Joshua 4
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- 1Now when all the nation had come to the other side of Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua,
- 2Take twelve men from the people, a man for every tribe,
- 3And say to them, Take up from the middle of Jordan, from the place where the feet of the priests were resting, twelve stones, and take them over with you and put them down in the place where you take your rest tonight.
- וְצַוּ֣וּ
- אוֹתָם֮
- לֵאמֹר֒
- שְׂאֽוּ־
- שְׂאֽוּse.'u-take upH5375G
- לָכֶ֨ם
- מִזֶּ֜ה
- מִתּ֣וֹךְ
- הַיַּרְדֵּ֗ן
- מִמַּצַּב֙
- רַגְלֵ֣י
- רַגְלֵ֣יrag.Lei[the] feet ofH7272
- הַכֹּהֲנִ֔ים
- הָכִ֖ין
- הָכִ֖יןha.Khinto make firmH3559H
- שְׁתֵּים־
- שְׁתֵּיםshe.teim-two [plus]H8147
- עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה
- עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה'es.RehtenH6240
- אֲבָנִ֑ים
- אֲבָנִ֑ים'a.va.NimstonesH0068G
- וְהַעֲבַרְתֶּ֤ם
- אוֹתָם֙
- עִמָּכֶ֔ם
- וְהִנַּחְתֶּ֣ם
- אוֹתָ֔ם
- בַּמָּל֕וֹן
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-whichH0834A
- תָּלִ֥ינוּ
- תָּלִ֥ינוּta.Li.nuyou will stayH3885A
- ב֖וֹ
- הַלָּֽיְלָה׃
- 4So Joshua sent for the twelve men, whom he had ready, one man out of every tribe of the children of Israel,
- וַיִּקְרָ֣א
- יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ
- יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'JoshuaH3091G
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- שְׁנֵ֤ים
- שְׁנֵ֤יםshe.Neimtwo [plus]H8147
- הֶֽעָשָׂר֙
- אִ֔ישׁ
- אִ֔ישׁ'IshmanH0376G
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhomH0834A
- הֵכִ֖ין
- הֵכִ֖יןhe.Khinhe had appointedH3559H
- מִבְּנֵ֣י
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- אִישׁ־
- אִישׁ'ish-a manH0376G
- אֶחָ֥ד
- אֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadoneH0259
- אִישׁ־
- אִישׁ'ish-a manH0376G
- אֶחָ֖ד
- אֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadoneH0259
- מִשָּֽׁבֶט׃
- 5And he said to them, Go over before the ark of the Lord your God into the middle of Jordan, and let every one of you take up a stone on his back, one for every tribe of the children of Israel:
- וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
- לָהֶם֙
- יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ
- יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'JoshuaH3091G
- עִ֠בְרוּ
- עִ֠בְרוּ'Iv.rupass overH5674A
- לִפְנֵ֨י
- אֲר֧וֹן
- אֲר֧וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark ofH0727
- יְהוָ֛ה
- יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-intoH0413
- תּ֣וֹךְ
- תּ֣וֹךְTokh[the] middle ofH8432
- הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן
- וְהָרִ֨ימוּ
- לָכֶ֜ם
- אִ֣ישׁ
- אִ֣ישׁ'isheachH0376I
- אֶ֤בֶן
- אֶ֤בֶן'E.vena stoneH0068G
- אַחַת֙
- אַחַת֙'a.ChatoneH0259
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- שִׁכְמ֔וֹ
- לְמִסְפַּ֖ר
- שִׁבְטֵ֥י
- שִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.Tei[the] tribes ofH7626H
- בְנֵי־
- בְנֵיve.nei-[the] people ofH1121G
- יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
- יִשְׂרָאֵֽלYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- 6So that this may be a sign among you; when your children say to you in time to come, What is the reason for these stones?
