joshua 4:1 And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,

joshua 4:1 Now it came about when all the nation had finished crossing the Jordan, that the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying,

Jos 4:1-8. TWELVE STONES TAKEN FOR A MEMORIAL OUT OF JORDAN.

1-3. the Lord spake unto Joshua, Take you twelve men--each representing a tribe. They had been previously chosen for this service (Jos 3:12), and the repetition of the command is made here solely to introduce the account of its execution. Though Joshua had been divinely instructed to erect a commemorative pile, the representatives were not apprised of the work they were to do till the time of the passage.

joshua 4:1 Now it came about when all the nation had finished crossing the Jordan, that the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying,

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