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Joshua 3

1AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091roseH7925upearlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּם֩vai.yash.KemH7925inthemorningבַּבֹּ֜קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242;andtheyremovedfromShittimמֵֽהַשִּׁטִּ֗יםme.hash.shi.TimH7851,andcameH935totheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,heandallthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andtheylodgedtherebeforetheypassedH5674over.

2AnditcametopassH5674afterthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,thattheofficersהַשֹּׁטְרִ֖יםha.sho.te.RimH7860wentthroughthemidstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130ofthecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264;

3andtheycommandedוַיְצַוּוּ֮vay.tza.VuH6680thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Whenyeseeכִּרְאֽוֹתְכֶ֗םkir.'ot.KhemH7200thearkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285ofJehovahyourGodאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,andthepriestsוְהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881bearingH5375it,thenyeshallremovefromyourplaceמִמְּק֣וֹמְכֶ֔םmi.me.Kom.KhemH4725,andgoוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֖םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980afterit.

4Yetthereshallbeיִהְיֶ֗הyih.YehH1961aspacebetweenyouandit,abouttwothousandכְּאַלְפַּ֥יִםke.'al.Pa.yimH505cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520bymeasure:comenotnearuntoit,thatyemayknowתֵּֽדְעוּ֙te.de.'UH3045thewayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870bywhichyemustgo;foryehavenotpassedH5674thiswayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870heretofore.

5AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidH559untothepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,SanctifyH6942yourselves;forto-morrowJehovahwilldowondersנִפְלָאֽוֹת׃nif.la.'otH6381amongyou.

6AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091spake untothepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,sayingH559,TakeH5375upthearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285,andpassוְעִבְר֖וּve.'iv.RuH5674overbeforethepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971.AndtheytookH5375upthearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285,andwentbeforethepeopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971.

7AndJehovahsaidH559untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,Thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117willIbeginאָחֵל֙'a.ChelH2490tomagnifyH1431theeinthesightofallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thattheymayknowיֵֽדְע֔וּןye.de.'UnH3045that,asIwasH1961withMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872,soIwillbeH1961withthee.

8Andthou shaltcommandתְּצַוֶּה֙te.tza.VehH6680thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548thatbearH5375thearkאֲרֽוֹן־'a.ron-H727ofthecovenantהַבְּרִ֖יתha.be.RitH1285,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Whenyearecomeכְּבֹאֲכֶ֗םke.vo.'a.KhemH935tothebrinkofthewatersמֵ֣יmeiH4325oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, yeshallstandתַּעֲמֹֽדוּ׃ פta.'a.Mo.duH5975stillH5975intheJordanבַּיַּרְדֵּ֖ןbai.yar.DenH3383.

9AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidH559untothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Comehither,andhearוְשִׁמְע֕וּve.shim.'UH8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697ofJehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430.

10AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidH559, Hereby yeshallknowתֵּֽדְע֔וּןte.de.'UnH3045thatthelivingGodאֵ֥ל'elH410isamongyou,andthathewillwithout faildriveoutfrombeforeyoutheCanaaniteהַכְּנַעֲנִ֨יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,andtheHittiteהַחִתִּ֜יha.chi.TiH2850,andtheHiviteהַחִוִּ֗יha.chi.ViH2340,andthePerizziteהַפְּרִזִּי֙ha.pe.ri.ZiH6522,andtheGirgashiteהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֔יha.gir.ga.ShiH1622,andtheAmoriteוְהָאֱמֹרִ֖יve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567,andtheJebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ve.hay.vu.SiH2983.

11Behold,thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285oftheLordאֲד֖וֹן'a.DonH136ofalltheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776passethoverbeforeyouintotheJordanבַּיַּרְדֵּֽן׃bai.yar.DenH3383.

12NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258takeקְח֤וּke.ChuH3947youtwelvemenH376outofthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,foreverytribeH7626amanH376.

13Anditshallcometopass,whenthesolesכַּפּ֣וֹתka.PotH3709ofthefeetH7272ofthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֡יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548thatbearH5375thearkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovah,theLordofalltheearthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,shallrestכְּנ֣וֹחַke.No.achH5117inthewatersבְּמֵ֣יbe.MeiH4325oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,thatthewatersמֵ֤יmeiH4325oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383shallbeוְהָיָ֡הve.ha.YahH1961cutיִכָּ֣רֵת֔וּןyi.Ka.re.TunH3772off,eventhewatersהַמַּ֥יִםha.Ma.yimH4325thatcomedownfromabove;andtheyshallstandוְיַעַמְד֖וּve.ya.'am.DuH5975inoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259heap.

14Anditcametopassלַעֲבֹ֖רla.'a.VorH5674,whenthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971removedfromtheirtentsמֵאָ֣הֳלֵיהֶ֔םme.'O.ho.lei.HemH168,topassH5674overtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383,thepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548thatbarethearkהָאָר֥וֹןha.'a.RonH727ofthecovenantהַבְּרִ֖יתha.be.RitH1285beingbeforethepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971;

15andwhentheythatbarethearkהָֽאָרוֹן֙ha.'a.rOnH727werecomeH935untotheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,andthefeetH7272ofthepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548thatbarethearkהָֽאָר֔וֹןha.'a.RonH727weredippedH2881inthebrinkofthewaterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325(fortheJordanוְהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןve.hai.yar.DenH3383overflowethallitsbanksגְּדוֹתָ֔יוge.do.TavH1415allthetimeofharvestקָצִֽיר׃ka.TzirH7105),

16thatthewatersהַמַּיִם֩ha.ma.YimH4325whichcameH3381downהַיֹּרְדִ֨יםhai.yo.re.DimH3381fromabovestoodH5975,androseH6965upinoneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259heap,agreatwayoff,atAdamמֵֽאָדָ֤םme.'a.damH121,thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892thatisbesideZarethanצָֽרְתָ֔ןtza.re.TanH6891;andthosethatwentH3381downוְהַיֹּרְדִ֗יםve.hai.yo.re.DimH3381towardtheseaיָ֧םyamH3220oftheArabahהָעֲרָבָ֛הha.'a.ra.VahH6160,eventheSaltהַמֶּ֖לַחha.Me.lachH4417Seaיָם־yom-H3220,werewhollycutנִכְרָ֑תוּnikh.Ra.tuH3772off:andthepeopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971passedH5674overrightagainstJerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ye.ri.ChoH3405.

17Andthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֡יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548thatbarethearkהָאָר֨וֹןha.'a.RonH727ofthecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285ofJehovahstoodH5975firmondryבֶּחָֽרָבָ֛הbe.cha.ra.VahH2724groundבֶּחָ֣רָבָ֔הbe.Cha.ra.VahH2724inthemidstH8432oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383;andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478passedH5674overondryH2724groundH2724,untilallthenationהַגּ֔וֹיha.GoyH1471werepassedH5674cleanovertheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

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