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Joshua 4:1-5

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,

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