Joshua 4:21

Then Joshua said to the Israelites, “In the future, when your children ask their fathers, ‘What is the meaning of these stones?’
Joshua 4:21
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּ֛אמֶר אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר אֲשֶׁר֩ יִשְׁאָל֨וּן בְּנֵיכֶ֤ם מָחָר֙ אֶת־אֲבוֹתָ֣ם לֵאמֹ֔ר מָ֖ה הָאֲבָנִ֥ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃

  1. וַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  3. בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei“[the] people of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  4. יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  5. לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  6. אֲשֶׁר֩'a.Sher“that”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  7. יִשְׁאָל֨וּןyish.'a.Lun“they will ask !”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, paragogic nun · from שָׁאַל · “to ask” · Strong's H7592
  8. בְּנֵיכֶ֤םbe.nei.Khem“children your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  9. מָחָר֙ma.Char“tomorrow”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָחָר · “tomorrow” · Strong's H4279
  10. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  11. אֲבוֹתָ֣ם'a.vo.Tam“fathers their”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  12. לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  13. מָ֖הmah“what?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  14. הָאֲבָנִ֥יםha.'a.va.Nim“[are] the stones”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from אֶ֫בֶן · “stone” · Strong's H0068G
  15. הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.leh“<the> these”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from אֵ֫לֶּה · “these” · Strong's H0428
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)