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Joshua 4:20-24

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.”

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