Berean Standard Bible

Joshua 3

1Early the next morningבַּבֹּ֜קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091got upוַיַּשְׁכֵּם֩vai.yash.KemH7925and leftוַיִּסְע֣וּvai.yis.'UH5265Shittimמֵֽהַשִּׁטִּ֗יםme.hash.shi.TimH7851with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478.They wentוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935asעַד־'ad-H5704far as the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן ה֖וּאhai.yar.Den hu'H3383 H1931,where they campedוַיָּלִ֥נוּ שָׁ֖םvai.ya.Li.nu shamH3885 H8033beforeטֶ֥רֶםTe.remH2962crossing overיַעֲבֹֽרוּ׃ya.'a.Vo.ruH5674.

2וַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961Afterמִקְצֵ֖הmik.TzehH7097threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117the officersהַשֹּׁטְרִ֖יםha.sho.te.RimH7860wentוַיַּעַבְר֥וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674throughבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264

3and commandedוַיְצַוּוּ֮vay.tza.VuH6680אֶת־'et-H853the peopleהָעָ֣ם לֵאמֹר֒ha.'Am le.MorH5971 H559: “When you seeכִּרְאֽוֹתְכֶ֗םkir.'ot.KhemH7200אֵ֣ת'etH853the arkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430being carriedנֹשְׂאִ֖יםno.se.'ImH5375אֹת֑וֹ'o.ToH853by the Leviticalהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881priestsוְהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,youוְאַתֶּ֗םve.'a.TemH859are to set outתִּסְעוּ֙tis.'UH5265from your positionsמִמְּק֣וֹמְכֶ֔םmi.me.Kom.KhemH4725and followוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֖םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980itאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310.

4Butאַ֣ךְ׀'akhH389keep a distanceרָח֣וֹק יִהְיֶ֗הra.Chok yih.YehH7350 H1961of about two thousandכְּאַלְפַּ֥יִםke.'al.Pa.yimH505cubitsאַמָּ֖ה בַּמִּדָּ֑ה'a.Mah ba.mi.DahH520 H4060between yourselvesבֵּֽינֵיכֶם֙bei.nei.KhemH996and the arkוּבֵינָ֔יוu.vei.novH996.Do notאַֽל־'al-H408go near itתִּקְרְב֣וּ אֵלָ֗יוtik.re.Vu 'e.LavH7126 H413,so thatלְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'anH4616אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you can seeתֵּֽדְעוּ֙te.de.'UH3045אֶת־'et-H853the wayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834to goתֵּֽלְכוּ־te.le.khu-H1980,sinceכִּ֣יkiH3588you have neverלֹ֧אlo'H3808traveledעֲבַרְתֶּ֛ם'a.var.TemH5674this wayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870beforeמִתְּמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃ סmi.te.Mol shil.ShomH8543 H8032.”

5Then Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ אֶל־ye.ho.Shu.a' 'el-H3091 H413toldוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971, “Consecrate yourselvesהִתְקַדָּ֑שׁוּhit.ka.Da.shuH6942,forכִּ֣יkiH3588tomorrowמָחָ֗רma.CharH4279the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will doיַעֲשֶׂ֧הya.'a.SehH6213wondersנִפְלָאֽוֹת׃nif.la.'otH6381among youבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֖םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130.”

6Andיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091hesaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים לֵאמֹ֔רha.ko.ha.Nim le.MorH3548 H559, “Takeשְׂאוּ֙se.'UH5375אֶת־'et-H853the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285and go onוְעִבְר֖וּve.'iv.RuH5674ahead ofלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971.”So they carriedוַיִּשְׂאוּ֙vai.yis.'UH5375אֶת־'et-H853the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285and wentוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980aheadלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440of themהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971.

7Now the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, “Todayהַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֗הhai.Yom ha.ZehH3117 H2088I will beginאָחֵל֙'a.ChelH2490to exalt youגַּדֶּלְךָ֔ga.del.KhaH1431in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,soאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834they may knowיֵֽדְע֔וּןye.de.'UnH3045thatכִּ֗יKiH3588I amהָיִ֛יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961with youעִם־'im-H5973just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834I wasאֶהְיֶ֥ה'eh.YehH1961withעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872.

8וְאַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH859Commandתְּצַוֶּה֙te.tza.VehH6680אֶת־'et-H853the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548carryingנֹשְׂאֵ֥יno.se.'EiH5375the arkאֲרֽוֹן־'a.ron-H727of the covenantהַבְּרִ֖ית לֵאמֹ֑רha.be.Rit le.MorH1285 H559: ‘When you reachכְּבֹאֲכֶ֗ם עַד־ke.vo.'a.Khem 'ad-H935 H5704the edgeקְצֵה֙ke.TzehH7097of the watersמֵ֣יmeiH4325הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,standתַּעֲמֹֽדוּ׃ פta.'a.Mo.duH5975in the Jordanבַּיַּרְדֵּ֖ןbai.yar.DenH3383.’”

9So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ אֶל־ye.ho.Shu.a' 'el-H3091 H413toldוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478, “Comeגֹּ֣שׁוּGo.shuH5066hereהֵ֔נָּהHe.nahH2008and listenוְשִׁמְע֕וּve.shim.'UH8085אֶת־'et-H853to the wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430.”

10Heיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091continuedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “This is howבְּזֹאת֙be.zoTH2063you will knowתֵּֽדְע֔וּןte.de.'UnH3045thatכִּ֛יkiH3588the livingחַ֖יchaiH2416Godאֵ֥ל'elH410isamong youבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130and that He will surely drive outH3423before youמִ֠פְּנֵיכֶםMi.pe.nei.khemH6440אֶת־'et-H853the Canaanitesהַכְּנַעֲנִ֨יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Hittitesהַחִתִּ֜יha.chi.TiH2850וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Hivitesהַחִוִּ֗יha.chi.ViH2340וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Perizzitesהַפְּרִזִּי֙ha.pe.ri.ZiH6522וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Girgashitesהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֔יha.gir.ga.ShiH1622,Amoritesוְהָאֱמֹרִ֖יve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567,and Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ve.hay.vu.SiH2983.

11Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285of the Lordאֲד֖וֹן'a.DonH136of allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776will goעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674ahead of youלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.KhemH6440into the Jordanבַּיַּרְדֵּֽן׃bai.yar.DenH3383.

12Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258chooseקְח֤וּke.ChuH3947twelveשְׁנֵ֣י עָשָׂ֣רshe.Nei 'a.SarH8147 H6240menH376from the tribesמִשִּׁבְטֵ֖יmi.shiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,oneH259 H376from each tribeלַשָּֽׁבֶט׃la.Sha.vetH7626.

13וְהָיָ֡הve.ha.YahH1961When the feetכַּפּ֣וֹת רַגְלֵ֣יka.Pot rag.LeiH3709 H7272of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֡יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548who carryנֹשְׂאֵי֩no.se.'EiH5375the arkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068—the Lordאֲד֤וֹן'a.DonH136of allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776—touch downכְּנ֣וֹחַke.No.achH5117in the watersבְּמֵ֣יbe.MeiH4325of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,itsהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383flowingהַיֹּרְדִ֖ים מִלְמָ֑עְלָהhai.yo.re.Dim mil.Ma.'e.lahH3381 H4605watersמֵ֤יmeiH4325will be cut offיִכָּ֣רֵת֔וּןyi.Ka.re.TunH3772andהַמַּ֥יִםha.Ma.yimH4325will stand upוְיַעַמְד֖וּve.ya.'am.DuH5975in aאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259heapנֵ֥דnedH5067.”

14Soוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961when the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971broke campבִּנְסֹ֤עַ מֵאָ֣הֳלֵיהֶ֔םbin.So.a' me.'O.ho.lei.HemH5265 H168to crossלַעֲבֹ֖רla.'a.VorH5674אֶת־'et-H853the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383,the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548carriedנֹֽשְׂאֵ֛יno.se.'EiH5375the arkהָאָר֥וֹןha.'a.RonH727of the covenantהַבְּרִ֖יתha.be.RitH1285ahead ofלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440themהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

15Now the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383overflowsמָלֵא֙ עַל־ כָּל־ma.Le' 'al- kol-H4390 H5921 H3605its banksגְּדוֹתָ֔יוge.do.TavH1415throughoutכֹּ֖לkolH3605the harvestקָצִֽיר׃ka.TzirH7105seasonיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117.But as soon as the priestsנֹשְׂאֵ֤י הָֽאָרוֹן֙ הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙no.se.'Ei ha.'a.rOn ha.ko.ha.NimH3548 H5375 H727carryingנֹשְׂאֵ֣יno.se.'EiH5375the arkהָֽאָר֔וֹןha.'a.RonH727reachedוּכְב֞וֹא עַד־u.khe.Vo' 'ad-H935 H5704the Jordanוְהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןve.hai.yar.DenH3383andtheir feetוְרַגְלֵ֤יve.rag.LeiH7272touchedנִטְבְּל֖וּnit.be.LuH2881the water’sהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325edgeבִּקְצֵ֣הbik.TzehH7097,

16the flowingהַיֹּרְדִ֨ים מִלְמַ֜עְלָהhai.yo.re.Dim mil.Ma'.lahH3381 H4605waterהַמַּיִם֩ha.ma.YimH4325stood stillוַיַּעַמְד֡וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975.It backed upקָ֣מוּ נֵד־ אֶחָ֗דKa.mu ned- 'e.ChadH6965 H259 H5067as far upstreamהַרְחֵ֨ק מְאֹ֜דhar.Chek me.'OdH7368 H3966as Adamמֵֽאָדָ֤םme.'a.damH121,a cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834in the areaמִצַּ֣דmi.TzadH6654of Zarethanצָֽרְתָ֔ןtza.re.TanH6891,while the water flowingוְהַיֹּרְדִ֗יםve.hai.yo.re.DimH3381towardעַ֣ל'alH5921the Seaיָ֧םyamH3220of the Arabahהָעֲרָבָ֛הha.'a.ra.VahH6160(the Salt Seaיָם־ הַמֶּ֖לַחyom- ha.Me.lachH3220 H4417)was completelyתַּ֣מּוּTa.muH8552cut offנִכְרָ֑תוּnikh.Ra.tuH3772.So the peopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971crossed overעָבְר֖וּ'a.ve.RuH5674oppositeנֶ֥גֶדNe.gedH5048Jerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ye.ri.ChoH3405.

17The priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֡יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548carryingנֹ֠שְׂאֵיNo.se.'eiH5375the arkהָאָר֨וֹןha.'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068stoodוַיַּעַמְד֣וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975firmהָכֵ֑ןha.KhenH3559on dry groundבֶּחָֽרָבָ֛הbe.cha.ra.VahH2724in the middleבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383,while allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478crossed overעֹֽבְרִים֙'oe.RimH5674the dry groundבֶּחָ֣רָבָ֔הbe.Cha.ra.VahH2724,untilעַ֤ד'adH5704אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the entireכָּל־kol-H3605nationהַגּ֔וֹיha.GoyH1471had crossedתַּ֙מּוּ֙ לַעֲבֹ֖רta.mu la.'a.VorH8552 H5674אֶת־'et-H853the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

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