Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen Joshua said to the Israelites, “In the future, when your children ask their fathers, ‘What is the meaning of these stones?’ Young's Literal Translation And he speaketh unto the sons of Israel, saying, ‘When your sons ask their fathers hereafter, saying, What [are] these stones? King James Bible And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What [mean] these stones? Hebrew Then [Joshua] saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the Israelites, בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son “In the future, מָחָר֙ (mā·ḥār) Adverb Strong's 4279: Deferred, the morrow, tomorrow, hereafter when אֲשֶׁר֩ (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that your children בְּנֵיכֶ֤ם (bə·nê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 1121: A son ask יִשְׁאָל֨וּן (yiš·’ā·lūn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Strong's 7592: To inquire, to request, to demand their fathers, אֲבוֹתָ֣ם (’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1: Father ‘What מָ֖ה (māh) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what is the meaning of these הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ (hā·’êl·leh) Article | Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those stones?’ הָאֲבָנִ֥ים (hā·’ă·ḇā·nîm) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 68: A stone |