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
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיֹּ֛אמֶר אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר אֲשֶׁר֩ יִשְׁאָל֨וּן בְּנֵיכֶ֤ם מָחָר֙ אֶת־אֲבוֹתָ֣ם לֵאמֹ֔ר מָ֖ה הָאֲבָנִ֥ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃
- וַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- אֶל־'el-“to”Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei“[the] people of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'El“Israel”Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
- לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor“<to> saying”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- אֲשֶׁר֩'a.Sher“that”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- יִשְׁאָל֨וּןyish.'a.Lun“they will ask !”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, paragogic nun · from שָׁאַל · “to ask” · Strong's H7592
- בְּנֵיכֶ֤םbe.nei.Khem“children your”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
- מָחָר֙ma.Char“tomorrow”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָחָר · “tomorrow” · Strong's H4279
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- אֲבוֹתָ֣ם'a.vo.Tam“fathers their”Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
- לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor“<to> saying”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- מָ֖הmah“what?”Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
- הָאֲבָנִ֥יםha.'a.va.Nim“[are] the stones”Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from אֶ֫בֶן · “stone” · Strong's H0068G
- 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)