New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 3:1-11

1Then Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091roseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּם֩vai.yash.KemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֜קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242;and he and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478setוַיִּסְע֣וּvai.yis.'UH5265out fromShittimמֵֽהַשִּׁטִּ֗יםme.hash.shi.TimH7851and cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,and they lodgedוַיָּלִ֥נוּvai.ya.Li.nuH3885thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033beforeטֶ֥רֶםTe.remH2962they crossedיַעֲבֹֽרוּ׃ya.'a.Vo.ruH5674.

2At the endמִקְצֵ֖הmik.TzehH7097of threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117the officersהַשֹּׁטְרִ֖יםha.sho.te.RimH7860wentH5674throughH5674the midstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264;

3and they commandedוַיְצַוּוּ֮vay.tza.VuH6680the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “When you seeכִּרְאֽוֹתְכֶ֗םkir.'ot.KhemH7200thearkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430with the Leviticalהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881priestsוְהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548carryingנֹשְׂאִ֖יםno.se.'ImH5375it, then you shall setתִּסְעוּ֙tis.'UH5265out from your placeמִמְּק֣וֹמְכֶ֔םmi.me.Kom.KhemH4725and goוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֖םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980afterאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310it.

4Howeverאַ֣ךְ׀'akhH389,there shall be betweenH996you and it a distanceרָח֣וֹקra.ChokH7350of about 2,000כְּאַלְפַּ֥יִםke.'al.Pa.yimH505cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520by measureבַּמִּדָּ֑הba.mi.DahH4060.Do not comeH7126nearH7126it, that you may knowתֵּֽדְעוּ֙te.de.'UH3045the wayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870by whichH834you shall goתֵּֽלְכוּ־te.le.khu-H1980,for you have not passedעֲבַרְתֶּ֛ם'a.var.TemH5674this wayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870beforeמִתְּמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃ סmi.te.Mol shil.ShomH4480 H8543 H8032.”

5Then Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971, “Consecrateהִתְקַדָּ֑שׁוּhit.ka.Da.shuH6942yourselves, for tomorrowמָחָ֗רma.CharH4279the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will doיַעֲשֶׂ֧הya.'a.SehH6213wondersנִפְלָאֽוֹת׃nif.la.'otH6381amongבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֖םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130you.”

6And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091spokeוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Takeשְׂאוּ֙se.'UH5375up the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285and crossH5674overH5674aheadלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971.”So they tookוַיִּשְׂאוּ֙vai.yis.'UH5375up the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285and wentוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980aheadלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440of the peopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971.

7Now the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, “Thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117I will beginאָחֵל֙'a.ChelH2490toexaltגַּדֶּלְךָ֔ga.del.KhaH1431you in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,that they may knowיֵֽדְע֔וּןye.de.'UnH3045that justH3512as I have beenH1961with Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872, I will be with you.

8You shall, moreover, commandתְּצַוֶּה֙te.tza.VehH6680the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548who are carryingנֹשְׂאֵ֥יno.se.'EiH5375the arkאֲרֽוֹן־'a.ron-H727of the covenantהַבְּרִ֖יתha.be.RitH1285,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘When you comeכְּבֹאֲכֶ֗םke.vo.'a.KhemH935to the edgeקְצֵה֙ke.TzehH7097of the watersמֵ֣יmeiH4325of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,you shall standתַּעֲמֹֽדוּ׃ פta.'a.Mo.duH5975stillin the Jordanבַּיַּרְדֵּ֖ןbai.yar.DenH3383.’”

9Then Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “Comeגֹּ֣שׁוּGo.shuH5066hereהֵ֔נָּהHe.nahH2008,and hearוְשִׁמְע֕וּve.shim.'UH8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430.”

10Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “By thisH2088you shall knowתֵּֽדְע֔וּןte.de.'UnH3045thatthe livingחַ֖יchaiH2416Godאֵ֥ל'elH410is amongבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130you, and that He will assuredlyוְהוֹרֵ֣שׁve.ho.ReshH3423dispossessיוֹרִ֣ישׁyo.RishH3423from beforeמִ֠פְּנֵיכֶםMi.pe.nei.khemH6440you the Canaaniteהַכְּנַעֲנִ֨יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,the Hittiteהַחִתִּ֜יha.chi.TiH2850,the Hiviteהַחִוִּ֗יha.chi.ViH2340,the Perizziteהַפְּרִזִּי֙ha.pe.ri.ZiH6522,the Girgashiteהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֔יha.gir.ga.ShiH1622,the Amoriteוְהָאֱמֹרִ֖יve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567,and the Jebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ve.hay.vu.SiH2983.

11Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285ofthe Lordאֲד֖וֹן'a.DonH136of allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776is crossingH5674overH5674aheadלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.KhemH6440of you into the Jordanבַּיַּרְדֵּֽן׃bai.yar.DenH3383.

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