And Josue called twelve men, whom he had chosen out of the children of Israel, one out of every tribe,

And Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had appointed of the children of Israel, a man out of every tribe;

And Joshua calleth unto the twelve men whom he prepared out of the sons of Israel, one man, one man out of a tribe;

So Joshua sent for the twelve men, whom he had ready, one man out of every tribe of the children of Israel,

And Joshua called twelve men, whom he had chosen from the sons of Israel, one from each tribe,

Tunc vocavit Josue duodecim viros quos ordinaverat e filiis Israel, singulos ex quaque tribu.

Twelve men, whom he had prepared - This must refer to their appointment, Joshua 3:12.

Then Joshua called the twelve men whom he had prepared of the children of Israel,.... It may be for some other purpose, Joshua 3:12; but this was the destination of them eventually, and as by divine direction:
out of every tribe a man: as he had before ordered, and was now directed to.

Joshua called the twelve men--They had probably, from a feeling of reverence, kept back, and were standing on the eastern bank. They were now ordered to advance. Picking up each a stone, probably as large as he could carry, from around the spot "where the priests stood," they pass over before the ark and deposit the stones in the place of next encampment (Joshua 4:19-20), namely, Gilgal.

Prepared - That is, appointed for that work, and commanded to be ready for it.