Joshua 4:21
He said to the people of Israel, “When your descendants ask their fathers in times to come, 'What are these stones?'
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
20The twelve stones that they took out of the Jordan, Joshua set up in Gilgal.
22Tell your children, 'This is where Israel crossed over the Jordan on dry ground.'
Cross References
Joshua 4:6This will be a sign in your midst for you when your children ask in days to come, 'What do these stones mean to you?'
Psalms 145:4One generation will praise your deeds to the next 1 and will proclaim your mighty actions. 1
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 →