New American Standard Bible 1995

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Joshua

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Those twelve stones which they had taken from the Jordan, Joshua set up at Gilgal.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Those these Pronoun H428 הָאֵ֔לֶּה ha·'el·leh,
twelve two (a card. number) Noun H8147 שְׁתֵּ֨ים she·teim
Analysis:

Twelve: People, the people of God

Naturally, when the number twelve is mentioned, two thoughts enter into one's mind.  The first thought is the twelve tribes of Israel and the second is the twelve disciples. Both groups represent the people of God. Hence, when the number twelve appears in the Scriptures, the reader ought to think of the people of God in some unique or specific manner.  

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stones a stone Noun H68 הָֽאֲבָנִים֙ ha·'a·va·nim
which who, which, that Particle H834 אֲשֶׁ֥ר a·sher
they had taken to take Verb H3947 לָקְח֖וּ la·ke·chu
from the Jordan, the principal river of Pal. Noun H3383 הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן hai·yar·den;
Joshua "the LORD is salvation," Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Isr. Noun H3091 יְהֹושֻׁ֖עַ ye·ho·v·shu·a'
set to arise, stand up, stand Verb H6965 הֵקִ֥ים he·kim
up at Gilgal. "circle (of stones)," the name of several places in Pal. Noun H1537 בַּגִּלְגָּֽל׃ bag·gil·gal.
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Gilgal

GILGALgil'-gal (gilgal, "circle"; Galgala): The article is always with the name except in Joshua 5:9. There are three places to which the name is attached:(1) The first camp of Israel after crossing the Jordan (Joshua 4:19; Joshua 5:9, 10; 9:06; 10:07; 14:06; 15:7 Deuteronomy 11:30). According to Joshua 15:7 it lay to the North of the valley of Achor, which... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Those twelve stones which they had taken from the Jordan, Joshua set up at Gilgal.
King James Bible Those And those twelve stones stones, which they had taken from the took out of Jordan, did Joshua set up at pitch in Gilgal.
Hebrew Greek English Those twelve stones which they had taken from the Jordan, Joshua set up at Gilgal.