Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 3:2-4

2And it came to pass afterמִקְצֵ֖הmik.TzehH7097threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,that the officersהַשֹּׁטְרִ֖יםha.sho.te.RimH7860wentוַיַּעַבְר֥וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674throughבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the armyהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264;

3And they commandedוַיְצַוּוּ֮vay.tza.VuH6680the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,When ye seeכִּרְאֽוֹתְכֶ֗םkir.'ot.KhemH7200the arkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,and the priestsוְהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881bearingנֹשְׂאִ֖יםno.se.'ImH5375it, then ye shall removeתִּסְעוּ֙tis.'UH5265from your placeמִמְּק֣וֹמְכֶ֔םmi.me.Kom.KhemH4725,and goוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֖םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980afterאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310it.

4Yet there shall be a spaceרָח֣וֹקra.ChokH7350between you and it, about two thousandכְּאַלְפַּ֥יִםke.'al.Pa.yimH505cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520by measureבַּמִּדָּ֑הba.mi.DahH4060:come not nearתִּקְרְב֣וּtik.re.VuH7126unto it, that ye may knowתֵּֽדְעוּ֙te.de.'UH3045the wayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870by which ye must goH3212:for ye have not passedעֲבַרְתֶּ֛ם'a.var.TemH5674thiswayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870heretoforeמִתְּמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃ סmi.te.Mol shil.ShomH8032 H8543.

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