Joshua 4:5

What does Joshua 4:5 mean?

A plain-English look at Joshua 4:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

and Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of Jehovah your God into the midst of the Jordan, and take you up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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:

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

and Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of Jehovah your God into the midst of the Jordan, and take you up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And he said to them, Go over before the ark of the Lord your God into the middle of Jordan, and let every one of you take up a stone on his back, one for every tribe of the children of Israel:

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and Joshua saith to them, `Pass over before the ark of Jehovah your God unto the midst of the Jordan and lift up for you each, one stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And he said to them: Go before the ark of the Lord your God to the midst of the Jordan, and carry from thence every man a stone on your shoulders, according to the number of the children of Israel,

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and Joshua said to them, Pass before the ark of Jehovah yourGod into the midst of the Jordan, and lift up each of you a stone [and put it] upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel,

Context

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

v.5This passage

v.6that this may be a sign among you, that, when your children ask in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?

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