Then Jacob said to his relatives, ‘Gather stones.’ And they took stones and made a mound, then ate there by the mound.
Joshua 4:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised and said to them, ‘Go across to the ark of the Lord your God in the middle of the Jordan. Each of you lift a stone onto his shoulder, one for each of the Israelite tribes, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take you up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Joshua said to them, Pass over before the ark of the Lord your God in the midst of the Jordan, and take up every man of you a stone on his shoulder, as is the number of the tribes of the Israelites, American Standard Version (1901) and Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of Jehovah your God into the midst of the Jordan, and take you up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel; Common English Bible Joshua said to them, “Cross over into the middle of the Jordan, up to the LORD your God’s chest. Each of you, lift up a stone on his shoulder to match the number of the tribes of the Israelites. Catholic Public Domain Version and he said to them: "Go before the ark of the Lord your God into the middle of the Jordan, and let each one carry from there one stone on your shoulders, according to the number of the sons of Israel, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said to them: Go before the ark of the Lord your God to the midst of the Jordan, and carry from thence every man a stone on your shoulders, according to the number of the children of Israel. |
Then Jacob said to his relatives, ‘Gather stones.’ And they took stones and made a mound, then ate there by the mound.
And Moses wrote down all the words of the Lord. He rose early the next morning and set up an altar and twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel at the base of the mountain.
When you cross the Jordan into the land the Lord your God is giving you, set up large stones and cover them with plaster.
‘Listen, Israel: Today you are about to cross the Jordan to enter and drive out nations greater and stronger than you, with large cities fortified to the heavens.
When they came to the region of the Jordan in the land of Canaan, the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh built a large, impressive altar there by the Jordan.
So Joshua summoned the twelve men he had selected from the Israelites, one man for each tribe,
so that this will be a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask you, “What do these stones mean to you? ”