King James Version
Joshua 4:2-9
3And commandוְצַוּ֣וּve.tza.VuH6680ye them, sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Takeשְׂאֽוּ־se.'u-H5375you hence out of the midstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383,out of the place where the priests’הַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548feetרַגְלֵ֣יrag.LeiH7272stoodמִמַּצַּב֙mi.ma.TzavH4673firmהָכִ֖יןha.KhinH3559,twelveשְׁתֵּים־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הshe.teim- 'es.RehH6240H8147stonesאֲבָנִ֑ים'a.va.NimH68,and ye shall carry them overוְהַעֲבַרְתֶּ֤םve.ha.'a.var.TemH5674with you, and leaveH3240them in the lodging placeבַּמָּל֕וֹןba.ma.LonH4411,where ye shall lodgeתָּלִ֥ינוּta.Li.nuH3885this nightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ סha.La.ye.lahH3915.
4Then Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the twelveשְׁנֵ֤ים הֶֽעָשָׂר֙she.Neim he.'a.SarH6240H8147menH376,whom he had preparedהֵכִ֖יןhe.KhinH3559of the childrenמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,out of everyH259tribeמִשָּֽׁבֶט׃mi.Sha.vetH7626a manH376:
5And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Pass overעִ֠בְרוּ'Iv.ruH5674beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430into the midstתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383,and take ye upוְהָרִ֨ימוּve.ha.Ri.muH7311everyאַחַת֙'a.ChatH259manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of you a stoneאֶ֤בֶן'E.venH68upon his shoulderשִׁכְמ֔וֹshikh.MoH7926,according unto the numberלְמִסְפַּ֖רle.mis.ParH4557of the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:
7Then ye shall answerוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣םva.'a.mar.TemH559them, That the watersמֵימֵ֤יmei.MeiH4325of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383were cut offנִכְרְת֜וּnikh.re.TuH3772beforeמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;when it passed overבְּעָבְרוֹ֙be.'a.ve.RoH5674Jordanבַּיַּרְדֵּ֔ןbai.yar.DenH3383,the watersמֵ֣יmeiH4325of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383were cut offנִכְרְת֖וּnikh.re.TuH3772:and these stonesהָאֲבָנִ֨יםha.'a.va.NimH68shall be for a memorialלְזִכָּר֛וֹןle.zi.ka.RonH2146unto the childrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.
8And the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478didוַיַּעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213so as Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֒ye.ho.shu.a'H3091commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680,and took upוַיִּשְׂא֡וּvai.yis.'UH5375twelveשְׁתֵּֽי־ עֶשְׂרֵ֨הshe.tei- 'es.RehH6240H8147stonesאֲבָנִ֜ים'a.va.NimH68out of the midstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383,as the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spakeדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696unto Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,according to the numberלְמִסְפַּ֖רle.mis.ParH4557of the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and carried them overוַיַּעֲבִר֤וּםvai.ya.'a.vi.RumH5674with them unto the place where they lodgedהַמָּל֔וֹןha.ma.LonH4411,and laid them downH3240there.
9And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮ye.ho.shu.a'H3091set upהֵקִ֣יםhe.KimH6965twelveוּשְׁתֵּ֧ים עֶשְׂרֵ֣הu.she.Teim 'es.RehH6240H8147stonesאֲבָנִ֗ים'a.va.NimH68in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383,in the place where the feetרַגְלֵ֣יrag.LeiH7272of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548which bareנֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'EiH5375the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantהַבְּרִ֑יתha.be.RitH1285stoodמַצַּב֙ma.TzavH4673:and they are there unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
Commentaries on Joshua 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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