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Joshua 3

1AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091roseearlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּם֩vai.yash.KemH7925in themorningבַּבֹּ֜קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242; and theydepartedוַיִּסְע֣וּvai.yis.'UH5265fromShittimמֵֽהַשִּׁטִּ֗יםme.hash.shi.TimH7851, andcameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935toJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, he and all thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andlodgedוַיָּלִ֥נוּvai.ya.Li.nuH3885there before they passedoverיַעֲבֹֽרוּ׃ya.'a.Vo.ruH5674.

2And it came to passafterמִקְצֵ֖הmik.TzehH7097threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117, that theofficersהַשֹּׁטְרִ֖יםha.sho.te.RimH7860wentוַיַּעַבְר֥וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674throughבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130thehostהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃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 shallremoveתִּסְעוּ֙tis.'UH5265from yourplaceמִמְּק֣וֹמְכֶ֔םmi.me.Kom.KhemH4725, andgoוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֖םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980afterאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310it.

4Yet there shall be aspaceרָח֣וֹקra.ChokH7350between you and it, about twothousandכְּאַלְפַּ֥יִםke.'al.Pa.yimH505cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520bymeasureבַּמִּדָּ֑הba.mi.DahH4060: come notnearתִּקְרְב֣וּtik.re.VuH7126to it, that ye mayknowתֵּֽדְעוּ֙te.de.'UH3045thewayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870by which ye mustgoH3212: for ye have notpassedעֲבַרְתֶּ֛ם'a.var.TemH5674thiswayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870beforeמִתְּמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃ סmi.te.Mol shil.ShomH8543 H8032.

5AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,Sanctifyהִתְקַדָּ֑שׁוּhit.ka.Da.shuH6942yourselves: for tomorrowמָחָ֗רma.CharH4279theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068willdoיַעֲשֶׂ֧הya.'a.SehH6213wondersנִפְלָאֽוֹת׃nif.la.'otH6381amongבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֖םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130you.

6AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091spokeוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Takeupשְׂאוּ֙se.'UH5375thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285, and passoverוְעִבְר֖וּve.'iv.RuH5674beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971. And they tookupוַיִּשְׂאוּ֙vai.yis.'UH5375thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285, andwentH3212beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971.

7And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, Thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117will Ibeginאָחֵל֙'a.ChelH2490tomagnifyגַּדֶּלְךָ֔ga.del.KhaH1431thee in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, that they mayknowיֵֽדְע֔וּןye.de.'UnH3045that, as I was withMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872, so I will be with thee.

8And thou shaltcommandתְּצַוֶּה֙te.tza.VehH6680thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548thatbearנֹשְׂאֵ֥יno.se.'EiH5375thearkאֲרֽוֹן־'a.ron-H727of thecovenantהַבְּרִ֖יתha.be.RitH1285,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, When ye havecomeכְּבֹאֲכֶ֗םke.vo.'a.KhemH935to thebrinkקְצֵה֙ke.TzehH7097of thewaterמֵ֣יmeiH4325ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, ye shall standstillתַּעֲמֹֽדוּ׃ פta.'a.Mo.duH5975inJordanבַּיַּרְדֵּ֖ןbai.yar.DenH3383.

9AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Comehereגֹּ֣שׁוּGo.shuH5066, andhearוְשִׁמְע֕וּve.shim.'UH8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430.

10AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, By this ye shallknowתֵּֽדְע֔וּןte.de.'UnH3045that thelivingחַ֖יchaiH2416Godאֵ֥ל'elH410isamongבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130you, and that he will withoutfailוְהוֹרֵ֣שׁve.ho.ReshH3423driveoutיוֹרִ֣ישׁyo.RishH3423frombeforeמִ֠פְּנֵיכֶםMi.pe.nei.khemH6440you theCanaanitesהַכְּנַעֲנִ֨יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, and theHittitesהַחִתִּ֜יha.chi.TiH2850, and theHivitesהַחִוִּ֗יha.chi.ViH2340, and thePerizzitesהַפְּרִזִּי֙ha.pe.ri.ZiH6522, and theGirgashitesהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֔יha.gir.ga.ShiH1622, and theAmoritesוְהָאֱמֹרִ֖יve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567, and theJebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ve.hay.vu.SiH2983.

11Behold, thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285of theLordH113of all theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776passethoverעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.KhemH6440you intoJordanבַּיַּרְדֵּֽן׃bai.yar.DenH3383.

