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Joshua 4:4-6
Revised Standard Version
Joshua 4:4-6
Revised Standard Version
4 Then Joshua called the twelve men from the people of Israel, whom he had appointed, a man from each tribe; 5 and Joshua said to them, “Pass on before the ark of the Lord your God into the midst of the Jordan, and take up each of you a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the people of Israel, 6 that this may be a sign among you, when your children ask in time to come, ‘What do those stones mean to you?’
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Joshua 4:4-6
New International Version
Joshua 4:4-6
New International Version
4 So Joshua called together the twelve men(A) he had appointed from the Israelites, one from each tribe, 5 and said to them, “Go over before the ark of the Lord your God into the middle of the Jordan.(B) Each of you is to take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites, 6 to serve as a sign(C) among you. In the future, when your children(D) ask you, ‘What do these stones mean?’(E)
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