Verse 21

Joshua 4:21

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

21 And said to the children of Israel: When your children shall ask their fathers, to morrow, and shall say to them: What mean these stones?

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּ֛אמֶר אֶל בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵ/אמֹ֑ר אֲשֶׁר֩ יִשְׁאָל֨וּ/ן בְּנֵי/כֶ֤ם מָחָר֙ אֶת אֲבוֹתָ֣/ם לֵ/אמֹ֔ר מָ֖ה הָ/אֲבָנִ֥ים הָ/אֵֽלֶּה

English Translation

And he said to the children of Israel, saying, "When your children ask their fathers tomorrow, saying, 'What are these stones?'"

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Chapter 4 Context

1 And when they were passed over, the Lord said to Josue: Focus ↗

2 Choose twelve men, one of every tribe: Focus ↗

3 And command them to take out of the midst of the Jordan, where the feet of the priests stood, twelve... Focus ↗

4 And Josue called twelve men, whom he had chosen out of the children of Israel, one out of every trib... Focus ↗

5 And he said to them: Go before the ark of the Lord your God (Elohim) to the midst of the Jordan, and... Focus ↗

6 That it may be a sign among you end when your children shall ask you to morrow, saying: What mean th... Focus ↗

7 You shall answer them: The waters of the Jordan ran off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord,... Focus ↗

8 The children of Israel therefore did as Josue commanded them, carrying out of the channel of the Jor... Focus ↗

9 And Josue put other twelve stones in the midst of the channel of the Jordan, where the priests stood... Focus ↗

10 Now the priests that carried the ark, stood in the midst of the Jordan till all things were accompli... Focus ↗

11 And when they had all passed over, the ark also of the Lord passed over, and the priests went before... Focus ↗

12 The children of Ruben also and Gad, and half the tribe of Manasses, went armed before the children o... Focus ↗

13 And forty thousand fighting men by their troops, and bands, marched through the plains and fields of... Focus ↗

14 In that day the Lord magnified Josue in the sight of all Israel, that they should fear him, as they... Focus ↗

15 And he said to him: Focus ↗

16 Command the priests, that carry the ark of the covenant, to come up out of the Jordan. Focus ↗

17 And he commanded them, saying: Come ye up out of the Jordan. Focus ↗

18 And when they that carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, were come up, and began to tread on... Focus ↗

19 And the people came up out of the Jordan, the tenth day of the first month, and camped in Galgal, ov... Focus ↗

20 And the twelve stones which they had taken out of the channel of the Jordan, Josue pitched in Galgal... Focus ↗

21 And said to the children of Israel: When your children shall ask their fathers, to morrow, and shall...

22 You shall teach them and say: Israel passed over this Jordan through the dry channel. Focus ↗

23 The Lord your God (Elohim) drying up the waters thereof in your sight, until you passed over: Focus ↗

24 As he had done before in the Red Sea, which he dried up till we passed through : Focus ↗

25 That all the people of the earth may learn the most mighty hand of the Lord, that you also may fear... Focus ↗

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