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Joshua 3:3-6

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.

5And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,Sanctifyהִתְקַדָּ֑שׁוּhit.ka.Da.shuH6942yourselves: for to morrowמָחָ֗רma.CharH4279Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will doיַעֲשֶׂ֧הya.'a.SehH6213wondersנִפְלָאֽוֹת׃nif.la.'otH6381amongבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֖םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130you.

6And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091spakeוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Take upשְׂאוּ֙se.'UH5375the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285,and pass overוְעִבְר֖וּve.'iv.RuH5674beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971.And they took upוַיִּשְׂאוּ֙vai.yis.'UH5375the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285,and wentH3212beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the peopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971.

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