Joshua 4:6

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that this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask in the future, saying, ‘What do you mean by these stones?’

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4 Then Joshua called the twelve men whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, a man out of every tribe.

5 Joshua said to them, “Cross before the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan, and each of you pick up a stone and put it on your shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel;

6 that this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask in the future, saying, ‘What do you mean by these stones?’

7 then you shall tell them, ‘Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the LORD’s covenant. When it crossed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones shall be for a memorial to the children of Israel forever.’”

8 The children of Israel did as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the middle of the Jordan, as the LORD spoke to Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel. They carried them over with them to the place where they camped, and laid them down there.

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Joshua 4:6 in every translation

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?’
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?
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?