Joshua 3
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וַיַּשְׁכֵּם֩and he rose earlyיְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַJoshuaבַּבֹּ֜קֶרin the morningוַיִּסְע֣וּand they set outמֵֽהַשִּׁטִּ֗יםfrom the Shittimוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙and they cameעַד־toהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןthe Jordanה֖וּאheוְכָל־and allבְּנֵ֣יthe peopleיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelוַיָּלִ֥נוּand they stayedשָׁ֖םthereטֶ֥רֶםbeforeיַעֲבֹֽרוּ׃they passed over
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וַיְצַוּוּ֮and they commandedאֶת־obj.הָעָ֣םthe peopleלֵאמֹר֒to sayingכִּרְאֽוֹתְכֶ֗םwhen see youאֵ֣תobj.אֲר֤וֹןthe ark ofבְּרִית־the covenant ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔םGod yourוְהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙and the priestsהַלְוִיִּ֔םthe Levitesנֹשְׂאִ֖יםcarryingאֹת֑וֹobj. itוְאַתֶּ֗םand youתִּסְעוּ֙you will set outמִמְּק֣וֹמְכֶ֔םfrom place yourוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֖םand you will goאַחֲרָֽיו׃behind it
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אַ֣ךְ׀neverthelessרָח֣וֹקa distanceיִהְיֶ֗הit will beבֵּֽינֵיכֶם֙between youוּבֵינָ֔יוand between itכְּאַלְפַּ֥יִםabout two thousandאַמָּ֖הcubitsבַּמִּדָּ֑הby the measurementאַֽל־may notתִּקְרְב֣וּyou draw nearאֵלָ֗יוto itלְמַ֤עַןso thatאֲשֶׁר־thatתֵּֽדְעוּ֙you may knowאֶת־obj.הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙the wayאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichתֵּֽלְכוּ־you will goבָ֔הּin the itכִּ֣יforלֹ֧אnotעֲבַרְתֶּ֛םyou have passedבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְin the wayמִתְּמ֥וֹלfrom yesterdayשִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃ סthree days ago
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙Joshuaאֶל־toהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםthe priestsלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingשְׂאוּ֙lift upאֶת־obj.אֲר֣וֹןthe ark ofהַבְּרִ֔יתthe covenantוְעִבְר֖וּand pass overלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeהָעָ֑םthe peopleוַיִּשְׂאוּ֙and they lifted upאֶת־obj.אֲר֣וֹןthe ark ofהַבְּרִ֔יתthe covenantוַיֵּלְכ֖וּand they wentלִפְנֵ֥יto beforeהָעָֽם׃ סthe people
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֶל־toיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַJoshuaהַיּ֣וֹםthe dayהַזֶּ֗הthe thisאָחֵל֙I will beginגַּדֶּלְךָ֔to make great youבְּעֵינֵ֖יin the eyes ofכָּל־allיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelאֲשֶׁר֙thatיֵֽדְע֔וּןthey will know !כִּ֗יthatכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust asהָיִ֛יתִיI wasעִם־withמֹשֶׁ֖הMosesאֶהְיֶ֥הI will beעִמָּֽךְ׃with you
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַJoshuaבְּזֹאת֙by thisתֵּֽדְע֔וּןyou will know !כִּ֛יthatאֵ֥לGodחַ֖יlivingבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑םis in midst yourוְהוֹרֵ֣שׁand certainly to dispossessיוֹרִ֣ישׁhe will dispossessמִ֠פְּנֵיכֶםfrom before youאֶת־obj.הַכְּנַעֲנִ֨יthe Canaanitesוְאֶת־and obj.הַחִתִּ֜יthe Hittitesוְאֶת־and obj.הַחִוִּ֗יthe Hivitesוְאֶת־and obj.הַפְּרִזִּי֙the Perizzitesוְאֶת־and obj.הַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֔יthe Girgashitesוְהָאֱמֹרִ֖יand the Amoritesוְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃and the Jebusites
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וְהָיָ֡הand it will beכְּנ֣וֹחַwhen restכַּפּ֣וֹתthe soles ofרַגְלֵ֣יthe feet ofהַכֹּהֲנִ֡יםthe priestsנֹשְׂאֵי֩the bearers ofאֲר֨וֹןthe ark ofיְהוָ֜הYahwehאֲד֤וֹןthe lord ofכָּל־allהָאָ֙רֶץ֙the earthבְּמֵ֣יin the waters ofהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןthe Jordanמֵ֤יthe waters ofהַיַּרְדֵּן֙the Jordanיִכָּ֣רֵת֔וּןthey will be cut off !הַמַּ֥יִםthe watersהַיֹּרְדִ֖יםthat are coming downמִלְמָ֑עְלָהfrom to above towardsוְיַעַמְד֖וּso they may standנֵ֥דa heapאֶחָֽד׃one
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וּכְב֞וֹאand just as cameנֹשְׂאֵ֤יthe bearers ofהָֽאָרוֹן֙the arkעַד־toהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןthe Jordanוְרַגְלֵ֤יand the feet ofהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙the priestsנֹשְׂאֵ֣יthe bearers ofהָֽאָר֔וֹןthe arkנִטְבְּל֖וּthey were dippedבִּקְצֵ֣הin the edge ofהַמָּ֑יִםthe watersוְהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןand the Jordanמָלֵא֙it is fullעַל־overכָּל־allגְּדוֹתָ֔יוbanks itsכֹּ֖לallיְמֵ֥יthe days ofקָצִֽיר׃harvest
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וַיַּעַמְד֡וּand they stoodהַמַּיִם֩the watersהַיֹּרְדִ֨יםwhich came downמִלְמַ֜עְלָהfrom to above towardsקָ֣מוּthey roseנֵד־a heapאֶחָ֗דoneהַרְחֵ֨קfar awayמְאֹ֜דveryמֵֽאָדָ֤םfrom Adamהָעִיר֙the cityאֲשֶׁר֙whichמִצַּ֣דis from the side ofצָֽרְתָ֔ןZarethanוְהַיֹּרְדִ֗יםand which went downעַ֣לtoיָ֧םthe sea ofהָעֲרָבָ֛הthe Arabahיָם־the Sea ofהַמֶּ֖לַחthe Saltתַּ֣מּוּthey were completeנִכְרָ֑תוּthey were cut offוְהָעָ֥םand the peopleעָבְר֖וּthey passed overנֶ֥גֶדbeforeיְרִיחֽוֹ׃Jericho
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וַיַּעַמְד֣וּand they stoodהַכֹּהֲנִ֡יםthe priestsנֹ֠שְׂאֵיthe bearers ofהָאָר֨וֹןthe arkבְּרִית־the covenant ofיְהוָ֜הYahwehבֶּחָֽרָבָ֛הon the dry groundבְּת֥וֹךְin the middle ofהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןthe Jordanהָכֵ֑ןfirmlyוְכָל־and allיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelעֹֽבְרִים֙were passing overבֶּחָ֣רָבָ֔הon the dry groundעַ֤דuntilאֲשֶׁר־thatתַּ֙מּוּ֙they had finishedכָּל־allהַגּ֔וֹיthe nationלַעֲבֹ֖רto pass overאֶת־obj.הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃the Jordan
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