So Joshua called the twelve men whom he had appointed from the sons of Israel, one man from each tribe; and Joshua said to them, “[a]Cross again to the ark of the Lord your God into the middle of the Jordan, and each of you take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel. [b]Let this be a sign among you, so that (A)when your children ask [c]later, saying, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 4:5 Lit Cross before the ark
  2. Joshua 4:6 Lit That this may be
  3. Joshua 4:6 Lit tomorrow