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Joshua 4:12 KJV
Joshua · chapter 4 · verse 12
And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them:Joshua 4:12 · King James Version
Joshua 4:12 in context
10For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until everything was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over.
11And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of the LORD passed over, and the priests, in the presence of the people.
12And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them:
13About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
14On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- childrenbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- ManassehMᵉnashshehMenashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territoryH4519 →
- ReubenRᵉʼûwbênReuben, a son of JacobH7205 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- tribeshêbeṭa scionH7626 →
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The inspired historian seems to be so well pleased with his subject here that he is loth to quit it, and is therefore very particular in his narrative, especially in observing how closely Joshua pursued the orders God gave him, and that he did nothing without divine direction, finishing all that the Lord had commanded…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-19