Joshua 4:6

King James Version (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?

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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.

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Joshua 4:6 in every translation

KJV 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?
WEB World English Bible: that this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask in the future, saying, ‘What do you mean by these stones?’
BSB Berean Standard Bible: to serve as a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’
ASV 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?
YLT Young's Literal Translation: so that this is a sign in your midst, when your children ask hereafter, saying, What [are] these stones to you?
DBY Darby Translation: that this may be a sign in your midst. When your children ask hereafter, saying, What mean ye by these stones?
WBS Webster Bible: 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?