New American Standard Bible 1995
Joshua 4
Memorial Stones from Jordan
3and commandוְצַוּ֣וּve.tza.VuH6680them, sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, ‘Takeשְׂאֽוּ־se.'u-H5375up for yourselves twelveשְׁתֵּים־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הshe.teim- 'es.RehH8147H6240stonesאֲבָנִ֑ים'a.va.NimH68from hereמִזֶּ֜הmi.ZehH2088out of the middleמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383,from the placeH4673whereH4673the priests’הַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548feetרַגְלֵ֣יrag.LeiH7272are standingH4673firmהָכִ֖יןha.KhinH3559,and carryH5674them overH5674with you and layH5117them downוְהִנַּחְתֶּ֣םve.hi.nach.TemH5117inthe lodgingבַּמָּל֕וֹןba.ma.LonH4411placeH4411whereH4673you will lodgeתָּלִ֥ינוּta.Li.nuH3885tonightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ סha.La.ye.lahH3915.’”
4So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the twelveשְׁנֵ֤ים הֶֽעָשָׂר֙she.Neim he.'a.SarH8147H6240menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had appointedהֵכִ֖יןhe.KhinH3559from the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259manאִישׁ־'ish-H376from eachאִישׁ־ אֶחָ֖ד'ish- 'e.ChadH376H259tribeמִשָּֽׁבֶט׃mi.Sha.vetH7626;
5and Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Crossעִ֠בְרוּ'Iv.ruH5674againלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440to the arkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430into the middleתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383,and eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of you takeוְהָרִ֨ימוּve.ha.Ri.muH7311up a stoneאֶ֤בֶן'E.venH68on his shoulderשִׁכְמ֔וֹshikh.MoH7926,according to the numberלְמִסְפַּ֖רle.mis.ParH4557of the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
6Let thisH2088be a signא֖וֹת'otH226amongבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130you, so thatwhen your childrenבְּנֵיכֶ֤םbe.nei.KhemH1121askיִשְׁאָל֨וּןyish.'a.LunH7592laterמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Whatמָ֛הmahH4100do theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428stonesהָאֲבָנִ֥יםha.'a.va.NimH68mean to you?’
7then you shall sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣םva.'a.mar.TemH559to them, ‘Becauseאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834thewatersמֵימֵ֤יmei.MeiH4325of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383were cutנִכְרְת֜וּnikh.re.TuH3772offH3772beforeמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH4480H6440the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;when it crossedבְּעָבְרוֹ֙be.'a.ve.RoH5674the Jordanבַּיַּרְדֵּ֔ןbai.yar.DenH3383,the watersמֵ֣יmeiH4325of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383were cutנִכְרְת֖וּnikh.re.TuH3772offH3772.’So theseהָאֵ֧לֶּהha.'E.lehH428stonesהָאֲבָנִ֨יםha.'a.va.NimH68shall becomeוְ֠הָיוּVe.ha.yuH1961amemorialלְזִכָּר֛וֹןle.zi.ka.RonH2146to the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃'ad- o.LamH5704H5769.”
8Thusכֵ֣ןkhenH3651the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478didוַיַּעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213as Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֒ye.ho.shu.a'H3091commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680,and tookוַיִּשְׂא֡וּvai.yis.'UH5375up twelveשְׁתֵּֽי־ עֶשְׂרֵ֨הshe.tei- 'es.RehH8147H6240stonesאֲבָנִ֜ים'a.va.NimH68from the middleמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383,justH3512as the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spokeדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696to Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,according to the numberלְמִסְפַּ֖רle.mis.ParH4557of the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and they carriedH5674them overH5674with them tothe lodgingהַמָּל֔וֹןha.ma.LonH4411placeH4411and putH5117them downוַיַּנִּח֖וּםvai.ya.ni.ChumH5117thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.
9Then Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮ye.ho.shu.a'H3091setהֵקִ֣יםhe.KimH6965up twelveוּשְׁתֵּ֧ים עֶשְׂרֵ֣הu.she.Teim 'es.RehH8147H6240stonesאֲבָנִ֗ים'a.va.NimH68in the middleבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383at the placeתַּ֗חַתTa.chatH4673H8478whereH4673the feetרַגְלֵ֣יrag.LeiH7272of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548who carriedנֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'EiH5375the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantהַבְּרִ֑יתha.be.RitH1285were standingH4673,and they are thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
10For the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֞יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548who carriedנֹשְׂאֵ֣יno.se.'EiH5375the arkהָאָר֗וֹןha.'a.RonH727were standingעֹמְדִים֮'o.me.DimH5975in the middleבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383untilעַ֣ד'adH5704everythingכָּֽל־kal-H3605was completedתֹּ֣םtomH8552that the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091to speakלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696to the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,according to allכְּכֹ֛לke.KholH3605that Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091.And the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971hurriedוַיְמַהֲר֥וּvay.ma.ha.RuH4116and crossedוַֽיַּעֲבֹֽרוּ׃Vai.ya.'a.Vo.ruH5674;
11and whenH3512allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971had finishedתַּ֥םtamH8552crossingלַֽעֲב֑וֹרla.'a.VorH5674,the arkאֲרוֹן־'a.ron-H727of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068and the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548crossedוַיַּעֲבֹ֧רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.
