Joshua 4 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Memorial Stones from the Jordan

1 Now when ^H834 the entire ^H3605 nation ^H1471 had finished ^H8552 crossing ^H5674 the Jordan ^H3383, the LORD ^H3068 spoke ^H559 to Joshua ^H3091, saying ^H559,

2 “Take ^H3947 for yourselves twelve ^H8147 H6240 men ^H376 from the people ^H5971, one ^H259 man ^H376 from each ^H376 H259 tribe ^H7626, 3 and command ^H6680 them, saying ^H559, ‘Take ^H5375 up ^H5375 for yourselves twelve ^H8147 H6240 stones ^H68 from here ^H2088 out of the middle ^H8432 of the Jordan ^H3383, from the place ^H4673 where ^H4673 the priests’ ^H3548 feet ^H7272 are standing ^H4673 firmly ^H3559, and carry ^H5674 them over ^H5674 with you and lay ^H5117 them down ^H5117 in the encampment ^H4411 where ^H4673 you will spend ^H3885 the night ^H3915.’” 4 So Joshua ^H3091 called ^H7121 the twelve ^H8147 H6240 men ^H376 whom ^H834 he had appointed ^H3559 from the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478, one ^H259 man ^H376 from each ^H376 H259 tribe ^H7626; 5 and Joshua ^H3091 said ^H559 to them, “[fn]Cross ^H5674 again ^H6440 to the ark ^H727 of the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430 into the middle ^H8432 of the Jordan ^H3383, and each ^H376 of you take ^H7311 up ^H7311 a stone ^H68 on his shoulder ^H7926, according to the number ^H4557 of the tribes ^H7626 of the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478. 6 [fn]This ^H2088 shall be a sign ^H226 among ^H7130 you; when your children ^H1121 ask ^H7592 [fn]later ^H4279, saying ^H559, ‘What ^H4100 do these ^H428 stones ^H68 mean to you?’ 7 then you shall say ^H559 to them, ‘That the waters ^H4325 of the Jordan ^H3383 were cut ^H3772 off ^H3772 before ^H4480 H6440 the ark ^H727 of the covenant ^H1285 of the LORD ^H3068; when it crossed ^H5674 the Jordan ^H3383, the waters ^H4325 of the Jordan ^H3383 were cut ^H3772 off ^H3772.’ So these ^H428 stones ^H68 shall become ^H1961 a memorial ^H2146 to the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 forever ^H5704 H5769.”

8 So the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 did ^H6213 exactly ^H3651 as Joshua ^H3091 commanded ^H6680, and took ^H5375 up ^H5375 twelve ^H8147 H6240 stones ^H68 from the middle ^H8432 of the Jordan ^H3383, just ^H834 as ^H834 the LORD ^H3068 spoke ^H1696 to Joshua ^H3091, according to the number ^H4557 of the tribes ^H7626 of the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478; and they carried ^H5674 them over ^H5674 with them to the encampment ^H4411 and put ^H5117 them down ^H5117 there ^H8033. 9 Then Joshua ^H3091 set ^H6965 up ^H6965 twelve ^H8147 H6240 stones ^H68 in the middle ^H8432 of the Jordan ^H3383 at the place ^H4673 H8478 where ^H4673 the feet ^H7272 of the priests ^H3548 who carried ^H5375 the ark ^H727 of the covenant ^H1285 were standing ^H4673, and they are there ^H8033 to this ^H2088 day ^H3117. 10 For the priests ^H3548 who carried ^H5375 the ark ^H727 were standing ^H5975 in the middle ^H8432 of the Jordan ^H3383 until ^H5704 everything ^H3605 was completed ^H8552 that the LORD ^H3068 had commanded ^H6680 Joshua ^H3091 to speak ^H1696 to the people ^H5971, according to all ^H3605 that Moses ^H4872 had commanded ^H6680 Joshua ^H3091. And the people ^H5971 hurried ^H4116 and crossed ^H5674; 11 and when ^H834 all ^H3605 the people ^H5971 had finished ^H8552 crossing ^H5674, then the ark ^H727 of the LORD ^H3068 and the priests ^H3548 crossed ^H5674 in front ^H6440 of the people ^H5971. 12 The sons ^H1121 of Reuben ^H7205, the sons ^H1121 of Gad ^H1410, and the half-tribe ^H2677 H7626 of Manasseh ^H4519 crossed ^H5674 over ^H5674 in battle ^H2571 formation ^H2571 before ^H6440 the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478, just ^H834 as ^H834 Moses ^H4872 had spoken ^H1696 to them; 13 about forty ^H705 thousand ^H505 equipped ^H2502 for war ^H6635, crossed ^H5674 for battle ^H4421 before ^H6440 the LORD ^H3068 to the desert ^H6160 plains ^H6160 of Jericho ^H3405.

