Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Prepare. Hebrew, "take. "But they must have been selected from the tribes, either to carry twelve stones out of the bed of the Jordan, and to place twelve others in their stead, as monuments of this stupendous miracle; (Calmet) or to accompany the priests and the ark, out of respect. (Cajetan) (Menochius)