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Joshua 4:10-18

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.

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