New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 4:5-7

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.NeiH4480 H6440the 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.LamH5704 H5769.”

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