Joshua 4:21

Modern

Then Joshua said to the Israelites, “In the future, when your children ask their fathers, ‘What is the meaning of these stones?’

Traditional

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?

Literal

And he spoke to the sons of Israel, saying, “When your sons ask their fathers hereafter, saying, ‘What are these stones?’

Latin

…et dixit ad filios Israël: Quando interrogaverint filii vestri cras patres suos, et dixerint eis: Quid sibi volunt lapides isti?

Hebrew

English

Then Joshua said to the Israelites, “In the future, when your children ask their fathers, ‘What is the meaning of these stones?’

Theme notes and profiles

Joshua 4:6
…to serve as a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’
Psalm 145:4–7
One generation will commend Your works to the next, and will proclaim Your mighty acts—
Psalm 105:2–5
Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes