and he said to the Israelites, ‘In the future, when your children ask their fathers, “What is the meaning of these stones? ”
Joshua 4:20 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then Joshua set up in Gilgal the twelve stones they had taken from the Jordan, Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And those twelve stones which they took out of the Jordan Joshua set up in Gilgal. American Standard Version (1901) And those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, did Joshua set up in Gilgal. Common English Bible Joshua set up at Gilgal those twelve stones they had taken from the Jordan. Catholic Public Domain Version Likewise, the twelve stones that they had taken up from the channel of the Jordan, Joshua stationed at Gilgal. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the twelve stones, which they had taken out of the channel of the Jordan, Josue pitched in Galgal, |
and he said to the Israelites, ‘In the future, when your children ask their fathers, “What is the meaning of these stones? ”
and command them: Take twelve stones from this place in the middle of the Jordan where the priests are standing, carry them with you, and set them down at the place where you spend the night.’
The Israelites did just as Joshua had commanded them. The twelve men took stones from the middle of the Jordan, one for each of the Israelite tribes, just as the Lord had told Joshua. They carried them to the camp and set them down there.