Joshua 4:6

In 11 translations

BSB

to serve as a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’

KJV

That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?in time…: Heb. to morrow

WEB

that this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask in the future, saying, ‘What do you mean by these stones?’

ASV

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

LSV

so that this is a sign in your midst when your children ask hereafter, saying, What [are] these stones to you?

YLT

so that this is a sign in your midst, when your children ask hereafter, saying, What [are] these stones to you?

DBY

that this may be a sign in your midst. When your children ask hereafter, saying, What mean ye by these stones?

DRC

That it may be a sign among you and when your children shall ask you tomorrow, saying: What mean these stones?

GNV

That this may bee a signe among you, that whe your children shall aske their fathers in time to come, saying, What meane you by these stones?

JPS

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

LXXE

that these may be to you continually for an appointed sign, that when thy son asks thee in future, saying, What are these stones to us?Gr. to-morrow.

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WLC

לְמַ֗עַן תִּֽהְיֶ֛ה זֹ֥את א֖וֹת בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑ם כִּֽי־יִשְׁאָל֨וּן בְּנֵיכֶ֤ם מָחָר֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר מָ֛ה הָאֲבָנִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה לָכֶֽם׃

LXX-Br

ἵνα ὑπάρχωσιν ὑμῖν οὗτοι εἰς σημεῖον κείμενον διαπαντός· ἵνα ὅταν ἐρωτᾷ σε ὁ υἱός σου αὔριον λέγων, τί εἰσιν οἱ λιθοι οὗτοι ἡμῖν;

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• Exodus 13:14In the future, when your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you are to tell him, ‘With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
• Joshua 4:21Then Joshua said to the Israelites, “In the future, when your children ask their fathers, ‘What is the meaning of these stones?’
• Psalms 44:1We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.
• Deuteronomy 6:20–21In the future, when your son asks, “What is the meaning of the decrees and statutes and ordinances that the LORD our God has commanded you?” then you are to tell him, “We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the LORD…
• Joshua 22:27Rather, let it be a witness between us and you and the generations to come, that we will worship the LORD in His presence with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and peace offerings.’ Then in the future, your descendants…
• Deuteronomy 11:19Teach them to your children, speaking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
• Psalms 78:3–8that we have heard and known and our fathers have relayed to us. We will not hide them from their children, but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might, and the wonders He has…
• Psalms 71:18Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.
• Exodus 12:26–27When your children ask you, ‘What does this service mean to you?’ you are to reply, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when He struck down the Egyptians and…
• Isaiah 38:19The living, only the living, can thank You, as I do today; fathers will tell their children about Your faithfulness.
• Isaiah 55:13Instead of the thornbush, a cypress will grow, and instead of the brier, a myrtle will spring up; they will make a name for the LORD, an everlasting sign, never to be destroyed.”
• Exodus 12:14And this day will be a memorial for you, and you are to celebrate it as a feast to the LORD, as a permanent statute for the generations to come.
• Exodus 31:13“Tell the Israelites, ‘Surely you must keep My Sabbaths, for this will be a sign between Me and you for the generations to come, so that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.
• Ezekiel 20:20Keep My Sabbaths holy, that they may be a sign between us, so that you may know that I am the LORD your God.’
• Exodus 13:9It shall be a sign for you on your hand and a reminder on your forehead that the Law of the LORD is to be on your lips. For with a mighty hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt.
• Acts 2:39This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”

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