Joshua 4:2

Twelve Stones from the Jordan

1When the whole nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua,2“Choose twelve men from among the people, one from each tribe,3and command them: ‘Take up for yourselves twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan where the priests were standing, carry them with you, and set them down in the place where you spend the night.’”

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Berean Standard Bible
“Choose twelve men from among the people, one from each tribe,
American Standard Version (1901)
Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,
Bible in Basic English
Take twelve men from the people, a man for every tribe,
Free Bible Version
“Choose twelve men from the people, one per tribe,
Geneva Bible 1599
Take you twelue me out of the people, out of euery tribe a man,
King James (Authorized) Version
Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,
Translation for Translators
“When you choose the twelve men, one from each tribe, whom I mentioned previously, tell them to pick up large stones from the middle of the Jordan riverbed, where the priests are still standing.
Unlocked Literal Bible
“Choose twelve men for yourselves from among the people, one man from each tribe.
Noah Webster Bible
Take you twelve men from the people, from every tribe a man,
World English Bible
“Take twelve men out of the people, a man out of every tribe,
Young's Literal Translation
'Take for you out of the people twelve men, one man — one man out of a tribe;