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Joshua 4:20-22
King James Version
Joshua 4:20-22
King James Version
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.
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Joshua 4:20-22
New International Version
Joshua 4:20-22
New International Version
20 And Joshua set up at Gilgal the twelve stones(A) they had taken out of the Jordan. 21 He said to the Israelites, “In the future when your descendants ask their parents, ‘What do these stones mean?’(B) 22 tell them, ‘Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground.’(C)
Joshua 4:20-22
English Standard Version
Joshua 4:20-22
English Standard Version
20 And (A)those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, Joshua set up at Gilgal. 21 And he said to the people of Israel, (B)“When your children ask their fathers in times to come, ‘What do these stones mean?’ 22 then you shall let your children know, (C)‘Israel passed over this Jordan on dry ground.’
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Joshua 4:20-22
Christian Standard Bible
Joshua 4:20-22
Christian Standard Bible
20 Then Joshua set up in Gilgal the twelve stones they had taken from the Jordan, 21 and he said to the Israelites, “In the future, when your children ask their fathers, ‘What is the meaning of these stones?’ 22 you should tell your children, ‘Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground.’(A)
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Joshua 4:20-22
New American Standard Bible 1995
Joshua 4:20-22
New American Standard Bible 1995
20 [a](A)Those twelve stones which they had taken from the Jordan, Joshua set up (B)at Gilgal. 21 He said to the sons of [b]Israel, “When your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, ‘What are these stones?’ 22 then you shall inform your children, saying, ‘Israel crossed this Jordan on (C)dry ground.’
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- Joshua 4:20 Lit these
- Joshua 4:21 Lit Israel, saying,
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