⁸ The children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan, as Yahweh spoke to Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel; and they carried them over with them to the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.

¹⁶ They answered Joshua, saying, All that you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go.

¹⁷ According as we listened to Moses in all things, so will we listen to you: only Yahweh your God be with you, as he was with Moses.

¹⁸ Whoever he be who shall rebel against your commandment, and shall not listen to your words in all that you command him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of good courage.

² Take twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,

³ and command you them, saying, Take hence out of the midst of the Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and carry them over with you, and lay them down in the lodging-place, where you shall lodge this night.

⁴ Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:

⁵ and Joshua said to them, Pass over before the ark of Yahweh your God into the midst of the Jordan, and take up every man of you a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel;

²⁰ Those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, did Joshua set up in Gilgal.