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Joshua 3

1AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091roseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּם֩vai.yash.KemH7925inthemorningבַּבֹּ֜קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242;andtheyremovedfromShittimמֵֽהַשִּׁטִּ֗יםme.hash.shi.TimH7851,andcameH935totheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,heandallthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andlodgedtherebeforetheypassedH5674over.

2AnditcametopassH5674attheendמִקְצֵ֖הmik.TzehH7097ofthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,thattheofficersהַשֹּׁטְרִ֖יםha.sho.te.RimH7860wentthroughthecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264;

3andtheycommandedוַיְצַוּוּ֮vay.tza.VuH6680thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Whenyeseeכִּרְאֽוֹתְכֶ֗םkir.'ot.KhemH7200thearkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285ofJehovahyourGodאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,andthepriestsוְהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881bearingH5375it,thenremovefromyourplaceמִמְּק֣וֹמְכֶ֔םmi.me.Kom.KhemH4725,andgoוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֖םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980afterit;

4yetthereshallbeיִהְיֶ֗הyih.YehH1961adistanceרָח֣וֹקra.ChokH7350betweenyouandit,abouttwothousandכְּאַלְפַּ֥יִםke.'al.Pa.yimH505cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520bymeasure. Yeshallnotcomenearit,thatyemayknowתֵּֽדְעוּ֙te.de.'UH3045thewayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870bywhichyemustgo;foryehavenotpassedH5674thiswayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870heretofore.

5AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidH559tothepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971, Hallowyourselves;forto-morrowJehovahwilldowondersנִפְלָאֽוֹת׃nif.la.'otH6381inyourmidstבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֖םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130.

6AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091spoketothepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,sayingH559,TakeH5375upthearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285,andgooverbeforethepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971.AndtheytookH5375upthearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285,andwentbeforethepeopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971.

7AndJehovahsaidH559toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,Thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117willIbeginאָחֵל֙'a.ChelH2490tomagnifyH1431theeinthesightofallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thattheymayknowיֵֽדְע֔וּןye.de.'UnH3045thatasIwasH1961withMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872,sowillIbeH1961withthee.

8Andthou shaltcommandתְּצַוֶּה֙te.tza.VehH6680thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548whobearH5375thearkאֲרֽוֹן־'a.ron-H727ofthecovenantהַבְּרִ֖יתha.be.RitH1285,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Whenyecomeכְּבֹאֲכֶ֗םke.vo.'a.KhemH935totheedgeofthewatersמֵ֣יmeiH4325oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,standתַּעֲמֹֽדוּ׃ פta.'a.Mo.duH5975stillH5975intheJordanבַּיַּרְדֵּ֖ןbai.yar.DenH3383.

9AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidH559tothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Comehither,andhearוְשִׁמְע֕וּve.shim.'UH8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697ofJehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430.

10AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidH559, Herebyshallyeknowתֵּֽדְע֔וּןte.de.'UnH3045thatthelivingGodאֵ֥ל'elH410isinyourmidstבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130,and[that]hewillwithout faildispossessH3423frombeforeyoutheCanaanitesH3669,andtheHittitesH2850,andtheHivites,andthePerizzites,andtheGirgashites,andtheAmoritesH567,andtheJebusites.

11Behold,thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285oftheLordאֲד֖וֹן'a.DonH136ofalltheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776isgoingoverbeforeyouintotheJordanבַּיַּרְדֵּֽן׃bai.yar.DenH3383.

12AndnowH6258takeקְח֤וּke.ChuH3947youtwelvemenH376outofthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,oneH259manH376foreachtribeH7626.

13Anditshallcometopass,whenthesolesכַּפּ֣וֹתka.PotH3709ofthefeetH7272ofthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֡יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548whobearH5375thearkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovah,theLordofalltheearthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,restכְּנ֣וֹחַke.No.achH5117inthewatersבְּמֵ֣יbe.MeiH4325oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,thewatersמֵ֤יmeiH4325oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383,thewatersהַמַּ֥יִםha.Ma.yimH4325flowingdownהַיֹּרְדִ֖יםhai.yo.re.DimH3381fromabove,shallbeוְהָיָ֡הve.ha.YahH1961cutיִכָּ֣רֵת֔וּןyi.Ka.re.TunH3772off,andshallstandוְיַעַמְד֖וּve.ya.'am.DuH5975upinaheap.

14Anditcametopassלַעֲבֹ֖רla.'a.VorH5674whenthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971removedfromtheirtentsמֵאָ֣הֳלֵיהֶ֔םme.'O.ho.lei.HemH168,topassH5674overtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383,thatthepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548bearingH5375thearkהָאָר֥וֹןha.'a.RonH727ofthecovenantהַבְּרִ֖יתha.be.RitH1285wereH1961beforethepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971;

15andwhentheythatboreH5375thearkהָֽאָרוֹן֙ha.'a.rOnH727werecomeH935totheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,andthefeetH7272ofthepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548whoboreH5375thearkהָֽאָר֔וֹןha.'a.RonH727dippedH2881intheedgeofthewaterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325(andtheJordanוְהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןve.hai.yar.DenH3383isfullמָלֵא֙ma.Le'H4390overallitsbanksגְּדוֹתָ֔יוge.do.TavH1415throughoutthedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117ofharvestקָצִֽיר׃ka.TzirH7105),

16thewatersהַמַּיִם֩ha.ma.YimH4325whichfloweddownהַיֹּרְדִ֨יםhai.yo.re.DimH3381fromabovestoodH5975[and]roseH6965upinaheap,veryמְאֹ֜דme.'OdH3966farהַרְחֵ֨קhar.ChekH7368,byAdamמֵֽאָדָ֤םme.'a.damH121,thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892thatisbesideZaretan;andthosethatfloweddownוְהַיֹּרְדִ֗יםve.hai.yo.re.DimH3381towardstheseaיָ֧םyamH3220oftheplainH6160,thesaltהַמֶּ֖לַחha.Me.lachH4417seaיָם־yom-H3220,werecompletelycutנִכְרָ֑תוּnikh.Ra.tuH3772off.Andthepeopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971wentH3381overoppositetoJerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ye.ri.ChoH3405.

17Andthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֡יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548whoboreH5375thearkהָאָר֨וֹןha.'a.RonH727ofthecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285ofJehovahstoodH5975firmondryבֶּחָֽרָבָ֛הbe.cha.ra.VahH2724groundבֶּחָ֣רָבָ֔הbe.Cha.ra.VahH2724inthemidstH8432oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383.AndallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentoverondryH2724groundH2724,untilallthenationהַגּ֔וֹיha.GoyH1471hadcompletelygoneovertheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

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