• Joshua 4:7
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures

    • 7 you must tell them: ‘Because the waters of the Jordan were halted from before the ark+ of Jehovah’s covenant. When it crossed the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were halted. These stones will serve as a lasting memorial* to the people of Israel.’”+

  • Joshua 4:7
    The Bible in Living English

    • 7* and you shall say ‘That the water of the Jordan was cut off before the ark of Jehovah’s covenant when it crossed the Jordan’; and these stones shall be a commemoration to the sons of Israel forever.”

  • Joshua 4:7
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 7 Then shall ye say unto them—That the waters of the Jordan were cut off from before the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, when it passed into the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. So shall these stones become a memorial unto the sons of Israel unto times age-abiding.

  • Joshua 4:7
    King James Version

    • 7 Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.