Joshua 4:21
Then spake he unto the sons of Israel, saying,—When your sons shall ask, in time to come, of their fathers, saying,—What mean these stones?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
20And, these twelve stones which they took out of the Jordan, did Joshua set up, in Gilgal.
22then shall ye let your sons know, saying,—On dry ground, came Israel over this Jordan;
Cross References
Joshua 4:6that this may be a sign in your midst,—for your sons will ask in time to come, saying, What mean these stones to you?
Psalms 145:4Generation unto generation, shall celebrate thy works, and, thy mighty deeds, shall they tell:
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 →