4. So Joshua summoned the twelve men whom he had appointed from the Israelites, one from each tribe.
5. And Joshua said to them, “Cross over before the ark of Yahweh your God to the middle of the Jordan, and each one of you lift up a stone on your shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites,
6. so that this may be a reminder among you. When your children ask in the future, saying, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’
7. you will say to them that the waters of the Jordan were cut off from before 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 for eternity.”