Joshua 4:6

4:6 The stones ¹  will be a reminder to you. ²  When your children ask someday, ‘Why are these stones important to you?’

Joshua 2:12

2:12 So now, promise me this with an oath sworn in the Lord’s name. ³  Because I have shown allegiance to you, show allegiance to my family. ⁴  Give me a solemn pledge ⁵ 

Joshua 24:17

24:17 For the Lord our God took us and our fathers out of slavery ⁶  in the land of Egypt ⁷  and performed these awesome miracles ⁸  before our very eyes. He continually protected us as we traveled and when we passed through nations. ⁹ 

¹ tn Heb “that this may be”; the referent of “this” (the twelve stones) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “in order that this might be a sign among you.”

³ tn Heb “Now, swear to me by the Lord.”

⁴ tn Heb “with the house of my father.”

⁵ tn Heb “true sign,” that is, “an inviolable token or pledge.”

⁵ tn Heb “of the house of slavery.”

⁶ tn Heb “for the Lord our God, he is the one who brought up us and our fathers from the land of Egypt, from the house of slaves.”

⁷ tn Or “great signs.”

⁸ tn Heb “and he guarded us in all the way in which we walked and among all the peoples through whose midst we passed.”