Verse 6

Joshua 4:6

English Revised Version

6 that this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?
Original Language Text
hebrew
לְמַ֗עַן תִּֽהְיֶ֛ה זֹ֥את א֖וֹת בְּ/קִרְבְּ/כֶ֑ם כִּֽי יִשְׁאָל֨וּ/ן בְּנֵי/כֶ֤ם מָחָר֙ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר מָ֛ה הָ/אֲבָנִ֥ים הָ/אֵ֖לֶּה לָ/כֶֽם
English Translation
So that this shall be a sign among you, when your children ask tomorrow, saying, "What do these stones mean to you?"
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 4 Context
1 And it came to pass, when all the nation were clean passed over Jordan, that the LORD spake unto Jos... Focus ↗
2 Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man, Focus ↗
3 and command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the p... Focus ↗
4 Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every trib... Focus ↗
5 and Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God (Elohim) into the midst of... Focus ↗
6 that this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask in time to come, saying, What mean ye...
7 then ye shall say unto them, Because the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenan... Focus ↗
8 And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of... Focus ↗
9 And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests w... Focus ↗
10 For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until every thing was finished that... Focus ↗
11 And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of the LORD passed ove... Focus ↗
12 And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, passed over arm... Focus ↗
13 about forty thousand ready armed for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of J... Focus ↗
14 On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feare... Focus ↗
15 And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying, Focus ↗
16 Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan. Focus ↗
17 Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jordan. Focus ↗
18 And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD were come up out... Focus ↗
19 And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, on... Focus ↗
20 And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua set up in Gilgal. Focus ↗
21 And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time... Focus ↗
22 Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land. Focus ↗
23 For the LORD your God (Elohim) dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed o... Focus ↗
24 that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty; that they may fe... Focus ↗