1. And when they had crossed over, the Lord said to Joshua:
2. "Choose twelve men, one from each tribe,
3. and instruct them so that they may take from the midst of the channel of the Jordan, where the feet of the priests stood still, twelve very hard stones, which you shall station in the place of the camp, where you will pitch your tents this night."
4. And Joshua called twelve men, whom he had chosen from the sons of Israel, one from each tribe,
5. and he said to them: "Go before the ark of the Lord your God into the middle of the Jordan, and let each one carry from there one stone on your shoulders, according to the number of the sons of Israel,