Joshua 4:21-23
King James Version
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 over:
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Joshua 4:21-23
English Standard Version
21 And he said to the people of Israel, (A)“When your children ask their fathers in times to come, ‘What do these stones mean?’ 22 then you shall let your children know, (B)‘Israel passed over this Jordan on dry ground.’ 23 For the Lord your God dried up the waters of the Jordan for you until you passed over, as the Lord your God did to the Red Sea, (C)which he dried up for us until we passed over,
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Joshua 4:21-23
New American Standard Bible
21 And he said to the sons of [a]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 (A)dry ground.’ 23 For the Lord your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed, just as the Lord your God had done to the [b]Red Sea, (B)which He dried up before us until we had crossed;
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- Joshua 4:21 Lit Israel, saying,
- Joshua 4:23 Lit Sea of Reeds
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