Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 4:2-8

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.

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