Revised Version 1895

Joshua 4:3-9

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.

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