New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 3:3-8

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.’”

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