12Now thereforetakeקְח֤וּke.ChuH3947for yourselvestwelveשְׁנֵ֣י עָשָׂ֣רshe.Nei 'a.SarH8147 H6240menH376out of thetribesמִשִּׁבְטֵ֖יmi.shiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, out ofeveryH259tribeלַשָּֽׁבֶט׃la.Sha.vetH7626amanH376.

13And it shall come to pass, as soon as thesolesכַּפּ֣וֹתka.PotH3709of thefeetרַגְלֵ֣יrag.LeiH7272of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֡יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548thatbearנֹשְׂאֵי֩no.se.'EiH5375thearkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068, theLordH113of all theearthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776, shallrestכְּנ֣וֹחַke.No.achH5117in thewatersבְּמֵ֣יbe.MeiH4325ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, that thewatersמֵ֤יmeiH4325ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383shall be cutoffיִכָּ֣רֵת֔וּןyi.Ka.re.TunH3772from thewatersהַמַּ֥יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that comedownהַיֹּרְדִ֖יםhai.yo.re.DimH3381fromaboveמִלְמָ֑עְלָהmil.Ma.'e.lahH4605; and they shallstandוְיַעַמְד֖וּve.ya.'am.DuH5975inanאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259heapנֵ֥דnedH5067.

14And it came to pass, when thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971departedבִּנְסֹ֤עַbin.So.a'H5265from theirtentsמֵאָ֣הֳלֵיהֶ֔םme.'O.ho.lei.HemH168, to passoverלַעֲבֹ֖רla.'a.VorH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383, and thepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548bearingנֹֽשְׂאֵ֛יno.se.'EiH5375thearkהָאָר֥וֹןha.'a.RonH727of thecovenantהַבְּרִ֖יתha.be.RitH1285beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971;

15And as they thatboreנֹשְׂאֵ֤יno.se.'EiH5375thearkהָֽאָרוֹן֙ha.'a.rOnH727hadcomeוּכְב֞וֹאu.khe.Vo'H935toJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, and thefeetוְרַגְלֵ֤יve.rag.LeiH7272of thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548thatboreנֹשְׂאֵ֣יno.se.'EiH5375thearkהָֽאָר֔וֹןha.'a.RonH727weredippedנִטְבְּל֖וּnit.be.LuH2881in thebrimבִּקְצֵ֣הbik.TzehH7097of thewaterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325, (forJordanוְהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןve.hai.yar.DenH3383overflowethמָלֵא֙ma.Le'H4390all itsbanksגְּדוֹתָ֔יוge.do.TavH1415all thetimeיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117ofharvestקָצִֽיר׃ka.TzirH7105,)

16That thewatersהַמַּיִם֩ha.ma.YimH4325which camedownהַיֹּרְדִ֨יםhai.yo.re.DimH3381fromaboveמִלְמַ֜עְלָהmil.Ma'.lahH4605stoodוַיַּעַמְד֡וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975and roseupקָ֣מוּKa.muH6965inanאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259heapנֵד־ned-H5067veryמְאֹ֜דme.'OdH3966farהַרְחֵ֨קhar.ChekH7368from thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892Adamמֵֽאָדָ֤םme.'a.damH121, that isbesideמִצַּ֣דmi.TzadH6654Zaretanצָֽרְתָ֔ןtza.re.TanH6891: and those that camedownוְהַיֹּרְדִ֗יםve.hai.yo.re.DimH3381toward theseaיָ֧םyamH3220of theplainהָעֲרָבָ֛הha.'a.ra.VahH6160, even thesaltהַמֶּ֖לַחha.Me.lachH4417seaיָם־yom-H3220,failedתַּ֣מּוּTa.muH8552, and were cutoffנִכְרָ֑תוּnikh.Ra.tuH3772: and thepeopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971passedoverעָבְר֖וּ'a.ve.RuH5674oppositeJerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ye.ri.ChoH3405.

17And thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֡יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548thatboreנֹ֠שְׂאֵיNo.se.'eiH5375thearkהָאָר֨וֹןha.'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068stoodוַיַּעַמְד֣וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975firmהָכֵ֑ןha.KhenH3559on drygroundבֶּחָֽרָבָ֛הbe.cha.ra.VahH2724in themidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383, and all theIsraelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478passedoverעֹֽבְרִים֙'oe.RimH5674on drygroundבֶּחָ֣רָבָ֔הbe.Cha.ra.VahH2724, until all thepeopleהַגּ֔וֹיha.GoyH1471hadfinishedתַּ֙מּוּ֙ta.muH8552crossingלַעֲבֹ֖רla.'a.VorH5674theJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

Commentaries on Joshua 3

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