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Joshua 4:2-9

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.

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