Joshua 4:5

Modern English Version

Then Joshua said to them, “Cross over before the ark of the Lord your God into the middle of the Jordan. Each of you lift up a stone upon your shoulder, one for each of the tribes of the Israelites,

Cross References

Genesis 31:46

Jacob said to his kinsmen, “Gather stones.” So they took stones and made a pile, and they ate there on the pile.

Exodus 24:4

Moses wrote all the words of the Lord, and rose up early in the morning, and built an altar at the foot of the mountain with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.

Deuteronomy 27:2

On the day when you cross over the Jordan into the land which the Lord your God is giving you, you must set up for yourself great stones, and cover them with plaster.

Deuteronomy 9:1

Hear, O Israel! You are to cross over the Jordan today, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than you, great cities fortified up to heaven,

Joshua 22:10

The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh came near the Jordan in the land of Canaan and built a very large altar by the Jordan.

Joshua 4:4

So Joshua summoned the twelve men he had appointed from among the Israelites, one man per tribe.

Joshua 4:6

so that this will be a sign among you. When your children ask, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’