Revised Version 1895

Joshua 4

1And itcameוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961topassלַעֲב֖וֹרla.'a.VorH5674, whenallכָל־khol-H3605thenationהַגּ֔וֹיha.GoyH1471were cleanpassedH5674overJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן פhai.yar.DenH3383, that theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spake untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,sayingH559,

2Takeקְח֤וּke.ChuH3947youH4480twelveעָשָׂ֖ר'a.SarH6240menאִישׁ־'ish-H376outH4480of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,outH4480ofeveryH376tribeמִשָּֽׁבֶט׃mi.Sha.vetH7626amanאִישׁ־'ish-H376,

3andcommandוְצַוּ֣וּve.tza.VuH6680ye them,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Takeשְׂאֽוּ־se.'u-H5375youH834henceoutH3559of themidstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383,outH3559of theplaceבַּמָּל֕וֹןba.ma.LonH4411whereH834thepriests’הַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548feetרַגְלֵ֣יrag.LeiH7272stoodמִמַּצַּב֙mi.ma.TzavH4673firmH3559,twelveעֶשְׂרֵ֣ה'es.RehH6240stonesאֲבָנִ֑ים'a.va.NimH68, andcarryH5375them over withyouH834, and lay themdownH6680in thelodgingH4411placeH4411,whereH834ye shall lodge thisnightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ סha.La.ye.lahH3915.

4ThenJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thetwelveהֶֽעָשָׂר֙he.'a.SarH6240menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he hadpreparedהֵכִ֖יןhe.KhinH3559of thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,outאֶל־'el-H413ofeveryאִישׁ־'ish-H376tribeמִשָּֽׁבֶט׃mi.Sha.vetH7626amanאִישׁ־'ish-H376:

5andJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,Passעִ֠בְרוּ'Iv.ruH5674overbeforeH6440thearkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430intoאֶל־'el-H413themidstתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383, andtakeוְהָרִ֨ימוּve.ha.Ri.muH7311youH6440upH7311everyH376manH376ofyouH6440astoneאֶ֤בֶן'E.venH68uponH5921hisshoulderשִׁכְמ֔וֹshikh.MoH7926,accordingH5921unto thenumberלְמִסְפַּ֖רle.mis.ParH4557of thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

6that this may be asignא֖וֹת'otH226amongyouכִּֽי־ki-H3588, that when yourchildrenבְּנֵיכֶ֤םbe.nei.KhemH1121askיִשְׁאָל֨וּןyish.'a.LunH7592in time tocomeתִּֽהְיֶ֛הtih.YehH1961,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Whatמָ֛הmahH4100mean ye bytheseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428stonesהָאֲבָנִ֥יםha.'a.va.NimH68?

7then ye shallsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣םva.'a.mar.TemH559unto them,Becauseאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834thewatersמֵימֵ֤יmei.MeiH4325ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383werecutנִכְרְת֜וּnikh.re.TuH3772offH3772beforeמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; when itpassedבְּעָבְרוֹ֙be.'a.ve.RoH5674overJordanבַּיַּרְדֵּ֔ןbai.yar.DenH3383, thewatersמֵ֣יmeiH4325ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383werecutנִכְרְת֖וּnikh.re.TuH3772offH3772: andtheseהָאֵ֧לֶּהha.'E.lehH428stonesהָאֲבָנִ֨יםha.'a.va.NimH68shall be for amemorialלְזִכָּר֛וֹןle.zi.ka.RonH2146unto thechildrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478foreverעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

8And thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478didוַיַּעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213soכֵ֣ןkhenH3651asJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֒ye.ho.shu.a'H3091commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680, andtookH5375upH5375twelveעֶשְׂרֵ֨ה'es.RehH6240stonesאֲבָנִ֜ים'a.va.NimH68outאֶל־'el-H413of themidstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383, as theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spake untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,accordingאֶל־'el-H413to thenumberלְמִסְפַּ֖רle.mis.ParH4557of thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and theycarriedH5375them over with them unto theplaceהַמָּל֔וֹןha.ma.LonH4411whereH834they lodged, andlaidH6680themdownH6680there.

9AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮ye.ho.shu.a'H3091setהֵקִ֣יםhe.KimH6965upH6965twelveעֶשְׂרֵ֣ה'es.RehH6240stonesאֲבָנִ֗ים'a.va.NimH68in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383, in theplaceתַּ֗חַתTa.chatH8478whereH8033thefeetרַגְלֵ֣יrag.LeiH7272of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548whichH8033bare thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantהַבְּרִ֑יתha.be.RitH1285stoodH6965: and they are there, unto thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

10For thepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֞יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548whichH834bare thearkהָאָר֗וֹןha.'a.RonH727stoodעֹמְדִים֮'o.me.DimH5975in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383,untilעַ֣ד'adH5704everyכָּֽל־kal-H3605thingהַ֠דָּבָרHa.da.vorH1697wasfinishedתֹּ֣םtomH8552that theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091tospeakלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696unto thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,accordingאֶל־'el-H413toallכְּכֹ֛לke.KholH3605thatMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091: and thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971hasted andpassedוַֽיַּעֲבֹֽרוּ׃Vai.ya.'a.Vo.ruH5674over.

