Joshua 4:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 4:21 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֛אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
בְּנֵ֥י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
לֵאמֹ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲשֶׁר֩
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִשְׁאָל֨וּן
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
בְּנֵיכֶ֤ם
bên
H1121
son
מָחָר֙
mâchâr
H4279
tomorrow
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אֲבוֹתָ֣ם
ʼâb
H1
father
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מָ֖ה
mâh
H4100
what
הָאֲבָנִ֥ים
ʼeben
H68
stone
הָאֵֽלֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
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World English Bible Public Domain
He spoke to the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones?
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King James Version Public Domain
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?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he spoke to the sons of Israel, saying, “When your sons ask their fathers tomorrow, saying, ‘What are these stones?’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).