Prepare ye twelve men of the tribes of Israel, one of every tribe.

And now take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, one man for each tribe.

and now, take for you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, one man, one man for a tribe;

Prepare twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe.

Nunc ergo tollite vobis duodecim viros e tribubus Israel, singulos per singulas tribus.

Take you twelve men - See the note on Joshua 4:2.

Now therefore take you (e) twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man.
(e) Who would set up twelve stones in remembrance of the benefit.

Now therefore take ye twelve men,.... For what end and purpose is not mentioned. Abarbinel is of opinion, that they were chosen and appointed, that every man might pitch upon and take a place for his tribe to encamp in, when they came on the other side Jordan: whether this was Joshua's view or no is not certain; however, the use he made of these, thus provided by divine direction, is related Joshua 4:2,
and these were to be taken out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man; Levi not reckoned, having no part in the land; and so we find that tribe left out in other accounts, when there was a choice of twelve men out of each of the tribes, Numbers 13:4.

Twelve men - For the work described, Joshua 4:2-3.