Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 3:13-17

13And it shall come to pass, as soon as the solesכַּפּ֣וֹתka.PotH3709of the feetרַגְלֵ֣יrag.LeiH7272of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֡יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548that bearנֹשְׂאֵי֩no.se.'EiH5375the arkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,the LordH113of all the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,shall restכְּנ֣וֹחַke.No.achH5117in the watersבְּמֵ֣יbe.MeiH4325of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, thatthe watersמֵ֤יmeiH4325of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383shall be cut offיִכָּ֣רֵת֔וּןyi.Ka.re.TunH3772fromthe watersהַמַּ֥יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that come downהַיֹּרְדִ֖יםhai.yo.re.DimH3381from aboveמִלְמָ֑עְלָהmil.Ma.'e.lahH4605;and they shall standוְיַעַמְד֖וּve.ya.'am.DuH5975upon anאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259heapנֵ֥דnedH5067.

14And it came to pass, when the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971removedבִּנְסֹ֤עַbin.So.a'H5265from their tentsמֵאָ֣הֳלֵיהֶ֔םme.'O.ho.lei.HemH168,to pass overלַעֲבֹ֖רla.'a.VorH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383,and the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548bearingנֹֽשְׂאֵ֛יno.se.'EiH5375the arkהָאָר֥וֹןha.'a.RonH727of the covenantהַבְּרִ֖יתha.be.RitH1285beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971;

15And as they that bareנֹשְׂאֵ֤יno.se.'EiH5375the arkהָֽאָרוֹן֙ha.'a.rOnH727were comeוּכְב֞וֹאu.khe.Vo'H935unto Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,and the feetוְרַגְלֵ֤יve.rag.LeiH7272of the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548that bareנֹשְׂאֵ֣יno.se.'EiH5375the arkהָֽאָר֔וֹןha.'a.RonH727were dippedנִטְבְּל֖וּnit.be.LuH2881in the brimבִּקְצֵ֣הbik.TzehH7097of the waterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325, (for Jordanוְהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןve.hai.yar.DenH3383overflowethמָלֵא֙ma.Le'H4390all his banksגְּדוֹתָ֔יוge.do.TavH1415all the timeיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of harvestקָצִֽיר׃ka.TzirH7105,)

16That the watersהַמַּיִם֩ha.ma.YimH4325which came downהַיֹּרְדִ֨יםhai.yo.re.DimH3381from aboveמִלְמַ֜עְלָהmil.Ma'.lahH4605stoodוַיַּעַמְד֡וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975androse upקָ֣מוּKa.muH6965upon anאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259heapנֵד־ned-H5067veryמְאֹ֜דme.'OdH3966farהַרְחֵ֨קhar.ChekH7368from the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892Adamמֵֽאָדָ֤םme.'a.damH121, that isbesideמִצַּ֣דmi.TzadH6654Zaretanצָֽרְתָ֔ןtza.re.TanH6891:and those that came downוְהַיֹּרְדִ֗יםve.hai.yo.re.DimH3381toward the seaיָ֧םyamH3220of the plainהָעֲרָבָ֛הha.'a.ra.VahH6160, eventhe saltהַמֶּ֖לַחha.Me.lachH4417seaיָם־yom-H3220,failedתַּ֣מּוּTa.muH8552, andwere cut offנִכְרָ֑תוּnikh.Ra.tuH3772:and the peopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971passed overעָבְר֖וּ'a.ve.RuH5674right against Jerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ye.ri.ChoH3405.

17And the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֡יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548that bareנֹ֠שְׂאֵיNo.se.'eiH5375the arkהָאָר֨וֹןha.'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068stoodוַיַּעַמְד֣וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975firmהָכֵ֑ןha.KhenH3559on dry groundבֶּחָֽרָבָ֛הbe.cha.ra.VahH2724in the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383,and all the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478passed overH5674on dry groundבֶּחָ֣רָבָ֔הbe.Cha.ra.VahH2724,until all the peopleהַגּ֔וֹיha.GoyH1471were passedH5674cleanתַּ֙מּוּ֙ta.muH8552overH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

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