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Joshua 4

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How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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וַיְהִי֙and it wasכַּאֲשֶׁר־just whenתַּ֣מּוּthey had finishedכָל־allהַגּ֔וֹיthe nationלַעֲב֖וֹרto pass overאֶת־obj.הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן פthe Jordanוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidיְהוָ֔הYahwehאֶל־toיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַJoshuaלֵאמֹֽר׃to saying
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קְח֤וּtakeלָכֶם֙for the yourselvesמִן־fromהָעָ֔םthe peopleשְׁנֵ֥יםtwo plusעָשָׂ֖רtenאֲנָשִׁ֑יםmenאִישׁ־a manאֶחָ֥דoneאִישׁ־a manאֶחָ֖דoneמִשָּֽׁבֶט׃from a tribe
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וְצַוּ֣וּand commandאוֹתָם֮obj. themלֵאמֹר֒to sayingשְׂאֽוּ־take upלָכֶ֨םfor the yourselvesמִזֶּ֜הfrom hereמִתּ֣וֹךְfrom the middle ofהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןthe Jordanמִמַּצַּב֙from the standing-place ofרַגְלֵ֣יthe feet ofהַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםthe priestsהָכִ֖יןto make firmשְׁתֵּים־two plusעֶשְׂרֵ֣הtenאֲבָנִ֑יםstonesוְהַעֲבַרְתֶּ֤םand you will take overאוֹתָם֙obj. themעִמָּכֶ֔םwith youוְהִנַּחְתֶּ֣םand you will set downאוֹתָ֔םobj. themבַּמָּל֕וֹןat the lodging placeאֲשֶׁר־whichתָּלִ֥ינוּyou will stayב֖וֹat itהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ סthis night
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וַיִּקְרָ֣אand he calledיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַJoshuaאֶל־toשְׁנֵ֤יםtwo plusהֶֽעָשָׂר֙the tenאִ֔ישׁmanאֲשֶׁ֥רwhomהֵכִ֖יןhe had appointedמִבְּנֵ֣יfrom the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelאִישׁ־a manאֶחָ֥דoneאִישׁ־a manאֶחָ֖דoneמִשָּֽׁבֶט׃from a tribe
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidלָהֶם֙to the themיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַJoshuaעִ֠בְרוּpass overלִפְנֵ֨יto beforeאֲר֧וֹןthe ark ofיְהוָ֛הYahwehאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖םGod yourאֶל־intoתּ֣וֹךְthe middle ofהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןthe Jordanוְהָרִ֨ימוּand take upלָכֶ֜םfor the yourselvesאִ֣ישׁeachאֶ֤בֶןa stoneאַחַת֙oneעַל־onשִׁכְמ֔וֹshoulder hisלְמִסְפַּ֖רto the number ofשִׁבְטֵ֥יthe tribes ofבְנֵי־the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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לְמַ֗עַןso thatתִּֽהְיֶ֛הit may beזֹ֥אתthisא֖וֹתa signבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑םin midst yourכִּֽי־ifיִשְׁאָל֨וּןthey will ask !בְּנֵיכֶ֤םchildren yourמָחָר֙tomorrowלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingמָ֛הwhat?הָאֲבָנִ֥יםare the stonesהָאֵ֖לֶּהthe theseלָכֶֽם׃to the you
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וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣םand you will sayלָהֶ֗םto the themאֲשֶׁ֨רthatנִכְרְת֜וּthey were cut offמֵימֵ֤יthe waters ofהַיַּרְדֵּן֙the Jordanמִפְּנֵי֙from beforeאֲר֣וֹןthe ark ofבְּרִית־the covenant ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehבְּעָבְרוֹ֙when passed on itבַּיַּרְדֵּ֔ןin the Jordanנִכְרְת֖וּthey were cut offמֵ֣יthe waters ofהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןthe Jordanוְ֠הָיוּand they will becomeהָאֲבָנִ֨יםthe stonesהָאֵ֧לֶּהthe theseלְזִכָּר֛וֹןinto a reminderלִבְנֵ֥יto the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelעַד־untilעוֹלָֽם׃perpetuity
