Berean Standard Bible

Joshua 4

1וַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961Whenכַּאֲשֶׁר־ka.'a.Sher-H834the wholeכָל־khol-H3605nationהַגּ֔וֹיha.GoyH1471had finishedתַּ֣מּוּTa.muH8552crossingלַעֲב֖וֹרla.'a.VorH5674אֶת־'et-H853the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן פhai.yar.DenH3383,the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ לֵאמֹֽר׃ye.ho.Shu.a' le.MorH3091 H559,

2“Chooseקְח֤וּke.ChuH3947twelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖ר אֲנָשִׁ֑יםshe.Neim 'a.Sar 'a.na.ShimH8147 H6240 H582menאִישׁ־'ish-H376from amongמִן־min-H4480the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,oneאִישׁ־'ish-H259 H376from each tribeמִשָּֽׁבֶט׃mi.Sha.vetH7626,

3and command themוְצַוּ֣וּve.tza.VuH6680אוֹתָם֮'o.TamH853לֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559: ‘Take upשְׂאֽוּ־se.'u-H5375for yourselvestwelveשְׁתֵּים־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הshe.teim- 'es.RehH8147 H6240stonesאֲבָנִ֑ים'a.va.NimH68fromמִזֶּ֜הmi.ZehH2088the middleמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ן מִמַּצַּב֙ רַגְלֵ֣יhai.yar.Den mi.ma.Tzav rag.LeiH3383 H4673 H7272where the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548were standingהָכִ֖יןha.KhinH3559,carryוְהַעֲבַרְתֶּ֤םve.ha.'a.var.TemH5674themאוֹתָם֙'o.TamH853with youעִמָּכֶ֔ם'i.ma.KhemH5973,and set them downוְהִנַּחְתֶּ֣םve.hi.nach.TemH5117אוֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853in the placeבַּמָּל֕וֹןba.ma.LonH4411whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you spendתָּלִ֥ינוּta.Li.nuH3885the nightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ סha.La.ye.lahH3915.’”

4So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ אֶל־ye.ho.Shu.a' 'el-H3091 H413summonedוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the twelveשְׁנֵ֤ים הֶֽעָשָׂר֙she.Neim he.'a.SarH8147 H6240menH376אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had appointedהֵכִ֖יןhe.KhinH3559from the Israelitesמִבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לmi.be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478,oneH259 H376from each tribeמִשָּֽׁבֶט׃mi.Sha.vetH7626,

5and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, “Cross overעִ֠בְרוּ'Iv.ruH5674beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430intoאֶל־'el-H413the middleתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383.Eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of you is to takeוְהָרִ֨ימוּve.ha.Ri.muH7311aאַחַת֙'a.ChatH259stoneאֶ֤בֶן'E.venH68uponעַל־'al-H5921his shoulderשִׁכְמ֔וֹshikh.MoH7926,according to the numberלְמִסְפַּ֖רle.mis.ParH4557of the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelבְנֵי־ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478,

6toלְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anH4616זֹ֥אתzotH2063serve asתִּֽהְיֶ֛הtih.YehH1961a signא֖וֹת'otH226among youבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130.In the futureמָחָר֙ לֵאמֹ֔רma.Char le.MorH4279 H559,whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588your childrenבְּנֵיכֶ֤םbe.nei.KhemH1121askיִשְׁאָל֨וּןyish.'a.LunH7592, ‘Whatמָ֛הmahH4100do theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428stonesהָאֲבָנִ֥יםha.'a.va.NimH68mean to you?’

7you are to tellוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣םva.'a.mar.TemH559themאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834, ‘The watersמֵימֵ֤יmei.MeiH4325of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383were cut offנִכְרְת֜וּnikh.re.TuH3772beforeמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.When it crossedבְּעָבְרוֹ֙be.'a.ve.RoH5674the Jordanבַּיַּרְדֵּ֔ןbai.yar.DenH3383, theהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383watersמֵ֣יmeiH4325were cut offנִכְרְת֖וּnikh.re.TuH3772.’Therefore theseהָאֵ֧לֶּהha.'E.lehH428stonesהָאֲבָנִ֨יםha.'a.va.NimH68will beוְ֠הָיוּVe.ha.yuH1961a memorialלְזִכָּר֛וֹןle.zi.ka.RonH2146to the Israelitesלִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לliv.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.”

