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Joshua 4:2-9

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.

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