- 7Then you will say to them, Because the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the Lord's agreement; when it went over Jordan the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones will be a sign for the children of Israel, keeping it in their memor(possibly incomplete in the source)
- וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣ם
- לָהֶ֗ם
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherthatH0834A
- נִכְרְת֜וּ
- נִכְרְת֜וּnikh.re.Tuthey were cut offH3772G
- מֵימֵ֤י
- מֵימֵ֤יmei.Mei[the] waters ofH4325G
- הַיַּרְדֵּן֙
- מִפְּנֵי֙
- אֲר֣וֹן
- אֲר֣וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark ofH0727
- בְּרִית־
- בְּרִיתbe.rit-[the] covenant ofH1285
- יְהוָ֔ה
- יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- בְּעָבְרוֹ֙
- בַּיַּרְדֵּ֔ן
- נִכְרְת֖וּ
- נִכְרְת֖וּnikh.re.Tuthey were cut offH3772G
- מֵ֣י
- מֵ֣יmei[the] waters ofH4325G
- הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן
- וְ֠הָיוּ
- הָאֲבָנִ֨ים
- הָאֵ֧לֶּה
- לְזִכָּר֛וֹן
- לִבְנֵ֥י
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- עַד־
- עַד'ad-untilH5704
- עוֹלָֽם׃
- עוֹלָֽםo.LamperpetuityH5769G
- 8So the children of Israel did as Joshua gave them orders, and took twelve stones from the middle of Jordan, as the Lord had said to Joshua, one for every tribe of the children of Israel; these they took across with them to their night's resting-place and(possibly incomplete in the source)
- וַיַּעֲשׂוּ־
- כֵ֣ן
- כֵ֣ןkhenthusH3651C
- בְּנֵי־
- בְּנֵיbe.nei-[the] people ofH1121G
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֘ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר
- צִוָּ֣ה
- צִוָּ֣הtzi.Vahhe had commandedH6680
- יְהוֹשֻׁעַ֒
- יְהוֹשֻׁעַ֒ye.ho.shu.a'JoshuaH3091G
- וַיִּשְׂא֡וּ
- שְׁתֵּֽי־
- שְׁתֵּֽיshe.tei-two [plus]H8147
- עֶשְׂרֵ֨ה
- עֶשְׂרֵ֨ה'es.RehtenH6240
- אֲבָנִ֜ים
- אֲבָנִ֜ים'a.va.NimstonesH0068G
- מִתּ֣וֹךְ
- הַיַּרְדֵּ֗ן
- כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר
- דִּבֶּ֤ר
- דִּבֶּ֤רdi.Berhe had saidH1696G
- יְהוָה֙
- יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068G
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ
- יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'JoshuaH3091G
- לְמִסְפַּ֖ר
- שִׁבְטֵ֣י
- שִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.Tei[the] tribes ofH7626H
- בְנֵֽי־
- בְנֵֽיve.nei-[the] people ofH1121G
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- וַיַּעֲבִר֤וּם
- עִמָּם֙
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- הַמָּל֔וֹן
- וַיַּנִּח֖וּם
- שָֽׁם׃
- שָֽׁםShamthereH8033G
- 9And Joshua put up twelve stones in the middle of Jordan, where the feet of the priests who took up the ark of the agreement had been placed: and there they are to this day.
- וּשְׁתֵּ֧ים
- עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה
- עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה'es.RehtenH6240
- אֲבָנִ֗ים
- אֲבָנִ֗ים'a.va.NimstonesH0068G
- הֵקִ֣ים
- הֵקִ֣יםhe.Kimhe set upH6965I
- יְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮
- יְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮ye.ho.shu.a'JoshuaH3091G
- בְּת֣וֹךְ
- הַיַּרְדֵּן֒
- תַּ֗חַת
- תַּ֗חַתTa.chatinH8478I
- מַצַּב֙
- מַצַּב֙ma.Tzav[the] standing-place ofH4673
- רַגְלֵ֣י
- רַגְלֵ֣יrag.Lei[the] feet ofH7272
- הַכֹּהֲנִ֔ים
- נֹשְׂאֵ֖י
- נֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'Ei[the] bearers ofH5375H
- אֲר֣וֹן
- אֲר֣וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark ofH0727
- הַבְּרִ֑ית
- וַיִּ֣הְיוּ
- שָׁ֔ם
- שָׁ֔םShamthereH8033G
- עַ֖ד
- עַ֖ד'aduntilH5704
- הַיּ֥וֹם
- הַזֶּֽה׃
- 10For the priests who took up the ark kept there in the middle of Jordan till all the orders given to Joshua by Moses from the Lord had been done: then the people went over quickly.
- וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֞ים
- נֹשְׂאֵ֣י
- נֹשְׂאֵ֣יno.se.'Ei[the] bearers ofH5375H
- הָאָר֗וֹן
- עֹמְדִים֮
- עֹמְדִים֮'o.me.Dim[were] standingH5975G
- בְּת֣וֹךְ
- הַיַּרְדֵּן֒
- עַ֣ד
- עַ֣ד'aduntilH5704
- תֹּ֣ם
- תֹּ֣םtomwas finishedH8552
- כָּֽל־
- כָּֽלkal-everyH3605
- הַ֠דָּבָר
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-whichH0834A
- צִוָּ֨ה
- צִוָּ֨הtzi.Vahhe had commandedH6680
- יְהוָ֤ה
- יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙
- יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'JoshuaH3091G
- לְדַבֵּ֣ר
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- הָעָ֔ם
- כְּכֹ֛ל
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-thatH0834A
- צִוָּ֥ה
- צִוָּ֥הtzi.Vahhe had commandedH6680
- מֹשֶׁ֖ה
- מֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehMosesH4872
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ
- יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'JoshuaH3091G
- וַיְמַהֲר֥וּ
- הָעָ֖ם
- וַֽיַּעֲבֹֽרוּ׃
- 11And when all the people had come to the other side, the ark of the Lord went over, and the priests, before the eyes of the people.
- 12And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh went over armed before the children of Israel as Moses had said to them:
- וַ֠יַּעַבְרוּ
- בְּנֵי־
- בְּנֵיbe.nei-[the] descendants ofH1121G
- רְאוּבֵ֨ן
- רְאוּבֵ֨ןre.'u.VenReubenH7205
- וּבְנֵי־
- גָ֜ד
- גָ֜דgadGadH1410G
- וַחֲצִ֨י
- שֵׁ֤בֶט
- שֵׁ֤בֶטShe.vet[the] tribe ofH7626H
- הַֽמְנַשֶּׁה֙
- חֲמֻשִׁ֔ים
- חֲמֻשִׁ֔יםcha.mu.Shimarrayed for battleH2571
- לִפְנֵ֖י
- בְּנֵ֣י
- בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121G
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר
- דִּבֶּ֥ר
- דִּבֶּ֥רdi.Berhe had spokenH1696G
- אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם
- מֹשֶֽׁה׃
- מֹשֶֽׁהmo.ShehMosesH4872
- 13About forty thousand armed for war went over before the Lord to the fight, to the lowlands of Jericho.
- כְּאַרְבָּעִ֥ים
- אֶ֖לֶף
- אֶ֖לֶף'E.lefthousandH0505G
- חֲלוּצֵ֣י
- חֲלוּצֵ֣יcha.lu.Tzei<the> armed [men] ofH2502B
- הַצָּבָ֑א
- עָבְר֞וּ
- עָבְר֞וּ'a.ve.Ruthey passed overH5674A
- לִפְנֵ֤י
- יְהוָה֙
- יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068G
- לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה
- אֶ֖ל
- אֶ֖ל'eltoH0413
- עַֽרְב֥וֹת
- עַֽרְב֥וֹתar.Vot[the] plains ofH6160L
- יְרִיחֽוֹ׃
- יְרִיחֽוֹye.ri.ChoJerichoH3405G
- 14That day the Lord made Joshua great in the eyes of all Israel; and all the days of his life they went in fear of him, as they had gone in fear of Moses.
- בַּיּ֣וֹם
- הַה֗וּא
- גִּדַּ֤ל
- גִּדַּ֤לgi.Dalhe made greatH1431
- יְהוָה֙
- יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068G
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ
- יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'JoshuaH3091G
- בְּעֵינֵ֖י
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- וַיִּֽרְא֣וּ
- אֹת֔וֹ
- כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר
- יָרְא֥וּ
- יָרְא֥וּya.re.'Uthey had fearedH3372H
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- מֹשֶׁ֖ה
- מֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehMosesH4872
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- יְמֵ֥י
- יְמֵ֥יye.Mei[the] days ofH3117G
- חַיָּֽיו׃
- 15Then the Lord said to Joshua,
- 16Give orders to the priests who take up the ark of witness, to come up out of Jordan.
- 17So Joshua gave orders to the priests, saying, Come up now out of Jordan.
- 18And when the priests who took up the ark of the Lord's agreement came up out of Jordan and their feet came out on to dry land, the waters of Jordan went back to their place, overflowing its edges as before.
