Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

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

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,

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 And it cometh to pass, when all the nation hath completed to pass over the Jordan, that Jehovah speaketh unto Joshua, saying, 2 Take for you out of the people twelve men, one man -- one man out of a tribe; 3 and command ye them, saying, Take up for you from this place, from the midst of the Jordan, from the established standing-place of the feet of the priests, twelve stones, and ye have removed them over with you, and placed them in the lodging-place in which ye lodge to-night.'

Cross References

Joshua 3:12

and now, take for you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, one man -- one man for a tribe;

Numbers 1:4-15

and with you there is a man for a tribe, each is a head to the house of his fathers.

Numbers 13:2

'Send for thee men, and they spy the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the sons of Israel; one man, one man for the tribe of his fathers ye do send, every one a prince among them.'

Numbers 34:18

and one prince -- one prince -- for a tribe ye do take to give the land by inheritance.

Deuteronomy 1:23

and the thing is good in mine eyes, and I take of you twelve men, one man for a tribe.

1 Kings 18:31

and Elijah taketh twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of Jehovah was, saying, 'Israel is thy name;'

Matthew 10:1-5

And having called to him his twelve disciples, he gave to them power over unclean spirits, so as to be casting them out, and to be healing every sickness, and every malady.

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