Joshua 4:6 Hebrew Word Analysis

0לְמַ֗עַןh4616
1תִּֽהְיֶ֛הh1961
2זֹ֥אתh2063
3That this may be a signא֖וֹתh226
4amongבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑םh7130
5כִּֽיh3588
6askיִשְׁאָל֨וּןh7592
7you that when your childrenבְּנֵיכֶ֤םh1121
8their fathers in time to comeמָחָר֙h4279
9sayingלֵאמֹ֔רh559
10מָ֛הh4100
11What mean ye by these stonesהָֽאֲבָנִ֥יםh68
12הָאֵ֖לֶּהh428
13לָכֶֽם׃h0

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?

American Standard Version (ASV)

that this may be a sign among you, that, when your children ask in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

So that this may be a sign among you; when your children say to you in time to come, What is the reason for these stones?

Darby English Bible (DBY)

that this may be a sign in your midst. When your children ask hereafter, saying, What mean ye by these stones?

Webster's Bible (WBT)

That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?

World English Bible (WEB)

that this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask in time to come, saying, What do you mean by these stones?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

so that this is a sign in your midst, when your children ask hereafter, saying, What `are' these stones to you?