14 On that day ^H3117 the LORD ^H3068 exalted ^H1431 Joshua ^H3091 in the sight ^H5869 of all ^H3605 Israel ^H3478, so that they [fn]revered ^H3372 him, just ^H834 as ^H834 they had [fn]revered ^H3372 Moses ^H4872 all ^H3605 the days ^H3117 of his life ^H2416.

15 Now the LORD ^H3068 said ^H559 to [fn]Joshua ^H3091, 16 “Command ^H6680 the priests ^H3548 who carry ^H5375 the ark ^H727 of the testimony ^H5715 that they come ^H5927 up ^H5927 from the Jordan ^H3383.” 17 So Joshua ^H3091 commanded ^H6680 the priests ^H3548, saying ^H559, “Come ^H5927 up ^H5927 from the Jordan ^H3383.” 18 It came ^H1961 about ^H1961 when the priests ^H3548 who carried ^H5375 the ark ^H727 of the covenant ^H1285 of the LORD ^H3068 had come ^H5927 up ^H5927 from the middle ^H8432 of the Jordan ^H3383, and the soles ^H3709 of the priests’ ^H3548 feet ^H7272 were [fn]lifted ^H5423 up ^H5423 to the dry ^H2724 ground ^H2724, that the waters ^H4325 of the Jordan ^H3383 returned ^H7725 to their place ^H4725, and went ^H1980 over ^H5921 all ^H3605 its banks ^H1415 as before ^H8543 H8032.

19 Now the people ^H5971 came ^H5927 up ^H5927 from the Jordan ^H3383 on the tenth ^H6218 of the first ^H7223 month ^H2320 and camped ^H2583 at Gilgal ^H1537, on the eastern ^H4217 edge ^H7097 of Jericho ^H3405. 20 As for [fn]those ^H428 twelve ^H8147 H6240 stones ^H68 which ^H834 they had taken ^H3947 from the Jordan ^H3383, Joshua ^H3091 set ^H6965 them up ^H6965 at Gilgal ^H1537. 21 And he said ^H559 to the sons ^H1121 of [fn]Israel ^H3478, “When ^H834 your children ^H1121 ask ^H7592 their fathers ^H1 in time ^H4279 to come ^H4279, saying ^H559, ‘What ^H4100 are these ^H428 stones ^H68?’ 22 then you shall inform ^H3045 your children ^H1121, saying ^H559, ‘Israel ^H3478 crossed ^H5674 this ^H2088 Jordan ^H3383 on dry ^H3004 ground ^H3004.’ 23 For the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430 dried ^H3001 up ^H3001 the waters ^H4325 of the Jordan ^H3383 before ^H4480 H6440 you until ^H5704 you had crossed ^H5674, just ^H834 as ^H834 the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430 had done ^H6213 to the [fn]Red ^H5488 Sea ^H3220, which ^H834 He dried ^H3001 up ^H3001 before ^H4480 H6440 us until ^H5704 we had crossed ^H5674; 24 so ^H4616 that ^H4616 all ^H3605 the peoples ^H5971 of the earth ^H776 may know ^H3045 that the hand ^H3027 of the LORD ^H3068 is mighty ^H2389, so ^H4616 that ^H4616 you may [fn]fear ^H3372 the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430 [fn]forever ^H3605 H3117.”