Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 3:12 · retained source text
Now therefore take yee twelue men out of the Tribes of Israel, out of euery Tribe a man.
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tribes
Meaning of “tribes”
Bodies of people descended from common ancestors, especially the divisions of Israel.
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112 occurrences110 verses24 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 49:16
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And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the Lord your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel:
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 4:5 · retained source text
And Ioshua said vnto them, Passe ouer before the Arke of the LORD your God into the mids of Iordan, and take ye vp euery man of you a stone vpon his shoulder, according vnto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel:
And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the Lord spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 4:8 · retained source text
And the children of Israel did so as Ioshua commanded, and tooke vp twelue stones out of the midst of Iordan, as the LORD spake vnto Ioshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and caried them ouer with them, vnto the place where they lodged, and laid them downe there.
In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the Lord taketh shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the Lord shall take shall come by households; and the household which the Lord shall take shall come man by man.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 7:14 · retained source text
In the morning therefore ye shal be brought, according to your tribes: and it shall be that the tribe which the LORD taketh, shall come according to the families thereof, and the familie which the LORD shall take, shal come by housholdes: and the housholdes which the LORD shall take, shal come man by man.
¶ So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken:
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 7:16 · retained source text
¶ So Ioshua rose vp earely in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes, and the tribe of Iudah was taken.
So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the Lord said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 11:23 · retained source text
So Ioshua tooke the whole land according to all that the LORD saide vnto Moses, and Ioshua gaue it for an inheritance vnto Israel, according to their diuisions by their tribes: and the land rested from warre.
1611 marginal noteNumb. 26.53.
¶ And these are the kings of the country which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west, from Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon even unto the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir; which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions;
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 12:7 · retained source text
¶ And these are the kings of the countrey which Ioshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Iordan on the West, from Baal Gad in the valley of Lebanon, euen vnto the mount Halak, that goeth vp to Seir, which Ioshua gaue vnto the tribes of Israel for a possession, according to their diuisions:
1611 marginal noteChap. 11.17.
Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 13:7 · retained source text
Now therefore, diuide this land for an inheritance vnto the nine tribes, and the halfe tribe of Manasseh,
AND these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance to them.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 14:1 · retained source text
¶ And these are the countreys which the children of Israel inherited in the lande of Canaan, which Eleazar the Priest, & Ioshua the sonne of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel distributed for inheritance to them:
1611 marginal noteNum. 34.17.
By lot was their inheritance, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 14:2 · retained source text
By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hande of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the halfe tribe.
1611 marginal noteNum. 26.55. & 33.54.
Complete reference index — all 110 verses
Genesis 49:16Genesis 49:28Exodus 24:4Exodus 28:21Exodus 39:14Numbers 1:16Numbers 7:2Numbers 24:2Numbers 26:55Numbers 30:1Numbers 31:4Numbers 32:28Numbers 33:54Numbers 34:13Numbers 34:15Numbers 36:3Numbers 36:9Deuteronomy 1:13Deuteronomy 1:15Deuteronomy 5:23Deuteronomy 12:5Deuteronomy 12:14Deuteronomy 16:18Deuteronomy 18:5Deuteronomy 29:10Deuteronomy 29:21Deuteronomy 31:28Deuteronomy 33:5Joshua 3:12Joshua 4:5Joshua 4:8Joshua 7:14Joshua 7:16Joshua 11:23Joshua 12:7Joshua 13:7Joshua 14:1Joshua 14:2Joshua 14:3Joshua 14:4Joshua 18:2Joshua 19:51Joshua 21:1Joshua 21:16Joshua 22:14Joshua 23:4Joshua 24:1Judges 18:1Judges 20:2Judges 20:10Judges 20:12Judges 21:5Judges 21:8Judges 21:151 Samuel 2:281 Samuel 9:211 Samuel 10:191 Samuel 10:201 Samuel 15:172 Samuel 5:12 Samuel 7:72 Samuel 15:22 Samuel 15:102 Samuel 19:92 Samuel 20:142 Samuel 24:21 Kings 8:11 Kings 8:161 Kings 11:311 Kings 11:321 Kings 11:351 Kings 14:211 Kings 18:312 Kings 21:71 Chronicles 27:161 Chronicles 27:221 Chronicles 28:11 Chronicles 29:62 Chronicles 5:22 Chronicles 6:52 Chronicles 11:162 Chronicles 12:132 Chronicles 33:7Ezra 6:17Psalms 78:55Psalms 105:37Psalms 122:4Isaiah 19:13Isaiah 49:6Isaiah 63:17Ezekiel 37:19Ezekiel 45:8Ezekiel 47:13Ezekiel 47:21Ezekiel 47:22Ezekiel 48:1Ezekiel 48:19Ezekiel 48:23Ezekiel 48:29Ezekiel 48:31Hosea 5:9Habakkuk 3:9Zechariah 9:1Matthew 19:28Matthew 24:30Luke 22:30Acts 26:7James 1:1Revelation 7:4Revelation 21:12
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Genesis2 occurrences
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3 versesNumbers12 occurrences
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11 versesJoshua19 occurrences
19 versesJudges7 occurrences
7 verses1 Samuel5 occurrences
5 verses2 Samuel7 occurrences
7 verses1 Kings7 occurrences
7 verses2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse1 Chronicles4 occurrences
4 verses2 Chronicles5 occurrences
5 versesEzra1 occurrence
1 versePsalms4 occurrences
3 versesIsaiah3 occurrences
3 versesEzekiel10 occurrences
10 versesHosea1 occurrence
1 verseHabakkuk1 occurrence
1 verseZechariah1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew2 occurrences
2 versesLuke1 occurrence
1 verseActs1 occurrence
1 verseJames1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation2 occurrences
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2 versesExodus3 occurrences
3 versesNumbers12 occurrences
12 versesDeuteronomy12 occurrences
11 versesJoshua19 occurrences
19 versesJudges7 occurrences
7 verses1 Samuel5 occurrences
5 verses2 Samuel7 occurrences
7 verses1 Kings7 occurrences
7 verses2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse1 Chronicles4 occurrences
4 verses2 Chronicles5 occurrences
5 versesEzra1 occurrence
1 versePsalms4 occurrences
3 versesIsaiah3 occurrences
3 versesEzekiel10 occurrences
10 versesHosea1 occurrence
1 verseHabakkuk1 occurrence
1 verseZechariah1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew2 occurrences
2 versesLuke1 occurrence
1 verseActs1 occurrence
1 verseJames1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation2 occurrences
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