Berean Standard Bible
“Then Joshua said to the Israelites, “In the future, when your children ask their fathers, ‘What is the meaning of these stones?’”
After the priests carrying the ark step into the Jordan and the waters stop, the whole nation crosses on dry ground. Joshua sets up twelve stones from the riverbed as a memorial, one for each tribe.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Then Joshua said to the Israelites, “In the future, when your children ask their fathers, ‘What is the meaning of these stones?’
World English Bible (WEB)
He spoke to the children of Israel, saying, “When your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, ‘What do these stones mean?’
King James Version (KJV)
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?
American Standard Version (ASV)
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?
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And he said to the children of Israel, When your children say to their fathers in time to come, What is the reason for these stones?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y habló á los hijos de Israel, diciendo: Cuando mañana preguntaren vuestros hijos á sus padres, y dijeren: ¿Qué os significan estas piedras?
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Josué explicó nuevamente el propósito de las piedras: «En el futuro, cuando sus descendientes pregunten “por qué están aquí estas piedras, y qué significan”,
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