The Meaning of Joshua 4:2 Explained

Joshua 4:2

KJV: Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,

YLT: Take for you out of the people twelve men, one man -- one man out of a tribe;

Darby: Take you twelve men out of the people, one man out of every tribe,

ASV: Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,

Discover Joshua 4:2

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Joshua 4:2?

MEANING: What does Joshua 4:2 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Joshua 4:2 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Joshua 4:2?

What is the context of Joshua 4:2?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,

What does Joshua 4:2 Mean?

Context Summary

Joshua 4:1-24 - The Memorial Stones

Twelve stones were brought up from the Jordan and erected in Gilgal. They gave fathers the opportunity of telling their children of the miraculous passage of the river. We, too, through our Lord, have passed through the waters of death on to resurrection-ground. Let the great deliverances of God wrought for our fatherland, as well as those wrought for us personally in Christ, be more frequent subjects of family-talk.

Twelve other stones were placed in the river-bed and would be visible when the waters were low. There was an ocular demonstration, therefore, that Israel was really once in these depths. We must not forget the Rock out of which we were hewn, Isaiah 51:1; 1 Corinthians 6:11. Let us never cease to magnify God's grace, Psalms 40:2.

The presence of the Ark alone restrained the piled-up waters. Thus Jesus stands between us and whatever would overwhelm us, especially sin and death, Hebrews 2:14. Do not, in rejecting Him, reject your only screen. [source]

Chapter Summary: Joshua 4

¹ Twelve men are appointed to take twelve memorial stones from Jordan
⁹ Twelve other stones are set up in the midst of Jordan
¹⁰ The people pass over
¹⁴ God magnifies Joshua
¹⁵ The priests commanded to come out of Jordan
²⁰ The twelve stones are pitched in Gilgal

What do the individual words in Joshua 4:2 mean?

take for yourselves from the people two [and] ten men man one man from [each] tribe

קְח֤וּ לָכֶם֙ מִן־ הָעָ֔ם שְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖ר אֲנָשִׁ֑ים אִישׁ־ אֶחָ֥ד אִישׁ־ מִשָּֽׁבֶט

קְח֤וּ	take
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural Root: יָקַח Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
לָכֶם֙	for yourselves
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural
הָעָ֔ם	the people
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people.
שְׁנֵ֥ים	two
Parse: Number, md Root: שְׁנַיִם Sense: two.
עָשָׂ֖ר	[and] ten
Parse: Number, masculine singular construct Root: עָשָׂר Sense: ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers).
אֲנָשִׁ֑ים	men
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: אֱנׄושׁ Sense: man, mortal man, person, mankind.
אִישׁ־	man
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
אֶחָ֥ד	one
Parse: Number, masculine singular Root: אֶחָד Sense: one (number).
אִישׁ־	man
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
מִשָּֽׁבֶט	from [each] tribe
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular Root: שֵׁבֶט Sense: rod, staff, branch, offshoot, club, sceptre, tribe.

What are the major concepts related to Joshua 4:2?

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