Joshua 4:1-7 ▼

1 As soon as the entire nation had completed its crossing of the Jordan, the LORD spoke to Joshua. He said,

2 |Gather together twelve men from the people—one man from each tribe—

3 and tell them, 'Pick up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan where the priests' feet were standing, bring them along with you, and put them down where you camp tonight.'|

4 So Joshua called the twelve men whom he had chosen from the people of Israel, one man from each tribe.

5 Joshua told them, |Cross over again in front of the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan River. Then each of you pick up a stone on his shoulder with which to build a memorial, one for each of the tribes of Israel.

6 Let this serve as a sign among you, so that when your children ask in times to come, 'What do these stones mean to you,'

7 then you'll say to them, 'Because the waters of the Jordan River were cut off in front of the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD. When it crossed the Jordan River, the waters of the Jordan were cut off.' So these stones will become a memorial to the Israelis forever.|