Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 3:5-10

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.

7And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,This dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117will I beginאָחֵל֙'a.ChelH2490to magnifyגַּדֶּלְךָ֔ga.del.KhaH1431thee in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,that they may knowיֵֽדְע֔וּןye.de.'UnH3045that, as I was with Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872, so I will be with thee.

8And thou shalt commandתְּצַוֶּה֙te.tza.VehH6680the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548that bearנֹשְׂאֵ֥יno.se.'EiH5375the arkאֲרֽוֹן־'a.ron-H727of the covenantהַבְּרִ֖יתha.be.RitH1285,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,When ye are comeכְּבֹאֲכֶ֗םke.vo.'a.KhemH935to the brinkקְצֵה֙ke.TzehH7097of the waterמֵ֣יmeiH4325of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,ye shall stand stillתַּעֲמֹֽדוּ׃ פta.'a.Mo.duH5975in Jordanבַּיַּרְדֵּ֖ןbai.yar.DenH3383.

9And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Come hitherגֹּ֣שׁוּGo.shuH5066,and hearוְשִׁמְע֕וּve.shim.'UH8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430.

10And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hereby ye shall knowתֵּֽדְע֔וּןte.de.'UnH3045that the livingחַ֖יchaiH2416Godאֵ֥ל'elH410isamongבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130you, and thathe will without failוְהוֹרֵ֣שׁve.ho.ReshH3423drive outיוֹרִ֣ישׁyo.RishH3423from beforeמִ֠פְּנֵיכֶםMi.pe.nei.khemH6440you the Canaanitesהַכְּנַעֲנִ֨יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,and the Hittitesהַחִתִּ֜יha.chi.TiH2850,and the Hivitesהַחִוִּ֗יha.chi.ViH2340,and the Perizzitesהַפְּרִזִּי֙ha.pe.ri.ZiH6522,and the Girgashitesהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֔יha.gir.ga.ShiH1622,and the Amoritesוְהָאֱמֹרִ֖יve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567,and the Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ve.hay.vu.SiH2983.

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