21. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Joshua 4:21:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֛אמֶרvayomerand he said Joshua 4:21:2 ⧉אֶל־בְּנֵ֥יelbeneito the sons Joshua 4:21:3 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyisraelof Israel Joshua 4:21:4 ⧉לֵאמֹ֑רlemorsaying Joshua 4:21:5 ⧉אֲשֶׁר֩asherwhen Joshua 4:21:6 ⧉יִשְׁאָל֨וּןyishalunyour children ask Joshua 4:21:7 ⧉בְּנֵיכֶ֤םbeneikhemyour children Joshua 4:21:8 ⧉מָחָר֙makhartomorrow Joshua 4:21:9 ⧉אֶת־אֲבוֹתָ֣םetavotamtheir fathers Joshua 4:21:10 ⧉לֵאמֹ֔רlemorsaying Joshua 4:21:11 ⧉מָ֖הmaWhat Joshua 4:21:12 ⧉הָאֲבָנִ֥יםhaavanimare these stones Joshua 4:21:13 ⧉הָאֵֽלֶּה׃haelethese |
21. Formal Translation And he said to the sons of Israel, “In the future, when your children ask their fathers, ‘What are these stones?’” |
21. Dynamic Translation He said to the Israelites, “When your children ask their fathers later on, ‘What do these stones mean?’” |