And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the Lord brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:
Joshua 4:21 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition 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? More versionsKing 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 it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the Lord brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:
And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal.
then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.
that this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?