12The sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֨ןre.'u.VenH7205and the sonsוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Gadגָ֜דgadH1410and the half-tribeוַחֲצִ֨י שֵׁ֤בֶטva.cha.Tzi She.vetH2677H7626of Manassehהַֽמְנַשֶּׁה֙ham.na.ShehH4519crossedH5674overH5674in battleחֲמֻשִׁ֔יםcha.mu.ShimH2571arrayH2571beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,justH3512as Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872had spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to them;
13about 40,000כְּאַרְבָּעִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶףke.'ar.ba.'Im 'E.lefH705H505equippedחֲלוּצֵ֣יcha.lu.TzeiH2502for warהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635,crossedעָבְר֞וּ'a.ve.RuH5674for battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068to the desertH6160plainsעַֽרְב֥וֹתar.VotH6160of Jerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ סye.ri.ChoH3405.
14On that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068exaltedגִּדַּ֤לgi.DalH1431Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; so that theyreveredוַיִּֽרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH3372him, justH3512as they hadreveredיָרְא֥וּya.re.'UH3372Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of his lifeH2425.
18It cameוַ֠יְהִיVay.hiH1961about when the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548who carriedנֹשְׂאֵ֨יno.se.'EiH5375the arkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had comeכַּעֲל֨וֹתka.'a.lotH5927up from the middleמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,and the solesכַּפּוֹת֙ka.pOtH3709of the priests’הַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548feetרַגְלֵ֣יrag.LeiH7272wereliftedנִתְּק֗וּni.te.KuH5423up to the dryהֶחָרָבָ֑הhe.cha.ra.VahH2724groundH2724,that the watersמֵֽי־mei-H4325of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֤בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to their placeלִמְקוֹמָ֔םlim.ko.MamH4725,and wentוַיֵּלְכ֥וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980overעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605its banksגְּדוֹתָֽיו׃ge.do.TavH1415as beforeכִתְמוֹל־ שִׁלְשׁ֖וֹםkhit.mol- shil.ShomH8543H8032.
19Now the peopleוְהָעָ֗םve.ha.'AmH5971cameעָלוּ֙'a.LuH5927up from the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383on thetenthבֶּעָשׂ֖וֹרbe.'a.SorH6218of the firstהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320and campedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583at Gilgalבַּגִּלְגָּ֔לba.gil.GalH1537on the easternמִזְרַ֥חmiz.RachH4217edgeבִּקְצֵ֖הbik.TzehH7097of Jerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ye.ri.ChoH3405.
20Thoseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428twelveשְׁתֵּ֨ים עֶשְׂרֵ֤הshe.Teim 'es.RehH8147H6240stonesהָֽאֲבָנִים֙ha.'a.va.NimH68whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they had takenלָקְח֖וּla.ke.ChuH3947from the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383,Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091setהֵקִ֥יםhe.KimH6965upat Gilgalבַּגִּלְגָּֽל׃ba.gil.GalH1537.
21He saidH559to the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “Whenאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834your childrenבְּנֵיכֶ֤םbe.nei.KhemH1121askיִשְׁאָל֨וּןyish.'a.LunH7592their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֣ם'a.vo.TamH1in timeH4279to comeH4279,sayingH559, ‘Whatמָ֖הmahH4100are theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428stonesהָאֲבָנִ֥יםha.'a.va.NimH68?’
23For the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֜ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430driedהוֹבִישׁ֩ho.VishH3001up the watersמֵ֧יmeiH4325of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֛ןhai.yar.DenH3383beforeמִפְּנֵיכֶ֖םmi.pe.nei.KhemH4480H6440you untilעַֽד־'ad-H5704you had crossedעָבְרְכֶ֑ם'a.ve.re.KhemH5674,justH3512as the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֧ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430had doneעָשָׂה֩'a.SahH6213to theRedס֛וּףsufH5488H3220Seaלְיַם־le.yam-H3220,whichH834He driedהוֹבִ֥ישׁho.VishH3001up beforeמִפָּנֵ֖ינוּmi.pa.Nei.nuH4480H6440us untilעַד־'ad-H5704we had crossedעָבְרֵֽנוּ׃'a.ve.Re.nuH5674;
24thatallכָּל־kol-H3605the peoplesעַמֵּ֤י'a.MeiH5971of the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776may knowדַּ֜עַתDa.'atH3045that thehandיַ֣דyadH3027of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068is mightyחֲזָקָ֖הcha.za.KahH2389,soH4616that you mayfearיְרָאתֶ֛םye.ra.TemH3372the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430foreverכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃ סkol- hai.ya.MimH3605H3117.”
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
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