New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 4:19-24

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.RehH8147 H6240stonesהָֽאֲבָנִים֙ha.'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?’

22then you shall informוְהוֹדַעְתֶּ֖םve.ho.da'.TemH3045your childrenבְּנֵיכֶ֣םbe.nei.KhemH1121,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478crossedעָבַ֣ר'a.VarH5674thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383ondryבַּיַּבָּשָׁה֙bai.ya.ba.ShahH3004groundH3004.’

23For the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֜ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430driedהוֹבִישׁ֩ho.VishH3001up the watersמֵ֧יmeiH4325of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֛ןhai.yar.DenH3383beforeמִפְּנֵיכֶ֖םmi.pe.nei.KhemH4480 H6440you untilעַֽד־'ad-H5704you had crossedעָבְרְכֶ֑ם'a.ve.re.KhemH5674,justH3512as the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֧ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430had doneעָשָׂה֩'a.SahH6213to theRedס֛וּףsufH5488 H3220Seaלְיַם־le.yam-H3220,whichH834He driedהוֹבִ֥ישׁho.VishH3001up beforeמִפָּנֵ֖ינוּmi.pa.Nei.nuH4480 H6440us 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.MimH3605 H3117.”

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