Joshua 4:5

New English Translation

Joshua told them, “Go in front of the ark of the Lord your God to the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to put a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the Israelite tribes.

Cross References

Genesis 31:46

Then he said to his relatives, “Gather stones.” So they brought stones and put them in a pile. They ate there by the pile of stones.

Exodus 24:4

and Moses wrote down all the words of the Lord. Early in the morning he built an altar at the foot of the mountain and arranged twelve standing stones – according to the twelve tribes of Israel.

Deuteronomy 27:2

When you cross the Jordan River to the land the Lord your God is giving you, you must erect great stones and cover them with plaster.

Deuteronomy 9:1

Listen, Israel: Today you are about to cross the Jordan so you can dispossess the nations there, people greater and stronger than you who live in large cities with extremely high fortifications.

Joshua 22:10

The Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh came to Geliloth near the Jordan in the land of Canaan and built there, near the Jordan, an impressive altar.

Joshua 4:4

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

Joshua 4:6

The stones will be a reminder to you. When your children ask someday, ‘Why are these stones important to you?’