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Joshua 4:12

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The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over before the Israelites, armed for battle as Moses had instructed them.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 12

This chapter gives a further account of the miraculous passage of Israel through Jordan. I. The provision that was made at that time to preserve the memorial of it, by twelve stones set up in Jordan (Jos 4:9) and other twelve stones taken up out of Jordan (Jos 4:1-8). II. The march of the people through Jordan's channel, the two tribes first, then all the people, and the priests that bore the ark last (Jos 4:10-14). III. The closing of the waters again upon their coming up with the ark (Jos 4:15-19). IV. The erecting of the monument in Gilgal, to preserve the remembrance of this work of wonder to posterity (Jos 4:20-24).

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Strong's Concordancev. 12

בֵּן (bên, H1121) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative… רְאוּבֵן (Rᵉʼûwbên, H7205) — Reuben, a son of Jacob גָּד (Gâd, H1410) — Gad, a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophet חֵצִי (chêtsîy, H2677) — the half or middle שֵׁבֶט (shêbeṭ, H7626) — a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking,… מְנַשֶּׁה (Mᵉnashsheh, H4519) — Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory עָבַר (ʻâbar, H5674) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive,… חָמֻשׁ (châmush, H2571) — staunch, i.e. able-bodied soldiers פָּנִים (pânîym, H6440) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and… יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl, H3478) — Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity מֹשֶׁה (Môsheh, H4872) — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver דָבַר (dâbar, H1696) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a…

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Joshua 1:14rank 2

Your wives, your young children, and your livestock may remain in the land that Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan. But all your mighty men of valor must be armed for battle to cross over ahead of your brothers and help them,

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