Joshua 4:19

¹⁷ So Joshua commanded the priests, “Come up from the Jordan.”

¹⁸ When the priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD came up out of the Jordan and their feet touched the dry land, the waters of the Jordan returned to their course and overflowed all the banks as before.

On the tenth day of the first month the people went up from the Jordan and camped at Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho.

²⁰ And there at Gilgal Joshua set up the twelve stones they had taken from the Jordan.

²¹ Then Joshua said to the Israelites, “In the future, when your children ask their fathers, ‘What is the meaning of these stones?’

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: On the tenth day of the first month the people went up from the Jordan and camped at Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho.
KJV: And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho.
WEB: The people came up out of the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, on the east border of Jericho.
ASV: And the people came up out of the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, on the east border of Jericho.
DARBY: And the people came up out of the Jordan on the tenth of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, on the eastern extremity of Jericho.
BLB: and the people came up from the Jordan on the tenth of the first month, and they camped in Gilgal on the border east of Jericho.

ÅB: Det var den tiende dag i den første måned at folket steg opp av Jordan, og de leiret seg ved Gilgal, lengst mot øst i landet omkring Jeriko.
OTB: På den tiende dagen i den første måneden kom folket opp fra Jordan og slo leir ved Gilgal på den østlige grensen av Jeriko.
B1930: Det var den tiende dag i den første måned at folket steg op av Jordan, og de leiret sig ved Gilgal, lengst mot øst i landet omkring Jeriko.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Joshua 5:9
Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” So that place has been called Gilgal to this day.
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Micah 6:5
My people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.’”
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Joshua 10:43
Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.
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Joshua 15:7
Then the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning north to Gilgal, which faces the Ascent of Adummim south of the ravine. It continued along the waters of En-shemesh and came out at En-rogel.
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Amos 5:5
Do not seek Bethel or go to Gilgal; do not journey to Beersheba, for Gilgal will surely go into exile, and Bethel will come to nothing.
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Amos 4:4
“Go to Bethel and transgress; rebel even more at Gilgal! Bring your sacrifices every morning, your tithes every three days.
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Joshua 10:6
Then the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: “Do not abandon your servants. Come quickly and save us! Help us, because all the kings of the Amorites from the hill country have joined forces against us.”
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Exodus 12:2–3
“This month is the beginning of months for you; it shall be the first month of your year.
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