Joshua 4:20

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“And there at Gilgal Joshua set up the twelve stones they had taken from the Jordan.”

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BSBPD

“And there at Gilgal Joshua set up the twelve stones they had taken from the Jordan.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, did Joshua set up in Gilgal.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and these twelve stones, which they have taken out of the Jordan, hath Joshua raised up in Gilgal.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Joshua 4:20 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Joshua 4:3and command them: ‘Take up for yourselves twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan where the priests were standing, carry them with you, and set them down in the place where you spend the night.’”
  2. Joshua 4:8Thus the Israelites did as Joshua had commanded them. They took up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, one for each tribe of Israel, just as the LORD had told Joshua; and they carried them to the camp, where they set them down.

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