Jozua 4:7

Staten Vertaling

Zo zult gij tot hen zeggen: Omdat de wateren van de Jordaan zijn afgesneden geweest voor de ark des verbonds des HEEREN; als zij toog door de Jordaan, werden de wateren van de Jordaan afgesneden; zo zullen deze stenen den kinderen Israels ter gedachtenis zijn tot in eeuwigheid.

Parallel Translations

Gereviseerde Lutherse Vertaling
dan zult gij hun zeggen, hoe het water van den Jordaan afgescheurd is voor de ark des Heren; toen zij door den Jordaan ging, is het water van den Jordaan afgescheurd; opdat deze stenen den kinderen Israls ene eeuwige gedachtenis zijn.

Gereviseerde Leidse Vertaling
zult gij tot hen zeggen: dat de wateren van den Jordaan zijn afgesneden, wijkende voor de ark des verbonds van den Heer; toen zij den Jordaan introk, zijn zijn wateren afgesneden. En deze stenen zullen den Israelieten tot een aandenken dienen, voor eeuwig.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the waters: Joshua 3:13-16

memorial: Joshua 4:6, Exodus 12:14, Exodus 28:12, Exodus 30:16, Numbers 16:40, Psalms 111:4, Isaiah 66:3, *marg. 1 Corinthians 11:24

Reciprocal: Exodus 12:26 - your children Exodus 17:14 - memorial Exodus 39:7 - a memorial Numbers 10:10 - a memorial Numbers 10:33 - the ark Numbers 31:54 - a memorial Deuteronomy 4:9 - teach them Deuteronomy 6:20 - when thy son 1 Samuel 1:22 - for ever 1 Samuel 4:3 - the ark 1 Samuel 17:54 - took the head 1 Chronicles 15:29 - as the ark Esther 9:28 - the memorial Psalms 78:4 - showing Psalms 119:27 - so shall I talk Joel 1:3 - General Zechariah 6:14 - a memorial Ephesians 6:4 - but

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then ye shall answer them,.... By informing them of the design and use of 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 below from those that were, above, which stood up on an heap; so that they were divided and separated from each other, and made dry land for a passage of the children of Israel; and this was done before, and in the presence of the ark of the covenant, to show that is was owing to the power of God, of whose presence the ark was a symbol:

the waters of Jordan were cut off; which is repeated for the confirmation of it, and that it might be taken notice of as a very marvellous event, and to be ascribed to the divine omnipotence and goodness:

and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever; which, whenever seen and observed by them, would put them in mind of this wonderful appearance of God for them; and Jerom h speaks of them as if seen by Paula in his time, whose life and travels in those parts are written by him.

h Epitaph. Paulae in tom. 1. Oper. fol. 59. K.