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OET interlinear JOS 4:6

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Hebrew word order

    1. Hebrew word
    2. Hebrew lemma
    3. OET-LV words
    4. OET-RV words
    5. Strongs
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. Gloss
    8. CAPS codes
    9. OET tags
    10. OET word #
    1. לְמַעַן
    2. 145173
    3. So that
    4. -
    5. 4616
    6. S-R
    7. so_that
    8. S
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 100411
    1. תִּהְיֶה
    2. 145174
    3. it may be
    4. -
    5. 1961
    6. V-Vqi3fs
    7. it_may_be
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 100412
    1. זֹאת
    2. 145175
    3. this
    4. -
    5. 2063
    6. S-Pdxfs
    7. this
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 100413
    1. אוֹת
    2. 145176
    3. a sign
    4. -
    5. 226
    6. O-Ncbsa
    7. a_sign
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 100414
    1. בְּ,קִרְבְּ,כֶם
    2. 145177,145178,145179
    3. in midst of your(pl)
    4. -
    5. 7130
    6. S-R,Ncmsc,Sp2mp
    7. in,midst_of,your(pl)
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 100415
    1. כִּי
    2. 145180
    3. if/because
    4. -
    6. S-C
    7. if/because
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 100416
    2. 145181
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 100417
    1. יִשְׁאָלוּ,ן
    2. 145182,145183
    3. they will ask
    4. ask
    5. 7592
    6. V-Vqi3mp,Sn
    7. they,will_ask
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 100418
    1. בְּנֵי,כֶם
    2. 145184,145185
    3. children of your(pl)
    4. your children
    6. S-Ncmpc,Sp2mp
    7. children_of,your(pl)
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 100419
    1. מָחָר
    2. 145186
    3. tomorrow
    4. -
    5. 4279
    6. S-Ncmsa
    7. tomorrow
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 100420
    1. לֵ,אמֹר
    2. 145187,145188
    3. to say
    4. -
    5. 559
    6. SV-R,Vqc
    7. to=say
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 100421
    1. מָה
    2. 145189
    3. what
    4. -
    5. 4100
    6. P-Ti
    7. what?
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 100422
    1. הָ,אֲבָנִים
    2. 145190,145191
    3. +are the stones
    4. -
    5. 68
    6. S-Td,Ncfpa
    7. [are]_the,stones
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 100423
    1. הָ,אֵלֶּה
    2. 145192,145193
    3. the these
    4. -
    5. 428
    6. S-Td,Pdxcp
    7. the=these
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 100424
    1. לָ,כֶֽם
    2. 145194,145195
    3. to you(pl)
    4. -
    6. O-R,Sp2mp
    7. to,you(pl)
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 100425
    2. 145196
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-sof-pasuq
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 100426

OET (OET-LV) So_that it_may_be this a_sign in_midst_of_your(pl) if/because they_will_ask children_of_your(pl) tomorrow to_say what are_the_stones the_these to_you(pl).

OET (OET-RV) Those boulders will be a monument for all the people. In the future when your children ask what those boulders mean,

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 4:1–5:1 The Israelites commemorated the crossing of the Jordan River

Twelve men from among the Israelites each took a stone from the middle of the Jordan River. With these stones Joshua built a monument to remind the Israelite people, and their descendants, about how God helped them cross the river.

Here are some other possible section headings:

Setting up memorial stones

Twelve memorial stones

A reminder that God brought them to the promised land

4:6a

to serve as a sign among you.

to serve as a sign among you: The clause to serve as a sign among you states the reason they gathered the twelve stones.

sign: The word sign indicates that these stones were a reminder to the Israelites of how God helped them to cross the Jordan River. When the Israelites saw the stones in the future, they would remember that Yahweh made the Jordan River stop flowing so that they could cross it.

among you: The phrase among you indicates that the stones remained where the men placed them, and were there for people to see whenever they passed by.

4:6b

In the future, when your children ask,

In the future, when your children ask: The clause In the future, when your children ask refers to the children of the Israelites as well as the future generations of Israelites.

Here is another way to translate this part of the verse:

in the future, when your children and grandchildren ask

4:6c

‘What do these stones mean to you?’

What do these stones mean to you?: The question What do these stones mean to you? asks why those stones are important to the Israelites.

Here are some other ways of translating this question:

Why are these stones important to you? (NET)

What event do these stones help you to remember?

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

בְּנֵי⁠כֶ֤ם

children_of,your(pl)

Although the term sons is masculine, Joshua is using the word here in a generic sense that includes both male and female descendants. Alternate translation: [your children]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מָחָר֙

in_the_future

Joshua is speaking as if the children of this generation of Israelites would ask about the stones on the day after this event, tomorrow. He is using the term to mean “in the future.” Many languages use this word in the same way, but if it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [in the future]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

לֵ⁠אמֹ֔ר מָ֛ה הָ⁠אֲבָנִ֥ים הָ⁠אֵ֖לֶּה לָ⁠כֶֽם

to=say what [are]_the,stones the=these to,you(pl)

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [wanting to know what these stones are to you]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

מָ֛ה הָ⁠אֲבָנִ֥ים הָ⁠אֵ֖לֶּה לָ⁠כֶֽם

what [are]_the,stones the=these to,you(pl)

The children of these Israelites would be using a common expression to ask about the significance of the stones for their parents. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [What connection do you have with these stones] or [Why did you bring these stones out of the Jordan River]

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

4:6 Joshua twice (4:21) told the Israelites to prepare to answer future generations. The stone memorial would serve as a teaching aid.

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strongs
    4. Hebrew word
    5. Hebrew lemma
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. Gloss
    8. CAPS codes
    9. OET tags
    10. OET word #
    1. So that
    2. -
    3. 3729
    5. 145173
    6. S-R
    8. S
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 100411
    1. it may be
    2. -
    3. 1929
    5. 145174
    6. V-Vqi3fs
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 100412
    1. this
    2. -
    3. 2146
    5. 145175
    6. S-Pdxfs
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 100413
    1. a sign
    2. -
    3. 818
    5. 145176
    6. O-Ncbsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 100414
    1. in midst of your(pl)
    2. -
    3. 846,6866,1978
    5. 145177,145178,145179
    6. S-R,Ncmsc,Sp2mp
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 100415
    1. if/because
    2. -
    3. 3482
    5. 145180
    6. S-C
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 100416
    1. they will ask
    2. ask
    3. 7755,4876
    5. 145182,145183
    6. V-Vqi3mp,Sn
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 100418
    1. children of your(pl)
    2. your children
    3. 1043,1978
    5. 145184,145185
    6. S-Ncmpc,Sp2mp
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 100419
    1. tomorrow
    2. -
    3. 4680
    5. 145186
    6. S-Ncmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 100420
    1. to say
    2. -
    3. 3705,683
    5. 145187,145188
    6. SV-R,Vqc
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 100421
    1. what
    2. -
    3. 4666
    5. 145189
    6. P-Ti
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 100422
    1. +are the stones
    2. -
    3. 1893,353
    5. 145190,145191
    6. S-Td,Ncfpa
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 100423
    1. the these
    2. -
    3. 1893,332
    5. 145192,145193
    6. S-Td,Pdxcp
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 100424
    1. to you(pl)
    2. -
    3. 3705,1978
    5. 145194,145195
    6. O-R,Sp2mp
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 100425

OET (OET-LV) So_that it_may_be this a_sign in_midst_of_your(pl) if/because they_will_ask children_of_your(pl) tomorrow to_say what are_the_stones the_these to_you(pl).

OET (OET-RV) Those boulders will be a monument for all the people. In the future when your children ask what those boulders mean,

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.OET logo mark

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