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וַיַּעֲשׂוּ־and they didכֵ֣ןthusבְּנֵי־the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לIsraelכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רjust asצִוָּ֣הhe had commandedיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֒Joshuaוַיִּשְׂא֡וּand they took upשְׁתֵּֽי־two plusעֶשְׂרֵ֨הtenאֲבָנִ֜יםstonesמִתּ֣וֹךְfrom the middle ofהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןthe Jordanכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רjust asדִּבֶּ֤רhe had saidיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֶל־toיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַJoshuaלְמִסְפַּ֖רto the number ofשִׁבְטֵ֣יthe tribes ofבְנֵֽי־the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelוַיַּעֲבִר֤וּםand they took over themעִמָּם֙with themאֶל־toהַמָּל֔וֹןthe lodging placeוַיַּנִּח֖וּםand they set down themשָֽׁם׃there
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וּשְׁתֵּ֧יםand two plusעֶשְׂרֵ֣הtenאֲבָנִ֗יםstonesהֵקִ֣יםhe set upיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮Joshuaבְּת֣וֹךְin the middle ofהַיַּרְדֵּן֒the Jordanתַּ֗חַתinמַצַּב֙the standing-place ofרַגְלֵ֣יthe feet ofהַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםthe priestsנֹשְׂאֵ֖יthe bearers ofאֲר֣וֹןthe ark ofהַבְּרִ֑יתthe covenantוַיִּ֣הְיוּand they have beenשָׁ֔םthereעַ֖דuntilהַיּ֥וֹםthe dayהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֞יםand the priestsנֹשְׂאֵ֣יthe bearers ofהָאָר֗וֹןthe arkעֹמְדִים֮were standingבְּת֣וֹךְin the middle ofהַיַּרְדֵּן֒the Jordanעַ֣דuntilתֹּ֣םwas finishedכָּֽל־everyהַ֠דָּבָרthe thingאֲשֶׁר־whichצִוָּ֨הhe had commandedיְהוָ֤הYahwehאֶת־obj.יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙Joshuaלְדַבֵּ֣רto speakאֶל־toהָעָ֔םthe peopleכְּכֹ֛לaccording to allאֲשֶׁר־thatצִוָּ֥הhe had commandedמֹשֶׁ֖הMosesאֶת־obj.יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַJoshuaוַיְמַהֲר֥וּand they hurriedהָעָ֖םthe peopleוַֽיַּעֲבֹֽרוּ׃and they passed over
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וַיְהִ֛יand it wasכַּֽאֲשֶׁר־just whenתַּ֥םit had finishedכָּל־allהָעָ֖םthe peopleלַֽעֲב֑וֹרto pass overוַיַּעֲבֹ֧רand it passed overאֲרוֹן־the ark ofיְהוָ֛הYahwehוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםand the priestsלִפְנֵ֥יto beforeהָעָֽם׃the people
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וַ֠יַּעַבְרוּand they passed overבְּנֵי־the descendants ofרְאוּבֵ֨ןReubenוּבְנֵי־and the descendants ofגָ֜דGadוַחֲצִ֨יand the half ofשֵׁ֤בֶטthe tribe ofהַֽמְנַשֶּׁה֙the Manassehחֲמֻשִׁ֔יםarrayed for battleלִפְנֵ֖יto beforeבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רjust asדִּבֶּ֥רhe had spokenאֲלֵיהֶ֖םto themמֹשֶֽׁה׃Moses
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כְּאַרְבָּעִ֥יםabout fortyאֶ֖לֶףthousandחֲלוּצֵ֣יthe armed men ofהַצָּבָ֑אthe warעָבְר֞וּthey passed overלִפְנֵ֤יto beforeיְהוָה֙Yahwehלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הfor the battleאֶ֖לtoעַֽרְב֥וֹתthe plains ofיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ סJericho
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בַּיּ֣וֹםon the dayהַה֗וּאthe thatגִּדַּ֤לhe made greatיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֶת־obj.יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַJoshuaבְּעֵינֵ֖יin the eyes ofכָּל־allיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelוַיִּֽרְא֣וּand they fearedאֹת֔וֹobj. himכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רjust asיָרְא֥וּthey had fearedאֶת־obj.מֹשֶׁ֖הMosesכָּל־allיְמֵ֥יthe days ofחַיָּֽיו׃ פlife his
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidיְהוָ֔הYahwehאֶל־toיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַJoshuaלֵאמֹֽר׃to saying
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צַוֵּה֙commandאֶת־obj.הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםthe priestsנֹשְׂאֵ֖יthe bearers ofאֲר֣וֹןthe ark ofהָעֵד֑וּתthe testimonyוְיַעֲל֖וּso they may come upמִן־fromהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃the Jordan