11And itcameוַיְהִ֛יvay.HiH1961topassH5674, whenallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971were cleanpassedH5674over, that thearkאֲרוֹן־'a.ron-H727of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068passedH5674over, and thepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548, in thepresenceלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440of thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

12And thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֨ןre.'u.VenH7205, and thechildrenוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121ofGadגָ֜דgadH1410, and thehalfוַחֲצִ֨יva.cha.TziH2677tribeשֵׁ֤בֶטShe.vetH7626ofManassehהַֽמְנַשֶּׁה֙ham.na.ShehH4519,passedוַ֠יַּעַבְרוּVai.ya.'av.ruH5674over armedbeforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, asMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872spake unto them:

13aboutאֶ֖ל'elH413fortyכְּאַרְבָּעִ֥יםke.'ar.ba.'ImH705thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505readyarmedחֲלוּצֵ֣יcha.lu.TzeiH2502forwarH4421passedעָבְר֞וּ'a.ve.RuH5674overbeforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068untobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, to theplainsעַֽרְב֥וֹתar.VotH6160ofJerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ סye.ri.ChoH3405.

14On thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068magnifiedגִּדַּ֤לgi.DalH1431Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and theyfearedוַיִּֽרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH3372him, as theyfearedיָרְא֥וּya.re.'UH3372Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872,allכָּל־kol-H3605thedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of hislifeH3117.

15And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spake untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,sayingH559,

16Commandצַוֵּה֙tza.VehH6680thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548thatbearנֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'EiH5375thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of thetestimonyהָעֵד֑וּתha.'e.DutH5715, that theycomeוְיַעֲל֖וּve.ya.'a.LuH5927upH5927outמִן־min-H4480ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

17Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thereforecommandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Comeעֲל֖וּ'a.LuH5927yeupH5927outמִן־min-H4480ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

18And itcameH1961topassH1961, when thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548that bare thearkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068werecomeH1961upH5927outעַל־'al-H5921of themidstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, and thesolesכַּפּוֹת֙ka.pOtH3709of thepriests’הַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548feetרַגְלֵ֣יrag.LeiH7272wereliftedנֹשְׂאֵ֨יno.se.'EiH5375upH5927unto thedryהֶחָרָבָ֑הhe.cha.ra.VahH2724groundH2724, that thewatersמֵֽי־mei-H4325ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֤בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725unto theirplaceלִמְקוֹמָ֔םlim.ko.MamH4725, andwentH5927overallH3605itsH3605banksגְּדוֹתָֽיו׃ge.do.TavH1415, as aforetime.

19And thepeopleוְהָעָ֗םve.ha.'AmH5971cameH5927upH5927outמִן־min-H4480ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383on thetenthבֶּעָשׂ֖וֹרbe.'a.SorH6218dayH2320of thefirstהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583inGilgalבַּגִּלְגָּ֔לba.gil.GalH1537, on theeastמִזְרַ֥חmiz.RachH4217borderבִּקְצֵ֖הbik.TzehH7097ofJerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ye.ri.ChoH3405.

20Andthoseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428twelveעֶשְׂרֵ֤ה'es.RehH6240stonesהָֽאֲבָנִים֙ha.'a.va.NimH68,whichH834theytookלָקְח֖וּla.ke.ChuH3947outמִן־min-H4480ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383,didH834Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091setהֵקִ֥יםhe.KimH6965upH6965inGilgalבַּגִּלְגָּֽל׃ba.gil.GalH1537.

21And he spake unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingH559, When yourchildrenבְּנֵיכֶ֤םbe.nei.KhemH1121shallaskיִשְׁאָל֨וּןyish.'a.LunH7592theirfathersאֲבוֹתָ֣ם'a.vo.TamH1in time tocomeמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279,sayingH559,Whatמָ֖הmahH4100meantheseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428stonesהָאֲבָנִ֥יםha.'a.va.NimH68?

22Then ye shall let yourchildrenבְּנֵיכֶ֣םbe.nei.KhemH1121knowוְהוֹדַעְתֶּ֖םve.ho.da'.TemH3045,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH559over thisJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383ondryבַּיַּבָּשָׁה֙bai.ya.ba.ShahH3004landH3004.

23For theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֜ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430driedH3001upH3001thewatersמֵ֧יmeiH4325ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֛ןhai.yar.DenH3383frombeforeH6440youאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834,untilעַֽד־'ad-H5704ye werepassedעָבְרְכֶ֑ם'a.ve.re.KhemH5674over, as theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֧ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430didעָשָׂה֩'a.SahH6213to the RedSeaלְיַם־le.yam-H3220,whichכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834hedriedH3001upH3001frombeforeH6440usH6440,untilעַד־'ad-H5704weאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834werepassedעָבְרֵֽנוּ׃'a.ve.Re.nuH5674over:

24thatallH3605thepeoplesעַמֵּ֤י'a.MeiH5971of theearthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776mayknowדַּ֜עַתDa.'atH3045thehandיַ֣דyadH3027of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that it ismightyחֲזָקָ֖הcha.za.KahH2389; that they mayfearיְרָאתֶ֛םye.ra.TemH3372theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430for ever.

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