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Joshua 4:14-24

14On that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068magnifiedגִּדַּ֤לgi.DalH1431Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and they fearedוַיִּֽרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH3372him, as they fearedיָרְא֥וּya.re.'UH3372Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872,all the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of his lifeחַיָּֽיו׃ פchai.YavH2416.

15And the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16Commandצַוֵּה֙tza.VehH6680the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548that bearנֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'EiH5375the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the testimonyהָעֵד֑וּתha.'e.DutH5715,that they come upוְיַעֲל֖וּve.ya.'a.LuH5927out of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

17Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091therefore commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Come ye upעֲל֖וּ'a.LuH5927out of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

18And it came to pass, when the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548that bareנֹשְׂאֵ֨יno.se.'EiH5375the arkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068were come upכַּעֲל֨וֹתka.'a.lotH5927out of the midstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, andthe solesכַּפּוֹת֙ka.pOtH3709of the priests’הַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548feetרַגְלֵ֣יrag.LeiH7272were lifted upנִתְּק֗וּni.te.KuH5423unto the dry landהֶחָרָבָ֑הhe.cha.ra.VahH2724,that the watersמֵֽי־mei-H4325of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֤בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725unto their placeלִמְקוֹמָ֔םlim.ko.MamH4725,and flowedH3212over all his banksגְּדוֹתָֽיו׃ge.do.TavH1415,asכִתְמוֹל־khit.mol-H8543they didbeforeשִׁלְשׁ֖וֹםshil.ShomH8032.

19And the peopleוְהָעָ֗םve.ha.'AmH5971came upעָלוּ֙'a.LuH5927out of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383on the tenthבֶּעָשׂ֖וֹרbe.'a.SorH6218dayof the firstהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,and encampedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583in Gilgalבַּגִּלְגָּ֔לba.gil.GalH1537,in the eastמִזְרַ֥חmiz.RachH4217borderבִּקְצֵ֖הbik.TzehH7097of Jerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ye.ri.ChoH3405.

20And those twelveשְׁתֵּ֨ים עֶשְׂרֵ֤הshe.Teim 'es.RehH6240 H8147stonesהָֽאֲבָנִים֙ha.'a.va.NimH68,which they took outלָקְח֖וּla.ke.ChuH3947of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383,did Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091pitchהֵקִ֥יםhe.KimH6965in Gilgalבַּגִּלְגָּֽל׃ba.gil.GalH1537.

21And he spakeוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,When your childrenבְּנֵיכֶ֤םbe.nei.KhemH1121shall askיִשְׁאָל֨וּןyish.'a.LunH7592their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֣ם'a.vo.TamH1in time to comeמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, What meanthese stonesהָאֲבָנִ֥יםha.'a.va.NimH68?

22Then ye shall let your childrenבְּנֵיכֶ֣םbe.nei.KhemH1121knowוְהוֹדַעְתֶּ֖םve.ho.da'.TemH3045,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478came overעָבַ֣ר'a.VarH5674this Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383on dry landבַּיַּבָּשָׁה֙bai.ya.ba.ShahH3004.

23For the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֜ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430dried upהוֹבִישׁ֩ho.VishH3001the watersמֵ֧יmeiH4325of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֛ןhai.yar.DenH3383from beforeמִפְּנֵיכֶ֖םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440you, until ye were passed overעָבְרְכֶ֑ם'a.ve.re.KhemH5674,as the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֧ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430didעָשָׂה֩'a.SahH6213to the Redס֛וּףsufH5488seaלְיַם־le.yam-H3220,which he dried upהוֹבִ֥ישׁho.VishH3001from beforeמִפָּנֵ֖ינוּmi.pa.Nei.nuH6440us, until we were gone overעָבְרֵֽנוּ׃'a.ve.Re.nuH5674:

24That all the peopleעַמֵּ֤י'a.MeiH5971of the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776might knowדַּ֜עַתDa.'atH3045the handיַ֣דyadH3027of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that it ismightyחֲזָקָ֖הcha.za.KahH2389:that ye might fearיְרָאתֶ֛םye.ra.TemH3372the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430for everהַיָּמִֽים׃ סhai.ya.MimH3117.

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