When your children ask in time to come, ‘What do those stones mean to you?’ Bible > ESV > Joshua 4 Joshua 4 English Standard Version: Par Twelve Memorial Stones from the Jordan. Twelve Memorial Stones from the Jordan . | ESV.org When all the nation had finished passing over the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua, “Take twelve men from the people, from each tribe a man, and …

4 When all the nation had finished passing over the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua, 2 “Take twelve men from the people, from each tribe a man, 3 and command them, saying, ‘Take twelve stones from here out of the midst of the Jordan, from the very place where the priests' feet stood firmly, and bring them over with you and lay them down in the place where you lodge tonight.’” 4 Then Joshua called the twelve … 5 And Joshua said to them, “Pass on before the ark of the Lord your God into the midst of the Jordan, and take up each of you a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the people of Israel, 6 that this may be a sign among you. 4 When all the nation ... the very place w where the priests' feet stood firmly, and bring them over with you and lay them down in x the place where you lodge tonight.’” 4 Then Joshua called the twelve men from the people of Israel, whom he had appointed, a man from each tribe. 6 We will use these stones to build a memorial. that this may be a sign among you. Joshua 6. 4 So Joshua called together the twelve men he had chosen—one from each of the tribes of Israel. Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. - Joshua 3:14-16. Joshua 4 King James Version (KJV) 4 And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the Lord spake unto Joshua, saying, 2 Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every … the place where you lodge tonight.’” 4 Then Joshua called the twelve men from the people of Israel, whom he had appointed, a man from each tribe. Commentary. Each of you must pick up one stone and carry it out on your shoulder—twelve stones in all, one for each of the twelve tribes of Israel. The event corresponded to the announcement. Joshua 4:4 Parallel. 5 He told them, “Go into the middle of the Jordan, in front of the Ark of the Lord your God. 7 The L ord said to Joshua, “Today I will begin to z exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, a as I was with Moses, so I will be with you.