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Joshua 4:4-6
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Joshua 4:4-6
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
4 Summoning the twelve men he had selected from among the Israelites, one from each tribe, 5 Joshua said to them: “Go to the Jordan riverbed in front of the ark of the Lord, your God; lift to your shoulders one stone apiece, so that they will equal in number the tribes of the Israelites. 6 In the future, these are to be a sign among you. When your children ask you,[a] ‘What do these stones mean to you?’(A)
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- 4:6 When your children ask you: reminiscent of the question and response at the Passover meal, Ex 12:26–27.
Joshua 4:4-6
New International Version
Joshua 4:4-6
New International Version
4 So Joshua called together the twelve men(A) he had appointed from the Israelites, one from each tribe, 5 and said to them, “Go over before the ark of the Lord your God into the middle of the Jordan.(B) Each of you is to take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites, 6 to serve as a sign(C) among you. In the future, when your children(D) ask you, ‘What do these stones mean?’(E)
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