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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.
And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve ° stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the LORD spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.
And Joshua set up twelve ° stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day.

New Defender's Study Bible Notes

4:7 ye shall answer them. It is always true that parents should answer the questions of their children, especially those concerning spiritual matters.


4:9 in the midst of Jordan. There were two markers established, of twelve stones each, one in the midst of the river where the priests had stood, one on the west bank in Gilgal (Joshua 4:9,20).


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