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Joshua 3:1-11

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.

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