Joshua 4:6

Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data

"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?"

Word-by-Word Analysis

That this may be a

אוֹת

ʼôwth

H226

a signal (literally or figuratively), as aflag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc.

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תָּוֶךְ

tâvek

H8432

a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre

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you that when your

בֵּן

bên

H1121

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...

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שָׁאַל

shâʼal

H7592

to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand

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their

אָב

ʼâb

H1

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

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in

עֵת

ʻêth

H6256

time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.

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to

בּוֹא

bôwʼ

H935

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

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אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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What

גָּמַל

gâmal

H1580

to treat a person (well or ill), i.e. benefit or requite; by implication (of toil), to ripen, i.e. (specifically) to wean

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ye by these

אֶבֶן

ʼeben

H68

a stone

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Key Terms in This Verse

mean H1580

גָּמַל gâmal

to treat a person (well or ill), i.e. benefit or requite; by implication (of toil), to ripen, i.e. (specifically) to wean

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sign H226

אוֹת ʼôwth

a signal (literally or figuratively), as aflag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc.

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ask H7592

שָׁאַל shâʼal

to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand

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stones H68

אֶבֶן ʼeben

a stone

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fathers H1

אָב ʼâb

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

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time H6256

עֵת ʻêth

time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.

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among H8432

תָּוֶךְ tâvek

a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre

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saying H559

אָמַר ʼâmar

to say (used with great latitude)

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children H1121

בֵּן bên

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

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come H935

בּוֹא bôwʼ

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

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Cross References

Exodus 13:14 cross-reference

And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:

Joshua 4:21 cross-reference

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?

Psalm 44:1 cross-reference

We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.

Joshua 22:27 cross-reference

But that it may be a witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might do the service of the LORD before him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peac...

Deuteronomy 11:19 cross-reference

And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

Psalm 71:18 cross-reference

Now also when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.

Isaiah 55:13 cross-reference

Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.

Isaiah 38:19 cross-reference

The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.

Ezekiel 20:20 cross-reference

And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the LORD your God.

Exodus 12:14 cross-reference

And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.

Exodus 13:9 cross-reference

And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD’s law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.

Exodus 31:13 cross-reference

Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sa...

Ezekiel 20:12 cross-reference

Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them.

Numbers 16:38 cross-reference

The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the LORD, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be...

Acts 2:39 cross-reference

For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LORD our God shall call.

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