KJV: Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.
YLT: that ye have said to them, Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off, at the presence of the ark of the covenant of Jehovah; in its passing over into the Jordan were the waters of the Jordan cut off; and these stones have been for a memorial to the sons of Israel -- to the age.'
Darby: then ye shall say to them, That the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah; when it went through the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. And these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.
ASV: then ye shall say unto them, Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah; when it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.
| וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣ם | And you shall answer |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine plural Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | that |
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Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.). |
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| נִכְרְת֜וּ | were cut off |
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Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: כָּרַת Sense: to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant. |
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| מֵימֵ֤י | the waters |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: מַיִם Sense: water, waters. |
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| הַיַּרְדֵּן֙ | of the Jordan |
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Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: יַרְדֵּן Sense: the river of Palestine running from the roots of Anti-Lebanon to the Dead Sea a distance of approx 200 miles (320 km). |
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| מִפְּנֵי֙ | before |
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Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, common plural construct Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face. |
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| אֲר֣וֹן | the ark |
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Parse: Noun, common singular construct Root: אֲרֹון Sense: chest, ark. |
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| בְּרִית־ | of the covenant |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: בְּרִית Sense: covenant, alliance, pledge. |
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| יְהוָ֔ה | of Yahweh |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God. |
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| בְּעָבְרוֹ֙ | when it crossed over |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, third person masculine singular Root: עָבַר Sense: to pass over or by or through, alienate, bring, carry, do away, take, take away, transgress. |
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| בַּיַּרְדֵּ֔ן | the Jordan |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: יַרְדֵּן Sense: the river of Palestine running from the roots of Anti-Lebanon to the Dead Sea a distance of approx 200 miles (320 km). |
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| נִכְרְת֖וּ | were cut off |
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Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: כָּרַת Sense: to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant. |
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| מֵ֣י | the waters |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: מַיִם Sense: water, waters. |
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| הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן | of the Jordan |
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Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: יַרְדֵּן Sense: the river of Palestine running from the roots of Anti-Lebanon to the Dead Sea a distance of approx 200 miles (320 km). |
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| וְ֠הָיוּ | and shall be |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out. |
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| הָאֲבָנִ֨ים | stones |
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Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural Root: אֶבֶן Sense: stone (large or small). |
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| הָאֵ֧לֶּה | these |
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Parse: Article, Pronoun, common plural Root: אֵהֶל Sense: these. |
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| לְזִכָּר֛וֹן | for a memorial |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular Root: זִכָּרֹון Sense: memorial, reminder, remembrance. |
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| לִבְנֵ֥י | to the sons |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group. |
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| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | of Israel |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel. |
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| עוֹלָֽם | ever |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: עֹולָם Sense: long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient, world. |
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