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Joshua 4

1Anditcametopassלַעֲב֖וֹרla.'a.VorH5674,whenallthenationהַגּ֔וֹיha.GoyH1471werecleanpassedH5674overtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן פhai.yar.DenH3383,thatJehovahspake untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,sayingH559,

2Takeקְח֤וּke.ChuH3947youtwelvemenאִישׁ־'ish-H376outofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,outofeverytribeמִשָּֽׁבֶט׃mi.Sha.vetH7626amanאִישׁ־'ish-H376,

3andcommandוְצַוּ֣וּve.tza.VuH6680yethem,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Takeשְׂאֽוּ־se.'u-H5375youhenceoutofthemidstH8432oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383,outoftheplaceבַּמָּל֕וֹןba.ma.LonH4411whereH834thepriests’הַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548feetH7272stoodfirm,twelvestonesH68,andcarryH5375themoverwithyou,andlaythemdowninthelodging-place,whereH834yeshalllodgethisnightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ סha.La.ye.lahH3915.

4ThenJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thetwelvemenH376,whomhehadpreparedH3559ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,outofeverytribeמִשָּֽׁבֶט׃mi.Sha.vetH7626amanH376:

5andJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidH559untothem,Passעִ֠בְרוּ'Iv.ruH5674overbeforethearkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430intothemidstH8432oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383,andtakeוְהָרִ֨ימוּve.ha.Ri.muH7311youupeverymanH376ofyouastoneאֶ֤בֶן'E.venH68uponhisshoulderשִׁכְמ֔וֹshikh.MoH7926,accordinguntothenumberלְמִסְפַּ֖רle.mis.ParH4557ofthetribesH7626ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

6thatthismaybeתִּֽהְיֶ֛הtih.YehH1961asignא֖וֹת'otH226amongyou,that,whenyourchildrenaskיִשְׁאָל֨וּןyish.'a.LunH7592intimeH4279tocome,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Whatmean yebythesestonesH68?

7thenyeshallsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣םva.'a.mar.TemH559untothem,Becausethewatersמֵימֵ֤יmei.MeiH4325oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383werecutנִכְרְת֜וּnikh.re.TuH3772offbeforethearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285ofJehovah;whenitpassedH5674overtheJordanבַּיַּרְדֵּ֔ןbai.yar.DenH3383,thewatersמֵ֣יmeiH4325oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383werecutנִכְרְת֖וּnikh.re.TuH3772off:andthesestonesH68shallbeH1961foramemorialH2146untothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478foreverH5769.

8AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478didsoH3651asJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֒ye.ho.shu.a'H3091commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680,andtookH5375uptwelvestonesH68outofthemidstH8432oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383,asJehovahspake untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,accordingtothenumberלְמִסְפַּ֖רle.mis.ParH4557ofthetribesH7626ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andtheycarriedH5375themoverwiththemuntotheplaceהַמָּל֔וֹןha.ma.LonH4411whereH834theylodged,andlaidthemdownthere.

9AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮ye.ho.shu.a'H3091setהֵקִ֣יםhe.KimH6965uptwelvestonesH68inthemidstH8432oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383,intheplaceH8478wherethefeetH7272ofthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548thatbarethearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantהַבְּרִ֑יתha.be.RitH1285stoodH6965:andtheyarethereuntothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

10Forthepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֞יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548thatbarethearkהָאָר֗וֹןha.'a.RonH727stoodעֹמְדִים֮'o.me.DimH5975inthemidstH8432oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383,untileverythingH3605wasfinishedתֹּ֣םtomH8552thatJehovahcommandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091tospeakלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696untothepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,accordingtoallthatMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091:andthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971hastedandpassedH5674over.

11AnditcametopassH5674,whenallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971werecleanpassedH5674over,thatthearkאֲרוֹן־'a.ron-H727ofJehovahpassedH5674over,andthepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,inthepresenceH6440ofthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

12AndthechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֨ןre.'u.VenH7205,andthechildrenofGadגָ֜דgadH1410,andthehalf-tribeofManassehהַֽמְנַשֶּׁה֙ham.na.ShehH4519,passedH5674overarmedbeforethechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,asMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872spake untothem:

13aboutfortyכְּאַרְבָּעִ֥יםke.'ar.ba.'ImH705thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505readyarmedחֲלוּצֵ֣יcha.lu.TzeiH2502forwarH4421passedH5674overbeforeJehovahuntobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,totheplainsעַֽרְב֥וֹתar.VotH6160ofJerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ סye.ri.ChoH3405.

14Onthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117JehovahmagnifiedH1431Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091inthesightofallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andtheyfearedוַיִּֽרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH3372him,astheyfearedיָרְא֥וּya.re.'UH3372Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872,allthedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117ofhislife.

15AndJehovahspake untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,sayingH559,

16Commandצַוֵּה֙tza.VehH6680thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548thatbearH5375thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofthetestimonyהָעֵד֑וּתha.'e.DutH5715,thattheycomeוְיַעֲל֖וּve.ya.'a.LuH5927upoutoftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

17Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thereforecommandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Comeעֲל֖וּ'a.LuH5927yeupoutoftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

18Anditcametopass,whenthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548thatbarethearkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285ofJehovahwereH1961comeupoutofthemidstH8432oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,andthesolesכַּפּוֹת֙ka.pOtH3709ofthepriests’הַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548feetH7272wereH1961liftedH5375upuntothedryהֶחָרָבָ֑הhe.cha.ra.VahH2724groundH2724,thatthewatersמֵֽי־mei-H4325oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֤בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725untotheirplaceלִמְקוֹמָ֔םlim.ko.MamH4725,andwentH5927overallitsbanksגְּדוֹתָֽיו׃ge.do.TavH1415,asaforetime.

19Andthepeopleוְהָעָ֗םve.ha.'AmH5971cameH5927upoutoftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383onthetenthdayofthefirstהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583inGilgalבַּגִּלְגָּ֔לba.gil.GalH1537,ontheeastמִזְרַ֥חmiz.RachH4217borderH7097ofJerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ye.ri.ChoH3405.

20AndthosetwelvestonesH68,whichtheytookH3947outoftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383,didJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091setהֵקִ֥יםhe.KimH6965upinGilgalבַּגִּלְגָּֽל׃ba.gil.GalH1537.

21Andhespake untothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingH559,WhenH834yourchildrenshallaskיִשְׁאָל֨וּןyish.'a.LunH7592theirfathersאֲבוֹתָ֣ם'a.vo.TamH1intimeH4279tocome,sayingH559,WhatmeanthesestonesH68?

22thenyeshallletyourchildrenknowH3045,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameoverthisJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383ondryבַּיַּבָּשָׁה֙bai.ya.ba.ShahH3004landH3004.

23ForJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֜ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430driedH3001upthewatersמֵ֧יmeiH4325oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֛ןhai.yar.DenH3383frombeforeyou,untilyewerepassedH5674over,asJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֧ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430didtotheRedSeaלְיַם־le.yam-H3220,whichhedriedH3001upfrombeforeus,untilwewerepassedH5674over;

24thatallthepeoplesH5971oftheearthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776mayknowדַּ֜עַתDa.'atH3045thehandיַ֣דyadH3027ofJehovah,thatitismightyחֲזָקָ֖הcha.za.KahH2389;thatyemayfearיְרָאתֶ֛םye.ra.TemH3372JehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430forever.

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