Joshua 4:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 4:6 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 →
לְמַ֗עַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
תִּֽהְיֶ֛ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
זֹ֥את
zôʼth
H2063
this
א֖וֹת
ʼôwth
H226
sign
בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑ם
qereb
H7130
midst
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
יִשְׁאָל֨וּן
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
בְּנֵיכֶ֤ם
bên
H1121
son
מָחָר֙
mâchâr
H4279
tomorrow
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מָ֛ה
mâh
H4100
what
הָאֲבָנִ֥ים
ʼeben
H68
stone
הָאֵ֖לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
לָכֶֽם
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World English Bible Public Domain
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?
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King James Version Public Domain
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?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
so that this will be a sign in your midst. When your sons ask tomorrow, saying, ‘What these stones to you?’
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