Joshua 4:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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?”
Joshua 4:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joshua 4:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joshua 4:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“that this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask in the future, saying, ‘What do you mean by these stones?’”
Joshua 4:6 — World English Bible
Joshua 4:6 ASV — 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?”
Joshua 4:6 — American Standard Version
Joshua 4:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“so that this is a sign in your midst, when your children ask hereafter, saying, What <FI>are<Fi> these stones to you?”
Joshua 4:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 4:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“that this may be a sign in your midst. When your children ask hereafter, saying, What mean ye by these stones?”
Joshua 4:6 — Darby Translation
Joshua 4:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“That this may bee a signe among you, that whe your children shall aske their fathers in time to come, saying, What meane you by these stones?”
Joshua 4:6 — Geneva Bible
Joshua 4:6 in Context — Joshua 4
4 Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:
5 And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the Lord your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel:
6 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?
7 Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.
8 And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the Lord spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.
What Does Joshua 4:6 Mean?
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