Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 4

1And it came to pass, when all the peopleהַגּ֔וֹיha.GoyH1471were cleanתַּ֣מּוּTa.muH8552passed overלַעֲב֖וֹרla.'a.VorH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן פhai.yar.DenH3383,that Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Takeקְח֤וּke.ChuH3947you twelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖רshe.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147menאֲנָשִׁ֑ים'a.na.ShimH582out of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,out of everyH259tribeמִשָּֽׁבֶט׃mi.Sha.vetH7626a manH376,

3And commandוְצַוּ֣וּve.tza.VuH6680ye them, sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Takeשְׂאֽוּ־se.'u-H5375you hence out of the midstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383,out of the place where the priests’הַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548feetרַגְלֵ֣יrag.LeiH7272stoodמִמַּצַּב֙mi.ma.TzavH4673firmהָכִ֖יןha.KhinH3559,twelveשְׁתֵּים־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הshe.teim- 'es.RehH6240 H8147stonesאֲבָנִ֑ים'a.va.NimH68,and ye shall carry them overוְהַעֲבַרְתֶּ֤םve.ha.'a.var.TemH5674with you, and leaveH3240them in the lodging placeבַּמָּל֕וֹןba.ma.LonH4411,where ye shall lodgeתָּלִ֥ינוּta.Li.nuH3885this nightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ סha.La.ye.lahH3915.

4Then Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the twelveשְׁנֵ֤ים הֶֽעָשָׂר֙she.Neim he.'a.SarH6240 H8147menH376,whom he had preparedהֵכִ֖יןhe.KhinH3559of the childrenמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,out of everyH259tribeמִשָּֽׁבֶט׃mi.Sha.vetH7626a manH376:

5And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Pass overעִ֠בְרוּ'Iv.ruH5674beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430into the midstתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383,and take ye upוְהָרִ֨ימוּve.ha.Ri.muH7311everyאַחַת֙'a.ChatH259manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of you a stoneאֶ֤בֶן'E.venH68upon his shoulderשִׁכְמ֔וֹshikh.MoH7926,according unto the numberלְמִסְפַּ֖רle.mis.ParH4557of the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

6That this may be a signא֖וֹת'otH226amongבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130you, thatwhen your childrenבְּנֵיכֶ֤םbe.nei.KhemH1121askיִשְׁאָל֨וּןyish.'a.LunH7592their fathersin time to comeמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, What meanye by these stonesהָאֲבָנִ֥יםha.'a.va.NimH68?

7Then ye shall answerוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣םva.'a.mar.TemH559them, That the watersמֵימֵ֤יmei.MeiH4325of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383were cut offנִכְרְת֜וּnikh.re.TuH3772beforeמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;when it passed overבְּעָבְרוֹ֙be.'a.ve.RoH5674Jordanבַּיַּרְדֵּ֔ןbai.yar.DenH3383,the watersמֵ֣יmeiH4325of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383were cut offנִכְרְת֖וּnikh.re.TuH3772:and these stonesהָאֲבָנִ֨יםha.'a.va.NimH68shall be for a memorialלְזִכָּר֛וֹןle.zi.ka.RonH2146unto the childrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

8And the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478didוַיַּעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213so as Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֒ye.ho.shu.a'H3091commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680,and took upוַיִּשְׂא֡וּvai.yis.'UH5375twelveשְׁתֵּֽי־ עֶשְׂרֵ֨הshe.tei- 'es.RehH6240 H8147stonesאֲבָנִ֜ים'a.va.NimH68out of the midstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383,as Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spakeדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696unto Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,according to the numberלְמִסְפַּ֖רle.mis.ParH4557of the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and carried them overוַיַּעֲבִר֤וּםvai.ya.'a.vi.RumH5674with them unto the place where they lodgedהַמָּל֔וֹןha.ma.LonH4411,and laid them downH3240there.

9And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮ye.ho.shu.a'H3091set upהֵקִ֣יםhe.KimH6965twelveוּשְׁתֵּ֧ים עֶשְׂרֵ֣הu.she.Teim 'es.RehH6240 H8147stonesאֲבָנִ֗ים'a.va.NimH68in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383,in the place where the feetרַגְלֵ֣יrag.LeiH7272of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548which bareנֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'EiH5375the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantהַבְּרִ֑יתha.be.RitH1285stoodמַצַּב֙ma.TzavH4673:and they are there unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

10For the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֞יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548which bareנֹשְׂאֵ֣יno.se.'EiH5375the arkהָאָר֗וֹןha.'a.RonH727stoodעֹמְדִים֮'o.me.DimH5975in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383,until every thingהַ֠דָּבָרHa.da.vorH1697was finishedתֹּ֣םtomH8552that Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091to speakלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696unto the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,according to all that Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091:and the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971hastedוַיְמַהֲר֥וּvay.ma.ha.RuH4116and passed overוַֽיַּעֲבֹֽרוּ׃Vai.ya.'a.Vo.ruH5674.

