Joshua said to all the people, “Look, this stone will be a witness against you, for it has heard everything the Lord said to us. It will be a witness against you if you deny your God.”

He replied, “You must take these seven ewe lambs from my hand as legal proof that I dug this well.”

When your children ask you later on, “What are the stipulations, statutes, and ordinances that the Lord our God commanded you?”

If your sons keep my covenant and the rules I teach them, their sons will also sit on your throne forever.”

“This pile of stones and the pillar are reminders that I will not pass beyond this pile to come to harm you and that you will not pass beyond this pile and this pillar to come to harm me.