“Take twelve men out of the people, a man out of every tribe,
Parallel translations
- KJV Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,
- BSB “Choose twelve men from among the people, one from each tribe,
- NKJV “Take for yourselves twelve men from the people, one man from every tribe,
- NASB “Take for yourselves twelve men from the people, one man from each tribe,
- NLT “Now choose twelve men, one from each tribe.
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Cross-references · 7
- Josh 3:12Now therefore take twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, for every tribe a man.
- 1 Kgs 18:31Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom Yahweh’s word came, saying, “Israel shall be your name.”
- Matt 10:1–5He called to himself his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness.
- Num 34:18You shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land for inheritance.
- Deut 1:23The thing pleased me well. I took twelve men of you, one man for every tribe.
- Num 1:4–15With you there shall be a man of every tribe; everyone head of his fathers’ house.
- Num 13:2“Send men, that they may spy out the land of Canaan, which I give to the children of Israel. Of every tribe of their fathers, you shall send a man, every one a prince among them.”
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