Joshua 4:21

Bible › Joshua › Chapter 4 › Verse 21

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

In other translations

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

Hebrew words

וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֶל־'el-toH413בְּנֵיbenei[the] people ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559אֲשֶׁר'asherthatH834יִשְׁאָלוּןyish'alunthey will ask !H7592בְּנֵיכֶםbeneikhemchildren yourH1121מָחָרmachartomorrowH4279אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אֲבוֹתָם'avotamfathers theirH1לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559מָהmahwhat?H4100הָאֲבָנִיםha'avanim[are] the stonesH68הָאֵלֶּה׃ha'eleh<the> theseH428

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