Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 4:8-10

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.

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