1. And it came to be, when the entire nation had completely passed over the Yardĕn, that יהוה spoke to Yehoshua, saying,
2. “Take for yourselves twelve men from the people, one man from every tribe,
3. and command them, saying, ‘Take for yourselves twelve stones from here, out of the midst of the Yardĕn, from the place where the priests’ feet stood firm. And you shall bring them with you and leave them in the camp in which you spend the night.’ ”
4. And Yehoshua called the twelve men whom he had appointed from the children of Yisra’ĕl, one man from every tribe,
5. and Yehoshua said to them, “Pass over before the ark of יהוה your Elohim into the midst of the Yardĕn, and each one of you take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Yisra’ĕl,
6. so that this shall be a sign in your midst when your children ask in time to come, saying, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’