Joshua 4:5

New International Reader's Version

He said to them, “Go back to the middle of the Jordan River. Go to where the ark of the Lord your God is. Each one of you must pick up a stone. You must carry it on your shoulder. There will be as many stones as there are tribes in Israel.

Cross References

Genesis 31:46

He said to his relatives, “Get some stones.” So they took stones and put them in a pile. And they ate there by it.

Exodus 24:4

Then Moses wrote down everything the Lord had said. Moses got up early the next morning. He built an altar at the foot of the mountain. He set up 12 stone pillars. They stood for the 12 tribes of Israel.

Deuteronomy 27:2

You will go across the Jordan River. You will enter the land the Lord your God is giving you. When you do, set up some large stones. Put a coat of plaster on them.

Deuteronomy 9:1

Israel, listen to me. You are now about to go across the Jordan River. You will take over the land of the nations that live there. Those nations are greater and stronger than you are. Their large cities have walls that reach up to the sky.

Joshua 22:10

The tribes of Reuben and Gad and half of the tribe of Manasseh came to Geliloth. It was near the Jordan River in the land of Canaan. They built a large altar there by the Jordan.

Joshua 4:4

So Joshua called together the 12 men he had appointed from among the Israelites. There was one man from each tribe.

Joshua 4:6

The stones will serve as a reminder to you. In days to come, your children will ask you, ‘What do these stones mean?’