Joshua 4:21 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And he speaketh unto the sons of Israel, saying, `When your sons ask their fathers hereafter, saying, What [are] these stones?

English ASV

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?

English Amplified

And he said to the Israelites, When your children ask their fathers in time to come, What do these stones mean?

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And he said to the Israelites, When your children ask their fathers in time to come, What do these stones mean?

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Then Joshua said to the Israelites, “In the future, when your children ask their fathers, ‘What is the meaning of these stones?’

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

and he said to the Israelites, “In the future, when your children ask their fathers, ‘What is the meaning of these stones?’

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And he spoke to the children of Israel, saying, When your children hereafter ask their fathers, saying, What [mean] these stones?

English EASY 2024

He said to the Israelite people, ‘In future years, your children will ask you, “What do these stones mean?”

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Then Joshua told the Israelites, "In the future your children will ask you, 'What do these rocks mean?'

And he said to the people of Israel, "When your children ask their fathers in times to come, 'What do these stones mean?'

English GNT (Good News Translation)

And he said to the people of Israel, “In the future, when your children ask you what these stones mean,

English God's Word - GW 1995

He said to the people of Israel, "In the future when children ask their parents, 'What do these stones mean?'

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

and he said to the Israelites, "When your children ask their fathers in the future, 'What is the meaning of these stones?'

English KJV 1611

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?

English LSB

Then he said to the sons of Israel, “When your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, ‘What do these stones mean?’

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

He said to the Israelites, “When your children someday ask their parents, ‘What do these stones mean?’

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

He said to the sons of Israel, "When your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, 'What are these stones?'

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

saying to the Israelites, "In the future, when the children among you ask their fathers what these stones mean,

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

He told the Israelites, “When your children someday ask their fathers, ‘What do these stones represent?’

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Then he spoke to the people of Israel. He said, "In days to come, your children after you will ask their parents, 'What do these stones mean?'

English NIV

He said to the Israelites, "In the future when your descendants ask their fathers, 'What do these stones mean?'

English NKJ 1982

Then he spoke to the children of Israel, saying: “When your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, ‘What are these stones?’

English NLT

Then Joshua said to the Israelites, "In the future, your children will ask, `What do these stones mean?'

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

saying to the Israelites, "When your children ask their parents in time to come, 'What do these stones mean?'

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

He told the Israelites, “In time to come, when children ask their fathers, ‘Why are these stones so important?’

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And he said to the people of Israel, “When your children ask their fathers in time to come, ‘What do these stones mean?’

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Then Joshua explained again the purpose of the stones: “In the future,“ he said, “when your children ask you why these stones are here and what they mean,

English Tyndale 1537

And he spake unto the children of Israel saying: when your children ask you in time to come saying: what mean these stones,

Joshua 4:21 — Compare Translations