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Joshua 3:9-13

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.

11Behold, the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285of the LordH113of all the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776passeth overעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.KhemH6440you into Jordanבַּיַּרְדֵּֽן׃bai.yar.DenH3383.

12Now therefore takeקְח֤וּke.ChuH3947you twelveשְׁנֵ֣י עָשָׂ֣רshe.Nei 'a.SarH6240 H8147menH376out of the tribesמִשִּׁבְטֵ֖יmi.shiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,out of everyH259tribeלַשָּֽׁבֶט׃la.Sha.vetH7626a manH376.

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.

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