KJV: 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?
YLT: so that this is a sign in your midst, when your children ask hereafter, saying, What are these stones to you?
Darby: that this may be a sign in your midst. When your children ask hereafter, saying, What mean ye by these stones?
ASV: that this may be a sign among you, that, when your children ask in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?
| לְמַ֗עַן | That |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: לְמַעַן Sense: purpose, intent prep. |
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| תִּֽהְיֶ֛ה | may be |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out. |
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| זֹ֥את | this |
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Parse: Pronoun, feminine singular Root: זׄאת Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, such. |
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| א֖וֹת | a sign |
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Parse: Noun, common singular Root: אֹות Sense: sign, signal. |
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| בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑ם | among you |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine plural Root: קֶרֶב Sense: midst, among, inner part, middle. |
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| יִשְׁאָל֨וּן | ask |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural, Paragogic nun Root: שָׁאַל Sense: to ask, enquire, borrow, beg. |
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| בְּנֵיכֶ֤ם | your children |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine plural Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group. |
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| מָחָר֙ | in time to come |
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Parse: Adverb Root: מָחָר Sense: tomorrow, in time to come, in the future. |
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| לֵאמֹ֔ר | saying |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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| מָ֛ה | what do [mean] |
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Parse: Interrogative Root: לָמָּה Sense: what, how, of what kind. |
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| ؟ הָאֲבָנִ֥ים | stones |
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Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural Root: אֶבֶן Sense: stone (large or small). |
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| הָאֵ֖לֶּה | these |
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Parse: Article, Pronoun, common plural Root: אֵהֶל Sense: these. |
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| לָכֶֽם | to you |
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Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural |
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