Joshua 4
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Joshua 4:4-7

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5וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559לָהֶם֙la.Hemto <the> themH9005H9038יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'JoshuaH3091עִ֠בְרוּ'Iv.rupass overH5674לִפְנֵ֨יlif.Nei<to> beforeH9005H6440אֲר֧וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark ofH727יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemGod yourH430H9026אֶל־'el-intoH413תּ֣וֹךְTokh[the] middle ofH8432הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.Denthe JordanH9009H3383וְהָרִ֨ימוּve.ha.Ri.muand take upH9002H7311לָכֶ֜םla.Khemfor <the> yourselvesH9005H9036אִ֣ישׁ'isheachH376אֶ֤בֶן'E.vena stoneH68אַחַת֙'a.ChatoneH259עַל־'al-onH5921שִׁכְמ֔וֹshikh.Moshoulder hisH7926H9023לְמִסְפַּ֖רle.mis.Parto [the] number ofH9005H4557שִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.Tei[the] tribes ofH7626בְנֵי־ve.nei-[the] people ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
6לְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anso thatH4616תִּֽהְיֶ֛הtih.Yehit may beH1961זֹ֥אתzotthisH2063א֖וֹת'ota signH226בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑םbe.kir.be.Khemin midst yourH9003H7130H9026כִּֽי־ki-ifH3588יִשְׁאָל֨וּןyish.'a.Lunthey will ask !H7592H9013בְּנֵיכֶ֤םbe.nei.Khemchildren yourH1121H9026מָחָר֙ma.ChartomorrowH4279לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH9005H559מָ֛הmahwhat?H4100הָאֲבָנִ֥יםha.'a.va.Nim[are] the stonesH9009H68הָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> theseH9009H428לָכֶֽם׃la.Khemto <the> youH9005H9036
7וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣םva.'a.mar.Temand you will sayH9001H559לָהֶ֗םla.Hemto <the> themH9005H9038אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherthatH834נִכְרְת֜וּnikh.re.Tuthey were cut offH3772מֵימֵ֤יmei.Mei[the] waters ofH4325הַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.Denthe JordanH9009H3383מִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.Neifrom beforeH9006H6440אֲר֣וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark ofH727בְּרִית־be.rit-[the] covenant ofH1285יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068בְּעָבְרוֹ֙be.'a.ve.Rowhen passed on itH9003H5674H9043בַּיַּרְדֵּ֔ןbai.yar.Denin the JordanH9003H3383נִכְרְת֖וּnikh.re.Tuthey were cut offH3772מֵ֣יmei[the] waters ofH4325הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.Denthe JordanH9009H3383וְ֠הָיוּVe.ha.yuand they will becomeH9001H1961הָאֲבָנִ֨יםha.'a.va.Nimthe stonesH9009H68הָאֵ֧לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> theseH9009H428לְזִכָּר֛וֹןle.zi.ka.Ron<into> a reminderH9005H2146לִבְנֵ֥יliv.Neito [the] people ofH9005H1121יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478עַד־'ad-untilH5704עוֹלָֽם׃o.LamperpetuityH5769
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