11And it came to pass, when all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971were cleanתַּ֥םtamH8552passed overלַֽעֲב֑וֹרla.'a.VorH5674,that the arkאֲרוֹן־'a.ron-H727of Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068passed overוַיַּעֲבֹ֧רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674,and the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,in the presenceלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440of the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

12And the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֨ןre.'u.VenH7205,and the childrenוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Gadגָ֜דgadH1410,and halfוַחֲצִ֨יva.cha.TziH2677the tribeשֵׁ֤בֶטShe.vetH7626of Manassehהַֽמְנַשֶּׁה֙ham.na.ShehH4519,passed overוַ֠יַּעַבְרוּVai.ya.'av.ruH5674armedחֲמֻשִׁ֔יםcha.mu.ShimH2571beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,as Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872spakeדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696unto them:

13About fortyכְּאַרְבָּעִ֥יםke.'ar.ba.'ImH705thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505preparedחֲלוּצֵ֣יcha.lu.TzeiH2502for warהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635passed overעָבְר֞וּ'a.ve.RuH5674beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068unto battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,to the plainsעַֽרְב֥וֹתar.VotH6160of Jerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ סye.ri.ChoH3405.

14On that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068magnifiedגִּדַּ֤לgi.DalH1431Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and they fearedוַיִּֽרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH3372him, as they fearedיָרְא֥וּya.re.'UH3372Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872,all the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of his lifeחַיָּֽיו׃ פchai.YavH2416.

15And Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16Commandצַוֵּה֙tza.VehH6680the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548that bearנֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'EiH5375the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the testimonyהָעֵד֑וּתha.'e.DutH5715,that they come upוְיַעֲל֖וּve.ya.'a.LuH5927out of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

17Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091therefore commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Come ye upעֲל֖וּ'a.LuH5927out of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

18And it came to pass, when the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548that bareנֹשְׂאֵ֨יno.se.'EiH5375the arkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068were come upכַּעֲל֨וֹתka.'a.lotH5927out of the midstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, andthe solesכַּפּוֹת֙ka.pOtH3709of the priests’הַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548feetרַגְלֵ֣יrag.LeiH7272were lifted upנִתְּק֗וּni.te.KuH5423unto the dry landהֶחָרָבָ֑הhe.cha.ra.VahH2724,that the watersמֵֽי־mei-H4325of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֤בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725unto their placeלִמְקוֹמָ֔םlim.ko.MamH4725,and flowedH3212over all his banksגְּדוֹתָֽיו׃ge.do.TavH1415,asכִתְמוֹל־khit.mol-H8543they didbeforeשִׁלְשׁ֖וֹםshil.ShomH8032.

19And the peopleוְהָעָ֗םve.ha.'AmH5971came upעָלוּ֙'a.LuH5927out of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383on the tenthבֶּעָשׂ֖וֹרbe.'a.SorH6218dayof the firstהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,and encampedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583in Gilgalבַּגִּלְגָּ֔לba.gil.GalH1537,in the eastמִזְרַ֥חmiz.RachH4217borderבִּקְצֵ֖הbik.TzehH7097of Jerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ye.ri.ChoH3405.

20And those twelveשְׁתֵּ֨ים עֶשְׂרֵ֤הshe.Teim 'es.RehH6240 H8147stonesהָֽאֲבָנִים֙ha.'a.va.NimH68,which they took outלָקְח֖וּla.ke.ChuH3947of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383,did Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091pitchהֵקִ֥יםhe.KimH6965in Gilgalבַּגִּלְגָּֽל׃ba.gil.GalH1537.

21And he spakeוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,When your childrenבְּנֵיכֶ֤םbe.nei.KhemH1121shall askיִשְׁאָל֨וּןyish.'a.LunH7592their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֣ם'a.vo.TamH1in time to comeמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, What meanthese stonesהָאֲבָנִ֥יםha.'a.va.NimH68?

22Then ye shall let your childrenבְּנֵיכֶ֣םbe.nei.KhemH1121knowוְהוֹדַעְתֶּ֖םve.ho.da'.TemH3045,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478came overעָבַ֣ר'a.VarH5674this Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383on dry landבַּיַּבָּשָׁה֙bai.ya.ba.ShahH3004.

23For Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֜ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430dried upהוֹבִישׁ֩ho.VishH3001the watersמֵ֧יmeiH4325of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֛ןhai.yar.DenH3383from beforeמִפְּנֵיכֶ֖םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440you, until ye were passed overעָבְרְכֶ֑ם'a.ve.re.KhemH5674,as Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֧ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430didעָשָׂה֩'a.SahH6213to the Redס֛וּףsufH5488seaלְיַם־le.yam-H3220,which he dried upהוֹבִ֥ישׁho.VishH3001from beforeמִפָּנֵ֖ינוּmi.pa.Nei.nuH6440us, until we were gone overעָבְרֵֽנוּ׃'a.ve.Re.nuH5674:

24That all the peopleעַמֵּ֤י'a.MeiH5971of the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776might knowדַּ֜עַתDa.'atH3045the handיַ֣דyadH3027of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that it ismightyחֲזָקָ֖הcha.za.KahH2389:that ye might fearיְרָאתֶ֛םye.ra.TemH3372Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430for everהַיָּמִֽים׃ סhai.ya.MimH3117.

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