To the Chief Musician. For the sons of Korah, a contemplation. We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work which You did in their days, in the days of old.
Joshua 4:6 - Modern King James Version so that this may be a sign to you when your sons ask in time to come, saying, What do you mean by these stones? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 that this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition That this may be a sign among you when your children ask in time to come, What do these stones mean to you? American Standard Version (1901) that this may be a sign among you, that, when your children ask in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones? Common English Bible This will be a symbol among you. In the future your children may ask, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’ Catholic Public Domain Version so that it may be a sign among you. And when your sons will ask you, tomorrow, saying, 'What do these stones mean to you?' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version That it may be a sign among you: and when your children shall ask you to-morrow, saying: What mean these stones? |
To the Chief Musician. For the sons of Korah, a contemplation. We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work which You did in their days, in the days of old.
And now when I am old and gray-headed, O God, do not leave me; until I have declared Your strength to this generation, and Your power to everyone who is to come.
And this day shall be a memorial to you. And you shall keep it as a feast to Jehovah throughout your generations. You shall keep it as a feast by a law forever.
And it shall be when your sons asks you in time to come, saying, What is this? you shall say to him, Jehovah brought us out of Egypt by the strength of His hand, from the house of bondage.
And it shall be a sign to you upon your hand, and for a memorial between your eyes, that Jehovah's Law may be in your mouth. For the Lord has brought you out of Egypt with a strong hand.
Speak also to the sons of Israel, saying, Truly you shall keep My sabbaths. For it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, to know that I am Jehovah who sanctifies you.
The living, the living, he shall praise You, as I do this day; the father shall make Your truth known to the sons.
Instead of the thorn, the fir tree shall come up; and instead of the brier, the myrtle tree shall come up; and it shall be to Jehovah for a name, for an everlasting sign which shall not be cut off.
And also I gave them My sabbaths to be a sign between Me and them, that they might know that I am Jehovah who sets them apart.
and keep My sabbaths holy; and they shall be a sign between Me and you, that you may know that I am Jehovah your God.
The fire-pans of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them into broad plates, a covering for the altar; for they offered them before Jehovah, therefore they are made holy. And they shall be a sign to the sons of Israel.
For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all those afar off, as many as the Lord our God shall call.
And you shall teach them to your sons, speaking of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.
but it shall be a witness between us and you, and our generations after us, so that we might do the service of Jehovah before Him with our burnt offerings and with our sacrifices and with our peace offerings; so that your sons may not say to our sons in time to come, You have no part in Jehovah.
And he spoke to the sons of Israel saying, When your sons shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What do these stones mean?
And Joshua said to them, Pass over in front of the ark of Jehovah your God into the middle of the Jordan. And every man take a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel,