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Joshua 4

1And it came to pass, when all thepeopleהַגּ֔וֹיha.GoyH1471hadfinishedתַּ֣מּוּTa.muH8552crossingלַעֲב֖וֹרla.'a.VorH5674theJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן פhai.yar.DenH3383, that theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Takeקְח֤וּke.ChuH3947for yourselvestwelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖רshe.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240menאֲנָשִׁ֑ים'a.na.ShimH582from thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, fromeveryH259tribeמִשָּֽׁבֶט׃mi.Sha.vetH7626amanH376,

3Andcommandוְצַוּ֣וּve.tza.VuH6680ye them,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Takeשְׂאֽוּ־se.'u-H5375for yourselves from here out of themidstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383, from the place where thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548’feetרַגְלֵ֣יrag.LeiH7272stoodמִמַּצַּב֙mi.ma.TzavH4673firmהָכִ֖יןha.KhinH3559,twelveשְׁתֵּים־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הshe.teim- 'es.RehH8147 H6240stonesאֲבָנִ֑ים'a.va.NimH68, and ye shall carry themoverוְהַעֲבַרְתֶּ֤םve.ha.'a.var.TemH5674with you, andleaveH3240them in the lodgingplaceבַּמָּל֕וֹןba.ma.LonH4411, where ye shalllodgeתָּלִ֥ינוּta.Li.nuH3885thisnightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ סha.La.ye.lahH3915.

4ThenJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thetwelveשְׁנֵ֤ים הֶֽעָשָׂר֙she.Neim he.'a.SarH8147 H6240menH376, whom he hadpreparedהֵכִ֖יןhe.KhinH3559of thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ofeveryH259tribeמִשָּֽׁבֶט׃mi.Sha.vetH7626amanH376:

5AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Passoverעִ֠בְרוּ'Iv.ruH5674beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440thearkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430into themidstתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383, and take yeupוְהָרִ֨ימוּve.ha.Ri.muH7311everyאַחַת֙'a.ChatH259manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of you astoneאֶ֤בֶן'E.venH68upon hisshoulderשִׁכְמ֔וֹshikh.MoH7926, according to thenumberלְמִסְפַּ֖רle.mis.ParH4557of thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

6That this may be asignא֖וֹת'otH226amongבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130you, that when yourchildrenבְּנֵיכֶ֤םbe.nei.KhemH1121askיִשְׁאָל֨וּןyish.'a.LunH7592their fathers in time tocomeמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, What mean ye by thesestonesהָאֲבָנִ֥יםha.'a.va.NimH68?

7Then ye shallanswerוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣םva.'a.mar.TemH559them, That thewatersמֵימֵ֤יmei.MeiH4325ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383were cutoffנִכְרְת֜וּnikh.re.TuH3772beforeמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; when it passedoverבְּעָבְרוֹ֙be.'a.ve.RoH5674Jordanבַּיַּרְדֵּ֔ןbai.yar.DenH3383, thewatersמֵ֣יmeiH4325ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383were cutoffנִכְרְת֖וּnikh.re.TuH3772: and thesestonesהָאֲבָנִ֨יםha.'a.va.NimH68shall be for amemorialלְזִכָּר֛וֹןle.zi.ka.RonH2146to thechildrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

8And thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478didוַיַּעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213so asJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֒ye.ho.shu.a'H3091commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680, and tookupוַיִּשְׂא֡וּvai.yis.'UH5375twelveשְׁתֵּֽי־ עֶשְׂרֵ֨הshe.tei- 'es.RehH8147 H6240stonesאֲבָנִ֜ים'a.va.NimH68from themidstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383, as theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spokeדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, according to thenumberלְמִסְפַּ֖רle.mis.ParH4557of thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and carried themoverוַיַּעֲבִר֤וּםvai.ya.'a.vi.RumH5674with them to the place where theylodgedהַמָּל֔וֹןha.ma.LonH4411, and laid themdownH3240there.

9AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮ye.ho.shu.a'H3091setupהֵקִ֣יםhe.KimH6965twelveוּשְׁתֵּ֧ים עֶשְׂרֵ֣הu.she.Teim 'es.RehH8147 H6240stonesאֲבָנִ֗ים'a.va.NimH68in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383, in the place where thefeetרַגְלֵ֣יrag.LeiH7272of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548whoboreנֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'EiH5375thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantהַבְּרִ֑יתha.be.RitH1285stoodמַצַּב֙ma.TzavH4673: and they are there to thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

10For thepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֞יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548whoboreנֹשְׂאֵ֣יno.se.'EiH5375thearkהָאָר֗וֹןha.'a.RonH727stoodעֹמְדִים֮'o.me.DimH5975in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383, until everythingהַ֠דָּבָרHa.da.vorH1697wasfinishedתֹּ֣םtomH8552that theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091tospeakלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696to thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, according to all thatMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091: and thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971hastedוַיְמַהֲר֥וּvay.ma.ha.RuH4116and passedoverוַֽיַּעֲבֹֽרוּ׃Vai.ya.'a.Vo.ruH5674.

11And it came to pass, when all thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971hadfinishedתַּ֥םtamH8552crossingלַֽעֲב֑וֹרla.'a.VorH5674, that thearkאֲרוֹן־'a.ron-H727of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068passedoverוַיַּעֲבֹ֧רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674, 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, andhalfוַחֲצִ֨יva.cha.TziH2677thetribeשֵׁ֤בֶטShe.vetH7626ofManassehהַֽמְנַשֶּׁה֙ham.na.ShehH4519, passedoverוַ֠יַּעַבְרוּVai.ya.'av.ruH5674armedחֲמֻשִׁ֔יםcha.mu.ShimH2571beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, asMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872directedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696them:

13Aboutfortyכְּאַרְבָּעִ֥יםke.'ar.ba.'ImH705thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505preparedחֲלוּצֵ֣יcha.lu.TzeiH2502forwarהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635passedoverעָבְר֞וּ'a.ve.RuH5674beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, to theplainsעַֽרְב֥וֹתar.VotH6160ofJerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ סye.ri.ChoH3405.

14On thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068magnifiedגִּדַּ֤לgi.DalH1431Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and theyfearedוַיִּֽרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH3372him, as theyfearedיָרְא֥וּya.re.'UH3372Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872, all thedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of hislifeחַיָּֽיו׃ פchai.YavH2416.

15And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16Commandצַוֵּה֙tza.VehH6680thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548thatbearנֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'EiH5375thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of thetestimonyהָעֵד֑וּתha.'e.DutH5715, that they comeupוְיַעֲל֖וּve.ya.'a.LuH5927out ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

17Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thereforecommandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Come yeupעֲל֖וּ'a.LuH5927out ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

18And it came to pass, when thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548thatboreנֹשְׂאֵ֨יno.se.'EiH5375thearkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had comeupכַּעֲל֨וֹתka.'a.lotH5927out of themidstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, and thesolesכַּפּוֹת֙ka.pOtH3709of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548’feetרַגְלֵ֣יrag.LeiH7272were liftedupנִתְּק֗וּni.te.KuH5423upon the drylandהֶחָרָבָ֑הhe.cha.ra.VahH2724, that thewatersמֵֽי־mei-H4325ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֤בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to theirplaceלִמְקוֹמָ֔םlim.ko.MamH4725, andflowedH3212over all itsbanksגְּדוֹתָֽיו׃ge.do.TavH1415,asכִתְמוֹל־khit.mol-H8543they didbeforeשִׁלְשׁ֖וֹםshil.ShomH8032.

19And thepeopleוְהָעָ֗םve.ha.'AmH5971cameupעָלוּ֙'a.LuH5927out ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383on thetenthבֶּעָשׂ֖וֹרbe.'a.SorH6218day of thefirstהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583inGilgalבַּגִּלְגָּ֔לba.gil.GalH1537, in theeastמִזְרַ֥חmiz.RachH4217borderבִּקְצֵ֖הbik.TzehH7097ofJerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ye.ri.ChoH3405.

20And thosetwelveשְׁתֵּ֨ים עֶשְׂרֵ֤הshe.Teim 'es.RehH8147 H6240stonesהָֽאֲבָנִים֙ha.'a.va.NimH68, which they tookoutלָקְח֖וּla.ke.ChuH3947ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383, didJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091setupהֵקִ֥יםhe.KimH6965inGilgalבַּגִּלְגָּֽל׃ba.gil.GalH1537.

21And hespokeוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, When yourchildrenבְּנֵיכֶ֤םbe.nei.KhemH1121shallaskיִשְׁאָל֨וּןyish.'a.LunH7592theirfathersאֲבוֹתָ֣ם'a.vo.TamH1in time tocomeמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, What mean thesestonesהָאֲבָנִ֥יםha.'a.va.NimH68?

22Then ye shall let yourchildrenבְּנֵיכֶ֣םbe.nei.KhemH1121knowוְהוֹדַעְתֶּ֖םve.ho.da'.TemH3045,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameoverעָבַ֣ר'a.VarH5674thisJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383on drylandבַּיַּבָּשָׁה֙bai.ya.ba.ShahH3004.

23For theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֜ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430driedupהוֹבִישׁ֩ho.VishH3001thewatersמֵ֧יmeiH4325ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֛ןhai.yar.DenH3383frombeforeמִפְּנֵיכֶ֖םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440you, until ye had passedoverעָבְרְכֶ֑ם'a.ve.re.KhemH5674, as theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֧ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430didעָשָׂה֩'a.SahH6213to theRedס֛וּףsufH5488seaלְיַם־le.yam-H3220, which he driedupהוֹבִ֥ישׁho.VishH3001frombeforeמִפָּנֵ֖ינוּmi.pa.Nei.nuH6440us, until we had goneoverעָבְרֵֽנוּ׃'a.ve.Re.nuH5674:

24That all thepeopleעַמֵּ֤י'a.MeiH5971of theearthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776mightknowדַּ֜עַתDa.'atH3045thehandיַ֣דyadH3027of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that it ismightyחֲזָקָ֖הcha.za.KahH2389: that ye mightfearיְרָאתֶ֛םye.ra.TemH3372theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430foreverהַיָּמִֽים׃ סhai.ya.MimH3117.

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