Joshua 4:6 in 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?
| That | לְמַ֗עַן | lĕmaʿan | leh-MA-an |
| this | תִּֽהְיֶ֛ה | tihĕye | tee-heh-YEH |
| may be | זֹ֥את | zōt | zote |
| a sign | א֖וֹת | ʾôt | ote |
| among | בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑ם | bĕqirbĕkem | beh-keer-beh-HEM |
| when that you, | כִּֽי | kî | kee |
| your children | יִשְׁאָל֨וּן | yišʾālûn | yeesh-ah-LOON |
| ask | בְּנֵיכֶ֤ם | bĕnêkem | beh-nay-HEM |
| come, to time in fathers their | מָחָר֙ | māḥār | ma-HAHR |
| saying, | לֵאמֹ֔ר | lēʾmōr | lay-MORE |
| What | מָ֛ה | mâ | ma |
| these by ye mean | הָֽאֲבָנִ֥ים | hāʾăbānîm | ha-uh-va-NEEM |
| stones? | הָאֵ֖לֶּה | hāʾēlle | ha-A-leh |
| לָכֶֽם׃ | lākem | la-HEM |