Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 4:10-18

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.

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