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Joshua 3:1-11

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.

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