Joshua 4:21 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

²¹ and he said to the Israelites, ‘In the future, when your children ask their fathers, “What is the meaning of these stones? ”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ 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

²¹ 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)

²¹ 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

²¹ He said to the Israelites, “In the future your children will ask their parents, ‘What about these stones?’

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ 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

²¹ 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?

Joshua 4:21 Cross References

Exodus 13:14

‘In the future, when your son  asks you, “What does this mean? ” say to him, “By the strength of his hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, out of the place of slavery.

Joshua 4:20

Then Joshua set up in Gilgal the twelve stones they had taken from the Jordan,

Joshua 4:22

you should tell your children, “Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground.”

Joshua 4:6

so that this will be a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask you, “What do these stones mean to you? ”