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Joshua 4:4-6
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4 Joshua summoned the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one per tribe. 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[a] will be a reminder to you.[b] When your children ask someday, ‘Why are these stones important to you?’

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 4:6 tn Heb “that this may be”; the referent of “this” (the twelve stones) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. Joshua 4:6 tn Heb “in order that this might be a sign among you.”
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