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?
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones?
Then Joshua said to the Israelites, “In the future, when your children ask their fathers, ‘What is the meaning of these stones?’
And he speaketh unto the sons of Israel, saying, `When your sons ask their fathers hereafter, saying, What are these stones?
And he spoke to the children of Israel, saying, When your children hereafter ask their fathers, saying, What [mean] these stones?
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJoshua — The entry narrative — Israel crosses the Jordan, takes the Land through three conquest campaigns, and renews covenant at Shechem. The hinge between Torah's promises and the historical record of those promises unfolding.
- Author
- Joshua himself at least in part (24:26 — ‘Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God’); later editorial framing traditional
- Date
- Events c. 1400 BC (early) or 1230 BC (late); compilation across the early-monarchy period