Yosua 4:6

4:6 The stones ¹  will be a reminder to you. ²  When your children ask someday, ‘Why are these stones important to you?’

Yosua 2:12

2:12 So now, promise me this with an oath sworn in the Lord’s name. ³  Because I have shown allegiance to you, show allegiance to my family. ⁴  Give me a solemn pledge ⁵ 

[4:6]  ¹ tn Heb “that this may be”; the referent of “this” (the twelve stones) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:6]  ² tn Heb “in order that this might be a sign among you.”

[2:12]  ³ tn Heb “Now, swear to me by the Lord.”

[2:12]  sn To swear an oath in the Lord’s name would make the Lord the witness and guarantor of the promise attached to the oath. If the person making the oath should go back on the promise, the Lord would judge him for breaking the contract.

[2:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “with the house of my father.”

[2:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “true sign,” that is, “an inviolable token or pledge.”