5
The army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho. Then his entire army was dispersed from him.
Jeremiah 39:5
But the Chaldean (Babylonian) army pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. When they had seized him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the [Aramean] land of Hamath, where he passed sentence on him.
Jeremiah 52:8
But the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and his entire army was scattered from him.
Ephesians 6:11
Put on the full armor of God [for His precepts are like the splendid armor of a heavily-armed soldier], so that you may be able to [successfully] stand up against all the schemes and the strategies and the deceits of the devil.
Joshua 5:10
While the Israelites camped at Gilgal they observed the Passover on the evening of the fourteenth day of the month on the desert plains of Jericho.