Joshua 4:21
And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones?
Joshua 4:21 in other translations
| BSB | Then Joshua said to the Israelites, “In the future, when your children ask their fathers, ‘What is the meaning of these stones?’ |
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| WEB | He spoke to the children of Israel, saying, “When your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, ‘What do these stones mean?’ |
| ASV | And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones? |
| YLT | And he speaketh unto the sons of Israel, saying, ‘When your sons ask their fathers hereafter, saying, What are these stones? |
| DARBY | And he spoke to the children of Israel, saying, When your children hereafter ask their fathers, saying, What mean these stones? |
| BBE | And he said to the children of Israel, When your children say to their fathers in time to come, What is the reason for these stones? |
| Webster | And he spoke to the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones? |
What does Joshua 4:21 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 4:20-24
20-24. those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal--Probably to render them more conspicuous, they might be raised on a foundation of earth or turf. The pile was designed to serve a double purpose--that of impressing the heathen with a sense of the omnipotence of God, while at the same time it would teach an important lesson in religion to the young and rising Israelites in after…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 4:20-24
It is the duty of parents to tell their children betimes of the words and works of God, that they may be trained up in the way they should go. In all the instruction parents give their children, they should teach them to fear God. Serious godliness is the best learning. Are we not called, as much as the Israelites, to praise the loving-kindness of our God? Shall we not raise a pillar to our God, who has brought us…
Joshua 4:21 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Joshua 4:21
- Joshua 4:6
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?
- Psalms 145:4-7
One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works. And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness. They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.
- Psalms 105:2-5
Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works. Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. Seek the Lord, and his strength: seek his face evermore. Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
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6; Ps 105:2-5; 145:4-7
in time to come. Heb. to-morrow.
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Context
- Joshua 4:20
And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal.
- Joshua 4:21
And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones?
- Joshua 4:22
Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.
Joshua 4:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y habló á los hijos de Israel, diciendo: Cuando mañana preguntaren vuestros hijos á sus padres, y dijeren: ¿Qué os significan estas piedras? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il parla aux fils d’Israël, disant: Lorsque dans l’avenir vos fils interrogeront leurs pères, disant: Que sont ces pierres? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er sprach zu den Kindern Israel und sagte: Wenn eure Kinder künftig ihre Väter fragen und sprechen: Was bedeuten diese Steine? - |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et dixit ad filios Israël: Quando interrogaverint filii vestri cras patres suos, et dixerint eis: Quid sibi volunt lapides isti? |