The Meaning of Joshua 4:4 Explained

Joshua 4:4

KJV: Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:

YLT: And Joshua calleth unto the twelve men whom he prepared out of the sons of Israel, one man -- one man out of a tribe;

Darby: And Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had appointed of the children of Israel, a man out of every tribe;

ASV: Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:

Discover Joshua 4:4

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

MEANING: What does Joshua 4:4 Mean?

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

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

What is the context of Joshua 4:4?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:

What does Joshua 4:4 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 4:4 mean?

And called Joshua to two and ten men whom he had appointed from the sons of Israel man one man from [each] tribe

וַיִּקְרָ֣א יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ אֶל־ שְׁנֵ֤ים הֶֽעָשָׂר֙ אִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֵכִ֖ין מִבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אִישׁ־ אֶחָ֥ד אִישׁ־ מִשָּֽׁבֶט

וַיִּקְרָ֣א	And called
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: קָרָא Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ	Joshua
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְהֹושֻׁעַ Sense: son of Nun of the tribe of Ephraim and successor to Moses as the leader of the children of Israel; led the conquest of Canaan.
שְׁנֵ֤ים	two
Parse: Number, md Root: שְׁנַיִם Sense: two.
הֶֽעָשָׂר֙	and ten
Parse: Article, Number, masculine singular Root: עָשָׂר Sense: ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers).
אִ֔ישׁ	men
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	whom
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
הֵכִ֖ין	he had appointed
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: כּוּן Sense: to be firm, be stable, be established.
מִבְּנֵ֣י	from the sons
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	of Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
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 4:4?

Loading Information...

Similar Scriptures for Joshua 4:4

		Mark 3:14-19 [2]
		Joshua 4:2 [2]