Joshua 4:20

4:20 Now Joshua set up in Gilgal the ¹  twelve stones they had taken from the Jordan.

Joshua 4:6

4:6 The stones ²  will be a reminder to you. ³  When your children ask someday, ‘Why are these stones important to you?’

Joshua 4:21

4:21 He told the Israelites, “When your children someday ask their fathers, ‘What do these stones represent?’ ⁴ 

Joshua 8:32

8:32 There, in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua inscribed on the stones a duplicate of the law written by Moses. ⁵ 

Joshua 4:7

4:7 tell them how the water of the Jordan stopped flowing ⁶  before the ark of the covenant of the Lord. When it crossed the Jordan, the water of the Jordan stopped flowing. ⁷  These stones will be a lasting memorial for the Israelites.”

¹ tn Heb “these,” referring specifically to the twelve stones mentioned in vv. 3-7.

² tn Heb “that this may be”; the referent of “this” (the twelve stones) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Heb “in order that this might be a sign among you.”

³ tn Heb “What are these stones?”

⁴ tn Heb “and he wrote there on the stones a duplicate of the law of Moses which he wrote before the sons of Israel.”

⁵ tn Heb “were cut off from before.”

⁶ tn Heb “how the waters descending from above stood still.”