4After all the nation finished crossing the Jordan, Yahweh said to Joshua, ²“Take twelve men from the people, one man from each tribe,^a ³and command them, saying, ‘Take for yourselves twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan where the priests’ feet stood firmly, and bring them over with you, and set them up in the place where you will camp tonight.’ ”^b ⁴So Joshua summoned the twelve men whom he had appointed from the Israelites,^c one from each tribe. ⁵And Joshua said to them, “Cross over before^d the ark of Yahweh your God to the middle of the Jordan, and each one of you lift up a stone on your^e shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites,^f ⁶so that this may be a reminder^g among you. When your children ask in the future, saying, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’^h ⁷you will say to them that the waters of the Jordan were cut off from beforeⁱ the ark of the covenant of Yahweh. When it crossed the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones will be as a memorial for the Israelites^j for eternity.”

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Footnotes

aLiterally “man one man one from tribe”
bLiterally “the lodging place where you will lodge tonight”
cLiterally “sons/children of Israel”
dOr “the presence”
eHebrew “his”
fLiterally “sons/children of Israel”
gOr “sign”
hLiterally “What are these stones for you?”
iOr “the presence of”
jLiterally “sons/children of Israel”