And when in time to come your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you shall say to him, ‘By strength of hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
Joshua 4:21 - Revised Standard Version CI And he said to the people of Israel, “When your children ask their fathers in time to come, ‘What do these stones mean?’ Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he said to the Israelites, When your children ask their fathers in time to come, What do these stones mean? American Standard Version (1901) And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones? Common English Bible He said to the Israelites, “In the future your children will ask their parents, ‘What about these stones?’ Catholic Public Domain Version And he said to the sons of Israel: "When your sons will question their fathers, tomorrow, and they will say to them, 'What do these stones mean to you?' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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? |
And when in time to come your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you shall say to him, ‘By strength of hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
And those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, Joshua set up in Gilgal.
then you shall let your children know, ‘Israel passed over this Jordan on dry ground.’
that this may be a sign among you, when your children ask in time to come, ‘What do those stones mean to you?’