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וַיְצַ֣וand he commandedיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַJoshuaאֶת־obj.הַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםthe priestsלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingעֲל֖וּcome upמִן־fromהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃the Jordan
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וַ֠יְהִיand it wasכַּעֲל֨וֹתjust as came upהַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםthe priestsנֹשְׂאֵ֨יthe bearers ofאֲר֤וֹןthe ark ofבְּרִית־the covenant ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehמִתּ֣וֹךְfrom the middle ofהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןthe Jordanנִתְּק֗וּthey were drawn outכַּפּוֹת֙the soles ofרַגְלֵ֣יthe feet ofהַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםthe priestsאֶ֖לtoהֶחָרָבָ֑הthe dry groundוַיָּשֻׁ֤בוּand they returnedמֵֽי־the waters ofהַיַּרְדֵּן֙the Jordanלִמְקוֹמָ֔םto place theirוַיֵּלְכ֥וּand they wentכִתְמוֹל־as yesterdayשִׁלְשׁ֖וֹםthree days agoעַל־overכָּל־allגְּדוֹתָֽיו׃banks its
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וְהָעָ֗םand the peopleעָלוּ֙they went upמִן־fromהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןthe Jordanבֶּעָשׂ֖וֹרon the tenלַחֹ֣דֶשׁof the monthהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןthe firstוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙and they encampedבַּגִּלְגָּ֔לat the Gilgalבִּקְצֵ֖הon the edge ofמִזְרַ֥חthe east ofיְרִיחֽוֹ׃Jericho
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וְאֵת֩and obj.שְׁתֵּ֨יםtwo plusעֶשְׂרֵ֤הtenהָֽאֲבָנִים֙the stonesהָאֵ֔לֶּהthe theseאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichלָקְח֖וּthey had takenמִן־fromהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןthe Jordanהֵקִ֥יםhe set upיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַJoshuaבַּגִּלְגָּֽל׃at the Gilgal
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וַיֹּ֛אמֶרand he saidאֶל־toבְּנֵ֥יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingאֲשֶׁר֩thatיִשְׁאָל֨וּןthey will ask !בְּנֵיכֶ֤םchildren yourמָחָר֙tomorrowאֶת־obj.אֲבוֹתָ֣םfathers theirלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingמָ֖הwhat?הָאֲבָנִ֥יםare the stonesהָאֵֽלֶּה׃the these
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וְהוֹדַעְתֶּ֖םand you will make known toאֶת־obj.בְּנֵיכֶ֣םchildren yourלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingבַּיַּבָּשָׁה֙on the dry groundעָבַ֣רit passed overיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelאֶת־obj.הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןthe Jordanהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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אֲשֶׁר־thatהוֹבִישׁ֩he dried upיְהוָ֨הYahwehאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֜םGod yourאֶת־obj.מֵ֧יthe waters ofהַיַּרְדֵּ֛ןthe Jordanמִפְּנֵיכֶ֖םfrom before youעַֽד־untilעָבְרְכֶ֑םhad passed over youכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רjust asעָשָׂה֩he didיְהוָ֨הYahwehאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֧םGod yourלְיַם־to the sea ofס֛וּףreedsאֲשֶׁר־whichהוֹבִ֥ישׁhe dried upמִפָּנֵ֖ינוּfrom before usעַד־untilעָבְרֵֽנוּ׃had passed over we
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לְ֠מַעַןso asדַּ֜עַתto knowכָּל־allעַמֵּ֤יthe peoples ofהָאָ֙רֶץ֙the earthאֶת־obj.יַ֣דthe hand ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehכִּ֥יthatחֲזָקָ֖הis mightyהִ֑יאitלְמַ֧עַןso thatיְרָאתֶ֛םyou may fearאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֥הYahwehאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖םGod yourכָּל־allהַיָּמִֽים׃ סthe days

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