8Thus the Israelitesבְּנֵי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֘לbe.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478didוַיַּעֲשׂוּ־ כֵ֣ןvai.ya.'a.su- khenH6213 H3651asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֒ye.ho.shu.a'H3091had commanded themצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680.They took upוַיִּשְׂא֡וּvai.yis.'UH5375twelveשְׁתֵּֽי־ עֶשְׂרֵ֨הshe.tei- 'es.RehH8147 H6240stonesאֲבָנִ֜ים'a.va.NimH68from the middleמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383,one for eachלְמִסְפַּ֖רle.mis.ParH4557tribeשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478,just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had toldדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696אֶל־'el-H413Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091;and they carriedוַיַּעֲבִר֤וּםvai.ya.'a.vi.RumH5674themעִמָּם֙'i.MamH5973toאֶל־'el-H413the campהַמָּל֔וֹןha.ma.LonH4411,where they set them downוַיַּנִּח֖וּם שָֽׁם׃vai.ya.ni.Chum ShamH5117 H8033.

9Joshua alsoיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮ye.ho.shu.a'H3091set upהֵקִ֣יםhe.KimH6965twelveוּשְׁתֵּ֧ים עֶשְׂרֵ֣הu.she.Teim 'es.RehH8147 H6240stonesאֲבָנִ֗ים'a.va.NimH68in the middleבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383,in the placeתַּ֗חַתTa.chatH8478where the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548who carriedנֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'EiH5375the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantהַבְּרִ֑יתha.be.RitH1285stoodמַצַּב֙ רַגְלֵ֣יma.Tzav rag.LeiH4673 H7272.And the stones areוַיִּ֣הְיוּvai.Yih.yuH1961thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033toעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

10Now the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֞יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548who carriedנֹשְׂאֵ֣יno.se.'EiH5375the arkהָאָר֗וֹןha.'a.RonH727remained standingעֹמְדִים֮'o.me.DimH5975in the middleבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383untilעַ֣ד'adH5704the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971had completedתֹּ֣םtomH8552everythingכָּֽל־ הַ֠דָּבָרkal- Ha.da.vorH3605 H1697אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853had commandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091to tellלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696themאֶל־'el-H413,just asכְּכֹ֛לke.KholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872אֶת־'et-H853had directedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091.The peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971hurriedוַיְמַהֲר֥וּvay.ma.ha.RuH4116acrossוַֽיַּעֲבֹֽרוּ׃Vai.ya.'a.Vo.ruH5674,

11וַיְהִ֛יvay.HiH1961and afterכַּֽאֲשֶׁר־ka.'a.Sher-H834everyoneכָּל־ הָעָ֖םkol- ha.'AmH3605 H5971had finishedתַּ֥םtamH8552crossingלַֽעֲב֑וֹרla.'a.VorH5674,the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548with the arkאֲרוֹן־'a.ron-H727of the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068crossedוַיַּעֲבֹ֧רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674in the sight ofלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

12The Reubenitesבְּנֵי־ רְאוּבֵ֨ןbe.nei- re.'u.VenH1121 H7205,the Gaditesוּבְנֵי־ גָ֜דu.ve.nei- gadH1121 H1410,and the half-tribeוַחֲצִ֨י שֵׁ֤בֶטva.cha.Tzi She.vetH2677 H7626of Manassehהַֽמְנַשֶּׁה֙ham.na.ShehH4519crossed overוַ֠יַּעַבְרוּVai.ya.'av.ruH5674beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478,armed for battleחֲמֻשִׁ֔יםcha.mu.ShimH2571asכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872had instructed themדִּבֶּ֥ר אֲלֵיהֶ֖םdi.Ber 'a.lei.HemH1696 H413.

13About 40,000כְּאַרְבָּעִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶףke.'ar.ba.'Im 'E.lefH705 H505troops armedחֲלוּצֵ֣י הַצָּבָ֑אcha.lu.Tzei ha.tza.Va'H2502 H6635for battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421crossed overעָבְר֞וּ'a.ve.RuH5674beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068intoאֶ֖ל'elH413the plainsעַֽרְב֥וֹתar.VotH6160of Jerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ סye.ri.ChoH3405.

14On thatהַה֗וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853exaltedגִּדַּ֤לgi.DalH1431Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and they reveredוַיִּֽרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH3372himאֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of his lifeחַיָּֽיו׃ פchai.YavH2416,just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834they had reveredיָרְא֥וּya.re.'UH3372אֶת־'et-H853Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872.

15Then the LORDיְהוָ֔ה אֶל־Yah.weh 'el-H3068 H413said toוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ לֵאמֹֽר׃ye.ho.Shu.a' le.MorH3091 H559,

16“Commandצַוֵּה֙tza.VehH6680אֶת־'et-H853the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548who carryנֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'EiH5375the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the Testimonyהָעֵד֑וּתha.'e.DutH5715to come upוְיַעֲל֖וּve.ya.'a.LuH5927fromמִן־min-H4480the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.”

