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Joshua 4

Josh. 4:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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That this may be a sign
'owth (Hebrew #226)
a signal (literally or figuratively), as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc.
KJV usage: mark, miracle, (en-)sign, token.
Pronounce: oth
Origin: probably from 225 (in the sense of appearing)
among
qereb (Hebrew #7130)
properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
KJV usage: X among, X before, bowels, X unto charge, + eat (up), X heart, X him, X in, inward (X -ly, part, -s, thought), midst, + out of, purtenance, X therein, X through, X within self.
Pronounce: keh'-reb
Origin: from 7126
you, that whenb your children
ben (Hebrew #1121)
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 1, 251, etc.))
KJV usage: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
ask
sha'al (Hebrew #7592)
a primitive root; to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
KJV usage: ask (counsel, on), beg, borrow, lay to charge, consult, demand, desire, X earnestly, enquire, + greet, obtain leave, lend, pray, request, require, + salute, X straitly, X surely, wish.
Pronounce: shaw-al'
Origin: or shael {shaw-ale'}
their fathers βin time to come
machar (Hebrew #4279)
properly, deferred, i.e. the morrow; usually (adverbially) tomorrow; indefinitely, hereafter
KJV usage: time to come, tomorrow.
Pronounce: maw-khar'
Origin: probably from 309
, saying
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
, What mean ye by these stones
'eben (Hebrew #68)
a stone
KJV usage: + carbuncle, + mason, + plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-)stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
Pronounce: eh'-ben
Origin: from the root of 1129 through the meaning to build
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Josh. 4:21• 21And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones? (Josh. 4:21)
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Ex. 13:14• 14{i}And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say to him, With a powerful hand Jehovah brought us out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage.{/i} (Ex. 13:14)
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Deut. 6:20• 20{i}When thy son shall ask thee in time to come, saying, What are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which Jehovah our God hath commanded you?{/i} (Deut. 6:20)
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Psa. 44:1• 1To the chief musician; for the sons of Korah, Maschil.{HR}O God, with our ears have we heard;{HR}Our fathers have declared unto us the work{HR}[Which] thou didst in their days, in the days of old. (Psa. 44:1)
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Psa. 78:3‑8• 3Which we have heard and known,{HR}And our fathers have told us.
 4We will not hide [them] from their sons,{HR}Telling the generations to come the praises of Jehovah,{HR}And his strength, and his wondrous works which he wrought.
 5For he established a testimony in Jacob,{HR}And appointed a law in Israel,{HR}Which he commanded our fathers to make [them] known to their sons,
 6That the generation to come might know, sons to be born,{HR}Who should rise up and tell their sons,
 7And they might set their hope in God,{HR}And not forget the deeds of God (El),{HR}And keep his commandments;
 8And might not be as their fathers,{HR}A stubborn and rebellious generation,{HR}A generation that set (prepared) not their hearts,{HR}And whose spirit was not steadfast with God (El). (Psa. 78:3‑8)
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tomorrow.

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a sign.
Josh. 22:27• 27{i}but to be{/i} a witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might do the service of Jehovah before Him with our burnt-offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace-offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, Ye have no part in Jehovah. (Josh. 22:27)
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Ex. 12:14• 14{i}And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall celebrate it as a feast to Jehovah; throughout your generations as an ordinance forever shall ye celebrate it.{/i} (Ex. 12:14)
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Ex. 13:9• 9{i}And it shall be for a sign to thee on thy hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the law of Jehovah may be in thy mouth; for with a powerful hand hath Jehovah brought thee out of Egypt.{/i} (Ex. 13:9)
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Ex. 31:13• 13{i}And thou, speak thou unto the children of Israel, saying, Surely my Sabbaths shall ye keep; for this is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that ye may know that it is I, Jehovah, who do hallow you.{/i} (Ex. 31:13)
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Num. 16:38• 38The 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 Jehovah, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel. (Num. 16:38)
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Isa. 55:13• 13Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress, and instead of the nettle shall come up the myrtle; and it shall be to Jehovah for a name, for an everlasting sign [that] shall not be cut off. (Isa. 55:13)
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Ezek. 20:12,20• 12Moreover also I gave them my Sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am Jehovah that sanctify them.
 20and hallow my Sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am Jehovah your God. (Ezek. 20:12,20)
when your.
Josh. 4:21• 21And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones? (Josh. 4:21)
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Ex. 12:26‑27• 26{i}And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say to you, What mean ye by this service?{/i}
 27{i}that ye shall say, It is a sacrifice of Passover to Jehovah, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt when he smote the Egyptians and delivered our houses. And the people bowed their heads and worshipped.{/i} (Ex. 12:26‑27)
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Ex. 13:14• 14{i}And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say to him, With a powerful hand Jehovah brought us out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage.{/i} (Ex. 13:14)
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Deut. 6:20‑21• 20{i}When thy son shall ask thee in time to come, saying, What are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which Jehovah our God hath commanded you?{/i}
 21{i}then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh's bondmen in Egypt; and Jehovah brought us out of Egypt with a powerful hand;{/i} (Deut. 6:20‑21)
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Deut. 11:19• 19{i}And ye shall teach them unto your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou goest on the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up;{/i} (Deut. 11:19)
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Psa. 44:1• 1To the chief musician; for the sons of Korah, Maschil.{HR}O God, with our ears have we heard;{HR}Our fathers have declared unto us the work{HR}[Which] thou didst in their days, in the days of old. (Psa. 44:1)
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Psa. 71:18• 18Yea also unto old age and grey hairs,{HR}O God, forsake me not,{HR}Until I declare, thine arm to a generation,{HR}Thy might to every one that is to come. (Psa. 71:18)
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Psa. 78:3‑8• 3Which we have heard and known,{HR}And our fathers have told us.
 4We will not hide [them] from their sons,{HR}Telling the generations to come the praises of Jehovah,{HR}And his strength, and his wondrous works which he wrought.
 5For he established a testimony in Jacob,{HR}And appointed a law in Israel,{HR}Which he commanded our fathers to make [them] known to their sons,
 6That the generation to come might know, sons to be born,{HR}Who should rise up and tell their sons,
 7And they might set their hope in God,{HR}And not forget the deeds of God (El),{HR}And keep his commandments;
 8And might not be as their fathers,{HR}A stubborn and rebellious generation,{HR}A generation that set (prepared) not their hearts,{HR}And whose spirit was not steadfast with God (El). (Psa. 78:3‑8)
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Isa. 38:19• 19The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I this day; the father to the children shall make known thy truth. (Isa. 38:19)
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Acts 2:39• 39For to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, as many as [the] Lord our God shall call to [him]. (Acts 2:39)
in time to come.
Heb. to-morrow.

J. N. Darby Translation

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that this may be a sign in your midst. When your children ask hereafterc, saying, What mean ye by these stones?

JND Translation Notes

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Lit. "to-morrow"; and so ver. 21.

W. Kelly Translation

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that this may be a sign in your midst. When your children ask hereafter, saying, What mean ye by these stones?

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)