- וַ֠יְהִי
- כַּעֲל֨וֹתQere, written (Ketiv): בַּעֲלוֹת
- הַכֹּהֲנִ֜ים
- נֹשְׂאֵ֨י
- נֹשְׂאֵ֨יno.se.'Ei[the] bearers ofH5375H
- אֲר֤וֹן
- אֲר֤וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark ofH0727
- בְּרִית־
- בְּרִיתbe.rit-[the] covenant ofH1285
- יְהוָה֙
- יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068G
- מִתּ֣וֹךְ
- הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן
- נִתְּק֗וּ
- נִתְּק֗וּni.te.Kuthey were drawn outH5423
- כַּפּוֹת֙
- כַּפּוֹת֙ka.pOt[the] soles ofH3709H
- רַגְלֵ֣י
- רַגְלֵ֣יrag.Lei[the] feet ofH7272
- הַכֹּהֲנִ֔ים
- אֶ֖ל
- אֶ֖ל'eltoH0413
- הֶחָרָבָ֑ה
- וַיָּשֻׁ֤בוּ
- מֵֽי־
- מֵֽיmei-[the] waters ofH4325G
- הַיַּרְדֵּן֙
- לִמְקוֹמָ֔ם
- וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ
- כִתְמוֹל־
- שִׁלְשׁ֖וֹם
- שִׁלְשׁ֖וֹםshil.Shomthree days agoH8032
- עַל־
- עַל'al-overH5921A
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- גְּדוֹתָֽיו׃
- 19So on the tenth day of the first month the people came up out of Jordan, and put up their tents in Gilgal, on the east side of Jericho.
- 20And the twelve stones which they took out of Jordan, Joshua put up in Gilgal.
- וְאֵת֩
- שְׁתֵּ֨ים
- שְׁתֵּ֨יםshe.Teimtwo [plus]H8147
- עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה
- עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה'es.RehtenH6240
- הָֽאֲבָנִים֙
- הָאֵ֔לֶּה
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- לָקְח֖וּ
- לָקְח֖וּla.ke.Chuthey had takenH3947G
- מִן־
- מִןmin-fromH4480A
- הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן
- הֵקִ֥ים
- הֵקִ֥יםhe.Kimhe set upH6965I
- יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ
- יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'JoshuaH3091G
- בַּגִּלְגָּֽל׃
- 21And he said to the children of Israel, When your children say to their fathers in time to come, What is the reason for these stones?
- 22Then give your children the story, and say, Israel came over this river Jordan on dry land.
- 23For the Lord your God made the waters of Jordan dry before you till you had gone across, as he did to the Red Sea, drying it up before us till we had gone across:
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-thatH0834A
- הוֹבִישׁ֩
- הוֹבִישׁ֩ho.Vishhe dried upH3001
- יְהוָ֨ה
- יְהוָ֨הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֜ם
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- מֵ֧י
- מֵ֧יmei[the] waters ofH4325G
- הַיַּרְדֵּ֛ן
- מִפְּנֵיכֶ֖ם
- עַֽד־
- עַֽד'ad-untilH5704
- עָבְרְכֶ֑ם
- כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר
- עָשָׂה֩
- עָשָׂה֩'a.Sahhe didH6213A
- יְהוָ֨ה
- יְהוָ֨הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֧ם
- לְיַם־
- ס֛וּף
- ס֛וּףsufreed[s]H5488G
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-whichH0834A
- הוֹבִ֥ישׁ
- הוֹבִ֥ישׁho.Vishhe dried upH3001
- מִפָּנֵ֖ינוּ
- עַד־
- עַד'ad-untilH5704
- עָבְרֵֽנוּ׃
- אֲשֶׁר־
- 24So that all the peoples of the earth may see that the hand of the Lord is strong; and that they may go in fear of the Lord your God for ever.
- לְ֠מַעַן
- לְ֠מַעַןLe.ma.'anso asH4616
- דַּ֜עַת
- דַּ֜עַתDa.'atto knowH3045
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- עַמֵּ֤י
- עַמֵּ֤י'a.Mei[the] peoples ofH5971A
- הָאָ֙רֶץ֙
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- יַ֣ד
- יַ֣דyad[the] hand ofH3027H
- יְהוָ֔ה
- יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- כִּ֥י
- כִּ֥יkithatH3588A
- חֲזָקָ֖ה
- חֲזָקָ֖הcha.za.Kah[is] mightyH2389
- הִ֑יא
- הִ֑יאHi'itH1931
- לְמַ֧עַן
- לְמַ֧עַןle.Ma.'anso thatH4616
- יְרָאתֶ֛ם
- יְרָאתֶ֛םye.ra.Temyou may fearH3372H
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- יְהוָ֥ה
- יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- הַיָּמִֽים׃
- לְ֠מַעַן
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