17So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091אֶת־'et-H853commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים לֵאמֹ֑רha.ko.ha.Nim le.MorH3548 H559, “Come upעֲל֖וּ'a.LuH5927fromמִן־min-H4480the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.”

18וַ֠יְהִיVay.hiH1961When the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548carryingנֹשְׂאֵ֨יno.se.'EiH5375the arkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068came upכַּעֲל֨וֹתka.'a.lotH5927outמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383and theirהַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548feetכַּפּוֹת֙ רַגְלֵ֣יka.pOt rag.LeiH3709 H7272touchedנִתְּק֗וּni.te.KuH5423אֶ֖ל'elH413the dry landהֶחָרָבָ֑הhe.cha.ra.VahH2724,the watersמֵֽי־mei-H4325of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֤בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to their courseלִמְקוֹמָ֔םlim.ko.MamH4725and overflowedוַיֵּלְכ֥וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980עַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the banksגְּדוֹתָֽיו׃ge.do.TavH1415as beforeכִתְמוֹל־ שִׁלְשׁ֖וֹםkhit.mol- shil.ShomH8543 H8032.

The Camp at Gilgal

19On the tenthבֶּעָשׂ֖וֹרbe.'a.SorH6218day of the firstהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320the peopleוְהָעָ֗םve.ha.'AmH5971went upעָלוּ֙'a.LuH5927fromמִן־min-H4480the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383and campedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583at Gilgalבַּגִּלְגָּ֔לba.gil.GalH1537on the easternמִזְרַ֥חmiz.RachH4217borderבִּקְצֵ֖הbik.TzehH7097of Jerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ye.ri.ChoH3405.

20Andוְאֵת֩ve.'EtH853there at Gilgalבַּגִּלְגָּֽל׃ba.gil.GalH1537Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091set upהֵקִ֥יםhe.KimH6965theהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834twelveשְׁתֵּ֨ים עֶשְׂרֵ֤הshe.Teim 'es.RehH8147 H6240stonesהָֽאֲבָנִים֙ha.'a.va.NimH68they had takenלָקְח֖וּla.ke.ChuH3947fromמִן־min-H4480the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383.

21Then Joshua saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑רbe.Nei Yis.ra.'El le.MorH1121 H3478 H559, “In the futureמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279אֶת־'et-H853,whenאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834your childrenבְּנֵיכֶ֤םbe.nei.KhemH1121askיִשְׁאָל֨וּןyish.'a.LunH7592their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֣ם לֵאמֹ֔ר'a.vo.Tam le.MorH1 H559, ‘Whatמָ֖הmahH4100is the meaning of theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428stonesהָאֲבָנִ֥יםha.'a.va.NimH68?’

22you are to tellוְהוֹדַעְתֶּ֖םve.ho.da'.TemH3045אֶת־'et-H853themבְּנֵיכֶ֣ם לֵאמֹ֑רbe.nei.Khem le.MorH1121 H559, ‘Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478אֶת־'et-H853crossedעָבַ֣ר'a.VarH5674theהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383on dry groundבַּיַּבָּשָׁה֙bai.ya.ba.ShahH3004.’

23Forאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֜ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430אֶת־'et-H853dried upהוֹבִישׁ֩ho.VishH3001the watersמֵ֧יmeiH4325of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֛ןhai.yar.DenH3383before youמִפְּנֵיכֶ֖םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440untilעַֽד־'ad-H5704you had crossed overעָבְרְכֶ֑ם'a.ve.re.KhemH5674,just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834Heיְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֧םYah.weh 'e.lo.hei.KhemH3068 H430didעָשָׂה֩'a.SahH6213to the Redס֛וּףsufH5488Seaלְיַם־le.yam-H3220,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He dried upהוֹבִ֥ישׁho.VishH3001before usמִפָּנֵ֖ינוּmi.pa.Nei.nuH6440untilעַד־'ad-H5704we had crossed overעָבְרֵֽנוּ׃'a.ve.Re.nuH5674.

24He did thisso thatלְ֠מַעַןLe.ma.'anH4616allכָּל־kol-H3605the peoplesעַמֵּ֤י'a.MeiH5971of the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776אֶת־'et-H853may knowדַּ֜עַתDa.'atH3045thatכִּ֥יkiH3588the handיַ֣דyadH3027of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068is mightyחֲזָקָ֖ה הִ֑יאcha.za.Kah Hi'H2389 H1931,and so thatלְמַ֧עַןle.Ma.'anH4616you may alwaysכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃ סkol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117fearיְרָאתֶ֛םye.ra.TemH3372אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.”

The Camp at Gilgal

Commentaries on Joshua 4