Joshua
Joshua 4:21–22
21Then Joshua said to the Israelites, “In the future, when your children ask their fathers, ‘What is the meaning of these stones?’ 22you are to tell them, ‘Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground.’
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Joshua 4:21
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | וַיֹּ֛אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the Israelites | בְּנֵ֥י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| In the future | מָחָר֙ | mā·ḥār | Adverb | H4279 tomorrow, in time to come |
| when | אֲשֶׁר֩ | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| your children | בְּנֵיכֶ֤ם | bə·nê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H1121 son |
| ask | יִשְׁאָל֨וּן | yiš·’ā·lūn | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun | H7592 ask, inquire |
| their fathers | אֲבוֹתָ֣ם | ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1 father |
| What | מָ֖ה | māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| is the meaning of these | הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| stones | הָאֲבָנִ֥ים | hā·’ă·ḇā·nîm | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H68 stone |
Joshua 4:22
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| you are to tell | וְהוֹדַעְתֶּ֖ם | wə·hō·w·ḏa‘·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H3045 know |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| crossed | עָבַ֣ר | ‘ā·ḇar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| the | הַזֶּֽה׃ | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| Jordan | הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן | hay·yar·dên | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3383 Jordan |
| on dry ground | בַּיַּבָּשָׁה֙ | bay·yab·bā·šāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H3004 dry land, dry ground |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Joshua 4:21 Joshua 4:6 · Psalm 145:4–7
Joshua 4:22 Joshua 3:17 · Isaiah 51:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.