New American Standard Bible 2020

Joshua 4:3-9

3and commandוְצַוּ֣וּve.tza.VuH6680them, sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, ‘Takeשְׂאֽוּ־se.'u-H5375upH5375for yourselves twelveשְׁתֵּים־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הshe.teim- 'es.RehH8147 H6240stonesאֲבָנִ֑ים'a.va.NimH68from hereמִזֶּ֜הmi.ZehH2088out of the middleמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383,from the placeH4673whereH4673the priests’הַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548feetרַגְלֵ֣יrag.LeiH7272are standingH4673firmlyהָכִ֖יןha.KhinH3559,and carryH5674them overH5674with you and layH5117them downוְהִנַּחְתֶּ֣םve.hi.nach.TemH5117inthe encampmentבַּמָּל֕וֹןba.ma.LonH4411whereH4673you will spendתָּלִ֥ינוּta.Li.nuH3885the nightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ סha.La.ye.lahH3915.’”

4So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the twelveשְׁנֵ֤ים הֶֽעָשָׂר֙she.Neim he.'a.SarH8147 H6240menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had appointedהֵכִ֖יןhe.KhinH3559from the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259manאִישׁ־'ish-H376from eachאִישׁ־ אֶחָ֖ד'ish- 'e.ChadH376 H259tribeמִשָּֽׁבֶט׃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.muH7311upH7311a stoneאֶ֤בֶן'E.venH68on his shoulderשִׁכְמ֔וֹshikh.MoH7926,according to the numberלְמִסְפַּ֖רle.mis.ParH4557of the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6ThisH2088shall be a signא֖וֹת'otH226amongבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130you;when 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, ‘That thewatersמֵימֵ֤יmei.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.”

8So the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478didוַיַּעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213exactlyכֵ֣ןkhenH3651as Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֒ye.ho.shu.a'H3091commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680,and tookH5375upH5375twelveשְׁתֵּֽי־ עֶשְׂרֵ֨הshe.tei- 'es.RehH8147 H6240stonesאֲבָנִ֜ים'a.va.NimH68from the middleמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383,justH3512asH3512the 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 encampmentהַמָּל֔וֹןha.ma.LonH4411and putH5117them downוַיַּנִּח֖וּםvai.ya.ni.ChumH5117thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

9Then Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮ye.ho.shu.a'H3091setהֵקִ֣יםhe.KimH6965upH6965twelveוּשְׁתֵּ֧ים עֶשְׂרֵ֣הu.she.Teim 'es.RehH8147 H6240stonesאֲבָנִ֗ים'a.va.NimH68in the middleבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383at the placeתַּ֗חַתTa.chatH4673 H8478whereH4673the 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.

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