Joshua 4:5

The Passion Translation

Joshua instructed them, “Walk out to the middle of the riverbed to the ark of Yahweh your God. Each of you choose a stone and lift it up onto your shoulder—one stone for each tribe.

Cross References

Genesis 31:46

and in the presence of his relatives, he said to them, “Everyone gather stones, and place them here in a pile.” And they did so, and afterward, they ate together next to the heap of stones.

Joshua 22:10

On their way home, the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh came to the town of Geliloth near the Jordan River. So they built their own large, impressive altar there.

Joshua 4:4

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

Joshua 4:6

The stones will always be a sign to you. Someday, when your children ask you, ‘Why are these stones so important?’