Joshua 4:21
And he said to the children of Israel, When your children say to their fathers in time to come, What is the reason for these stones?
Bible in Basic English
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In Context
20And the twelve stones which they took out of Jordan, Joshua put up in Gilgal.
22Then give your children the story, and say, Israel came over this river Jordan on dry land.
Cross References
Joshua 4:6So that this may be a sign among you; when your children say to you in time to come, What is the reason for these stones?
Psalms 145:4One generation after another will give praise to your great acts, and make clear the operation of your strength.
Matthew Henry on Joshua 4:21-24
20 And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal. 21 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? 22 Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land. 23 For the Lord your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the Lord your God did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were gone… Read the whole commentary →