1. WHEN ALL the nation had fully passed over the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua,
2. Take twelve men from among the people, one man out of every tribe,
3. And command them, Take twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan from the place where the priests' feet stood firm; carry them over with you and leave them at the place where you lodge tonight.
4. Then Joshua called the twelve men of the Israelites whom he had appointed, a man from each tribe.
5. And Joshua said to them, Pass over before the ark of the Lord your God in the midst of the Jordan, and take up every man of you a stone on his shoulder, as is the number of the tribes of the Israelites,