Joshua 4:6

so that this may be a sign among you, so that when your sons ask in the future and say, 'What do these stones mean?

The hebrew text BETA

Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

לְמַעַן   תִּהְיֶה   זֹאת   אוֹת   בְּקִרְבְּכֶם   כִּי   יִשְׁאָלוּן   בְּנֵיכֶם   מָחָר   לֵאמֹר   מָה   הָאֲבָנִים   הָאֵלֶּה   לָכֶם  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ἵνα ὑπάρχωσιν ὑμῖν οὗτοι εἰς σημεῖον κείμενον διὰ παντός ἵνα ὅταν ἐρωτᾷ σε ὁ υἱός σου αὔριον λέγων τί εἰσιν οἱ λίθοι οὗτοι ὑμῖν


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H4616
לְמַ֗עַן (lemaan)
because
Conj. Conjunktion

Tc
H1961
תִּֽהְיֶ֛ה (tiheje)
to be
Verb Verb
qal 3p sing. qal third person feminine singular

Vqi3fs
H2063
זֹ֥את (zót)
this
Tm
H0226
א֖וֹת (vót)
sign
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H9003
H7130
H9026
בְּ (be)
קִרְבְּ (qirebe)
כֶ֑ם (khem)
in
entrails
your
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. pl. Pronominal second person masculine plural

R
Ncbsc
Sp2mp
H3588a
H9014
כִּֽי (ki-)
־
for
link
Conj. Conjunktion

Tc
H7592
H9013
יִשְׁאָל֨וּ (jishealo)
ן (n)
to ask
parag
Verb Verb
qal 3p pl. qal third person masculine plural

Suffix Suffix

Vqi3mp
Sn
H1121a
H9026
בְּנֵי (benei)
כֶ֤ם (khem)
son
your
Noun Noun
pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. pl. Pronominal second person masculine plural

Ncmpc
Sp2mp
H4279
מָחָר֙ (machar)
tomorrow
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H9005
H0559
לֵ (le)
אמֹ֔ר (mór)
to
to say
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal qal

R
Vqcc
H4100
מָ֛ה (mah)
what?
Particle – interrogative Particle (Interrogative)

Pi
H9009
H0068
הָ (ha)
אֲבָנִ֥ים (avanim)
the
stone
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
pl. masculine plural Absolute state

Td
Ncmpa
H9009
H0428
הָ (ha)
אֵ֖לֶּה (ele)
the
these
Particle Particle (Definite Article)


Td
Tm
H9005
H9036
H9016
לָ (la)
כֶֽם (khem)
׃
to
you
verseEnd
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. pl. Pronominal second person masculine plural

Rd
Sp2mp

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