Revised Version 1895

Joshua 3:1-11

1AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091roseH7925upH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּם֩vai.yash.KemH7925in themorningבַּבֹּ֜קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, and theyremovedוַיִּסְע֣וּvai.yis.'UH5265fromShittimמֵֽהַשִּׁטִּ֗יםme.hash.shi.TimH7851, andcameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935toJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, he andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and they lodged therebeforeטֶ֥רֶםTe.remH2962theypassedיַעֲבֹֽרוּ׃ya.'a.Vo.ruH5674over.

2And itcameH1961topassH5674afterH1961threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117, that theofficersהַשֹּׁטְרִ֖יםha.sho.te.RimH7860wentH1961throughH5674themidstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264;

3and theycommandedוַיְצַוּוּ֮vay.tza.VuH6680thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, When yeseeכִּרְאֽוֹתְכֶ֗םkir.'ot.KhemH7200thearkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430, and thepriestsוְהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881bearingנֹשְׂאִ֖יםno.se.'ImH5375it, then ye shall remove from yourplaceמִמְּק֣וֹמְכֶ֔םmi.me.Kom.KhemH4725, andgoוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֖םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980afterאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310it.

4Yet there shall be a spacebetweenH996youאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834and it,aboutH1961twoH3808thousandכְּאַלְפַּ֥יִםke.'al.Pa.yimH505cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520bymeasureH520:comeH1961notH3808nearתִּקְרְב֣וּtik.re.VuH7126unto it, that ye mayknowתֵּֽדְעוּ֙te.de.'UH3045thewayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870bywhichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834yemustאֶת־'et-H853goH1961; for ye havenotH3808passedעֲבַרְתֶּ֛ם'a.var.TemH5674thiswayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870heretofore.

5AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,Sanctifyהִתְקַדָּ֑שׁוּhit.ka.Da.shuH6942yourselves: fortomorrowמָחָ֗רma.CharH4279theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068willdoיַעֲשֶׂ֧הya.'a.SehH6213wondersנִפְלָאֽוֹת׃nif.la.'otH6381amongyouכִּ֣יkiH3588.

6AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091spake unto thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,sayingH559,TakeH5375upH5375thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285, andpassוְעִבְר֖וּve.'iv.RuH5674overbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971. And theytookH5375upH5375thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285, andwentאֶל־'el-H413beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971.

7And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, Thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117will Ibeginאָחֵל֙'a.ChelH2490tomagnifyגַּדֶּלְךָ֔ga.del.KhaH1431thee in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, that they mayknowיֵֽדְע֔וּןye.de.'UnH3045that as I was withMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872,soH1961I will be with thee.

8And thou shaltcommandתְּצַוֶּה֙te.tza.VehH6680thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548thatbearנֹשְׂאֵ֥יno.se.'EiH5375thearkאֲרֽוֹן־'a.ron-H727of thecovenantהַבְּרִ֖יתha.be.RitH1285,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, When ye arecomeכְּבֹאֲכֶ֗םke.vo.'a.KhemH935to the brink of thewatersמֵ֣יmeiH4325ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, ye shallstandתַּעֲמֹֽדוּ׃ פta.'a.Mo.duH5975stillH5975inJordanבַּיַּרְדֵּ֖ןbai.yar.DenH3383.

9AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Comeגֹּ֣שׁוּGo.shuH5066hither, andhearוְשִׁמְע֕וּve.shim.'UH8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430.

10AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Hereby ye shallknowתֵּֽדְע֔וּןte.de.'UnH3045that thelivingחַ֖יchaiH2416Godאֵ֥ל'elH410is amongyouH3588, and that he will without faildriveוְהוֹרֵ֣שׁve.ho.ReshH3423outיוֹרִ֣ישׁyo.RishH3423frombeforeמִ֠פְּנֵיכֶםMi.pe.nei.khemH6440youH3588theCanaaniteהַכְּנַעֲנִ֨יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, and theHittiteהַחִתִּ֜יha.chi.TiH2850, and theHiviteהַחִוִּ֗יha.chi.ViH2340, and thePerizziteהַפְּרִזִּי֙ha.pe.ri.ZiH6522, and theGirgashiteהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֔יha.gir.ga.ShiH1622, and theAmoriteוְהָאֱמֹרִ֖יve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567, and theJebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ve.hay.vu.SiH2983.

11Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009, thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285of theLordאֲד֖וֹן'a.DonH136ofallH3605theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776passeth overbeforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.KhemH6440youH3605intoH776Jordanבַּיַּרְדֵּֽן׃bai.yar.DenH3383.

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