Parallel Verses
NET Bible
The stones will be a reminder to you. When your children ask someday, 'Why are these stones important to you?'
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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?
Holman Bible
so that this will be a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask you, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’
International Standard Version
Let this serve as a sign among you, so that when your children ask in times to come, "What do these stones mean to you,'
A Conservative Version
that this may be a sign among you, that, when your children ask in time to come, saying, What do ye mean by these stones?
American Standard Version
that this may be a sign among you, that, when your children ask in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?
Amplified
so that this may be a sign among you; when your children ask later, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’
Bible in Basic English
So that this may be a sign among you; when your children say to you in time to come, What is the reason for these stones?
Darby Translation
that this may be a sign in your midst. When your children ask hereafter, saying, What mean ye by these stones?
Julia Smith Translation
So that this shall be a sign in the midst of you, when your sons shall ask to-morrow, saying, What these stones to you?
King James 2000
That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean you by these stones?
Lexham Expanded Bible
so that this may be a reminder among you. When your children ask in the future, saying, '{What do these stones mean to you}?'
Modern King James verseion
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?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
that this may be a sign among you. And when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, 'What mean ye with these stones?'
New Heart English Bible
that this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask in time to come, saying, 'What do you mean by these stones?'
The Emphasized Bible
that this may be a sign in your midst, - for your sons will ask in time to come, saying, What mean these stones to you?
Webster
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?
World English Bible
that this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask in time to come, saying, 'What do you mean by these stones?'
Youngs Literal Translation
so that this is a sign in your midst, when your children ask hereafter, saying, What are these stones to you?
Themes
Jordan, the river » Passage of israel over » Commemorated by a pillar of stones in gilgal
Interlinear
Sha'al
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Joshua 4:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Israelites Make A Memorial
5 Joshua told them, "Go in front of the ark of the Lord your God to the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to put a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the Israelite tribes. 6 The stones will be a reminder to you. When your children ask someday, 'Why are these stones important to you?' 7 tell them how the water of the Jordan stopped flowing before the ark of the covenant of the Lord. When it crossed the Jordan, the water of the Jordan stopped flowing. These stones will be a lasting memorial for the Israelites."
Cross References
Exodus 13:14
In the future, when your son asks you 'What is this?' you are to tell him, 'With a mighty hand the Lord brought us out from Egypt, from the land of slavery.
Joshua 4:21
He told the Israelites, "When your children someday ask their fathers, 'What do these stones represent?'
Exodus 12:14
This day will become a memorial for you, and you will celebrate it as a festival to the Lord -- you will celebrate it perpetually as a lasting ordinance.
Exodus 12:26-27
When your children ask you, 'What does this ceremony mean to you?' --
Exodus 13:9
It will be a sign for you on your hand and a memorial on your forehead, so that the law of the Lord may be in your mouth, for with a mighty hand the Lord brought you out of Egypt.
Exodus 31:13
"Tell the Israelites, 'Surely you must keep my Sabbaths, for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the Lord who sanctifies you.
Numbers 16:38
As for the censers of these men who sinned at the cost of their lives, they must be made into hammered sheets for covering the altar, because they presented them before the Lord and sanctified them. They will become a sign to the Israelites."
Deuteronomy 6:20-21
When your children ask you later on, "What are the stipulations, statutes, and ordinances that the Lord our God commanded you?"
Deuteronomy 11:19
Teach them to your children and speak of them as you sit in your house, as you walk along the road, as you lie down, and as you get up.
Joshua 22:27
but as a reminder to us and you, and to our descendants who follow us, that we will honor the Lord in his very presence with burnt offerings, sacrifices, and tokens of peace. Then in the future your descendants will not be able to say to our descendants, 'You have no right to worship the Lord.'
Psalm 44:1
For the music director; by the Korahites, a well-written song. O God, we have clearly heard; our ancestors have told us what you did in their days, in ancient times.
Psalm 71:18
Even when I am old and gray, O God, do not abandon me, until I tell the next generation about your strength, and those coming after me about your power.
Psalm 78:3-8
What we have heard and learned -- that which our ancestors have told us --
Isaiah 38:19
The living person, the living person, he gives you thanks, as I do today. A father tells his sons about your faithfulness.
Isaiah 55:13
Evergreens will grow in place of thorn bushes, firs will grow in place of nettles; they will be a monument to the Lord, a permanent reminder that will remain.
Ezekiel 20:12
I also gave them my Sabbaths as a reminder of our relationship, so that they would know that I, the Lord, sanctify them.
Ezekiel 20:20
Treat my Sabbaths as holy and they will be a reminder of our relationship, and then you will know that I am the Lord your God."
Acts 2:39
For the promise is for you and your children, and for all who are far away, as many as the Lord our God will call to himself."