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Joshua 4

1Anditcametopassלַעֲב֖וֹרla.'a.VorH5674whenthewholenationהַגּ֔וֹיha.GoyH1471hadcompletelygoneovertheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן פhai.yar.DenH3383,thatJehovahspoketoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,sayingH559,

2Takeקְח֤וּke.ChuH3947youtwelvemenאִישׁ־'ish-H376outofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,oneH259manאִישׁ־'ish-H376outofeverytribeמִשָּֽׁבֶט׃mi.Sha.vetH7626,

3andcommandוְצַוּ֣וּve.tza.VuH6680them,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Takeשְׂאֽוּ־se.'u-H5375uphenceoutofthemidstH8432oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383,fromtheplaceבַּמָּל֕וֹןba.ma.LonH4411whereH834thepriests'feetH7272stoodfirm,twelvestonesH68,andcarryH5375themoverwithyou,andlaythemdowninthelodging-placewhereH834yeshalllodgethisnightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ סha.La.ye.lahH3915.

4AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thetwelvemenH376,whomhehadappointedהֵכִ֖יןhe.KhinH3559ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,amanH376outofeverytribeמִשָּֽׁבֶט׃mi.Sha.vetH7626;

5andJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidH559tothem,Passעִ֠בְרוּ'Iv.ruH5674beforethearkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430intothemidstH8432oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383,andliftH7311upeachofyouastoneאֶ֤בֶן'E.venH68[andputit]uponhisshoulderשִׁכְמ֔וֹshikh.MoH7926,accordingtothenumberלְמִסְפַּ֖רle.mis.ParH4557ofthetribesH7626ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

6thatthismaybeתִּֽהְיֶ֛הtih.YehH1961asignא֖וֹת'otH226inyourmidstבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130.Whenyourchildrenaskיִשְׁאָל֨וּןyish.'a.LunH7592hereafter,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Whatmean yebythesestonesH68?

7thenyeshallsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣םva.'a.mar.TemH559tothem,Thatthewatersמֵימֵ֤יmei.MeiH4325oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383werecutנִכְרְת֜וּnikh.re.TuH3772offbeforethearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285ofJehovah;whenitwentthroughtheJordanבַּיַּרְדֵּ֔ןbai.yar.DenH3383,thewatersמֵ֣יmeiH4325oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383werecutנִכְרְת֖וּnikh.re.TuH3772off.AndthesestonesH68shallbeH1961foramemorialH2146untothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478foreverH5769.

8AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478didsoH3651,asJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֒ye.ho.shu.a'H3091hadcommandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680,andtookH5375uptwelvestonesH68outofthemidstH8432oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383,asJehovahhadspokenH1696toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,accordingtothenumberלְמִסְפַּ֖רle.mis.ParH4557ofthetribesH7626ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andtheycarriedH5375themoverwiththemtothelodging-place,andlaidthemdownthere.

9AndtwelvestonesH68didJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮ye.ho.shu.a'H3091setהֵקִ֣יםhe.KimH6965upinthemidstH8432oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383,intheplaceH8478wherethefeetH7272ofthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548whoboreH5375thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantהַבְּרִ֑יתha.be.RitH1285hadstoodH6965firm;andtheyaretheretothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

10Andthepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֞יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548whoboreH5375thearkהָאָר֗וֹןha.'a.RonH727stoodעֹמְדִים֮'o.me.DimH5975inthemidstH8432oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383,untileverythingH3605wasfinishedתֹּ֣םtomH8552thatJehovahhadcommandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091tospeakלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696untothepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,accordingtoallthatMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872hadcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091.Andthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971hastedandpassedH5674over.

11AnditcametopassH5674,whenallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971hadcompletelygoneover,thatthearkאֲרוֹן־'a.ron-H727ofJehovahwentover,andthepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,inthepresenceH6440ofthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

12AndthechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֨ןre.'u.VenH7205,andthechildrenofGadגָ֜דgadH1410,andthehalfוַחֲצִ֨יva.cha.TziH2677tribeשֵׁ֤בֶטShe.vetH7626ofManassehהַֽמְנַשֶּׁה֙ham.na.ShehH4519,wentoverinarrayחֲמֻשִׁ֔יםcha.mu.ShimH2571beforethechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,asMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872hadspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696tothem.

13Aboutfortyכְּאַרְבָּעִ֥יםke.'ar.ba.'ImH705thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505armedחֲלוּצֵ֣יcha.lu.TzeiH2502formilitaryserviceH6635passedH5674overbeforeJehovahtothewarH4421, untotheplainsעַֽרְב֥וֹתar.VotH6160ofJerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ סye.ri.ChoH3405.

14Onthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117JehovahmagnifiedH1431Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091inthesightofallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andtheyfearedוַיִּֽרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH3372him,astheyhadfearedיָרְא֥וּya.re.'UH3372Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872,allthedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117ofhislife.

15AndJehovahspoketoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,sayingH559,

16Commandצַוֵּה֙tza.VehH6680thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548whobearH5375thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofthetestimonyהָעֵד֑וּתha.'e.DutH5715,thattheycomeוְיַעֲל֖וּve.ya.'a.LuH5927upoutoftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

17AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Comeעֲל֖וּ'a.LuH5927upoutoftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

18AnditcametopasswhenthepriestsH3548whoboreH5375thearkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285ofJehovahhadcomeupoutofthemidstH8432oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, [when]thesolesכַּפּוֹת֙ka.pOtH3709ofthepriests'feetH7272wereH1961liftedH5375upontothedryהֶחָרָבָ֑הhe.cha.ra.VahH2724land,thatthewatersמֵֽי־mei-H4325oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֤בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725totheirplaceלִמְקוֹמָ֔םlim.ko.MamH4725,andtheyflowedaspreviously,overallitsbanksגְּדוֹתָֽיו׃ge.do.TavH1415.

19Andthepeopleוְהָעָ֗םve.ha.'AmH5971cameH5927upoutoftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383onthetenthofthefirstהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583inGilgalבַּגִּלְגָּ֔לba.gil.GalH1537,ontheeasternextremityofJerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ye.ri.ChoH3405.

20AndthosetwelvestonesH68whichtheyhadtakenH3947outoftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383didJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091setהֵקִ֥יםhe.KimH6965upinGilgalבַּגִּלְגָּֽל׃ba.gil.GalH1537.

21AndhespoketothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingH559,WhenH834yourchildrenhereafteraskיִשְׁאָל֨וּןyish.'a.LunH7592theirfathersאֲבוֹתָ֣ם'a.vo.TamH1,sayingH559,What[mean]thesestonesH68?

22thenyeshallletyourchildrenknowH3045,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Ondryבַּיַּבָּשָׁה֙bai.ya.ba.ShahH3004landH3004didIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478comeoverthisJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383;

23becauseJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֜ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430driedH3001upthewatersמֵ֧יmeiH4325oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֛ןhai.yar.DenH3383frombeforeyou,untilyehadpassedH5674over,asJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֧ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430didtotheRedseaלְיַם־le.yam-H3220,whichhedriedH3001upfrombeforeus,untilwehadpassedH5674over;

24thatallpeoplesH5971oftheearthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776mightknowדַּ֜עַתDa.'atH3045thehandיַ֣דyadH3027ofJehovah,thatitismightyחֲזָקָ֖הcha.za.KahH2389;thatyemightfearיְרָאתֶ֛םye.ra.TemH3372JehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430continually.

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