Joshua 3

YHWH instructs Yehoshua that when the Kohanim carrying the Aron HaBrit step into the Yarden, its waters will part as at the Yam Suf, confirming Yehoshua's leadership like Moshe's. The people cross on dry ground with the Aron halting the waters upstream until all have passed.[1][3]

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Verse 3 וַ/יְצַוּוּ֮ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤅𐤅 vayetsauu and they commanded and they laid charge HC/Vpw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the (definite object-marker) HTo הָ/עָ֣ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa לֵ/אמֹר֒ 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to-say HR/Vqc כִּ/רְאֽוֹתְ/כֶ֗ם 𐤊/𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤊𐤌 kireotekhem when you see at your (masculine plural) seeing HR/Vqc/Sp2mp אֵ֣ת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 the (definite object-marker) HTo אֲר֤וֹן 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron ark gathering-chest of HNcbsc בְּרִית 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 berit of the covenant cutting-compact HNcfsc יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH the Being One HNp אֱלֹ֣הֵי/כֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊𐤌 eloheykhem Mulimu (Lozi) your God your mighty ones HNcmpc/Sp2mp וְ/הַ/כֹּֽהֲנִים֙ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 vehakohanim and the priests and the officiating priests HC/Td/Ncmpa הַ/לְוִיִּ֔ם 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim the Levites the joined-ones HTd/Ngmpa נֹשְׂאִ֖ים 𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤉𐤌 noseim bearing the bearers HVqrmpa אֹת֑/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto it him HTo/Sp3ms וְ/אַתֶּ֗ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤌 veatem then you and you (masculine plural) HC/Pp2mp תִּסְעוּ֙ 𐤕𐤎𐤏𐤅 tiseu shall set out you men will pull up and set out HVqi2mp מִ/מְּק֣וֹמְ/כֶ֔ם 𐤌/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌/𐤊𐤌 mimeqomekhem from your place from your standing-place HR/Ncmsc/Sp2mp וַ/הֲלַכְתֶּ֖ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤕𐤌 vahalakhetem and go and you (masculine plural) walked HC/Vqq2mp אַחֲרָֽי/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤅 acharayv after it behind him HR/Sp3ms
Verse 4 אַ֣ךְ 𐤀𐤊 akhe only surely, only HTa רָח֣וֹק 𐤓𐤇𐤅𐤒 rachoq distant far-removed HAamsa יִהְיֶ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh there shall be he will be HVqi3ms בֵּֽינֵי/כֶם֙ 𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊𐤌 beyneykhem between you the separating-space between you (masculine plural) HR/Sp2mp ו/בינ/ו 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍/𐤅 vvynv and between it and between him HC/R/Sp3ms וּ/בֵינָ֔י/ו 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤅 uveynayv and between it and between him HC/R/Sp3ms כְּ/אַלְפַּ֥יִם 𐤊/𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 kealepayim about two thousand as two-thousands HR/Acbpa אַמָּ֖ה 𐤀𐤌𐤄 amah cubits mother-cubit HNcfsa בַּ/מִּדָּ֑ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤃𐤄 bamidah by measure in the measured-portion HRd/Ncfsa אַֽל 𐤀𐤋 al not upon, over (down-upon) HTn תִּקְרְב֣וּ 𐤕𐤒𐤓𐤁𐤅 tiqerevu come near you (masculine plural) draw near HVqj2mp אֵלָ֗י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to it unto him HR/Sp3ms לְמַ֤עַן 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan so that for the sake of (in heed to) HR אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr תֵּֽדְעוּ֙ 𐤕𐤃𐤏𐤅 tedeu you may know you all will know HVqi2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/דֶּ֨רֶךְ֙ 𐤄/𐤃𐤓𐤊 haderekhe way the trodden way HTd/Ncbsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 by which that-which HTr תֵּֽלְכוּ 𐤕𐤋𐤊𐤅 telekhu you shall go you men shall walk HVqi2mp בָ֔/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 vah in it HR/Sp3fs כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC לֹ֧א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn עֲבַרְתֶּ֛ם 𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤕𐤌 avaretem you have passed you men have crossed over HVqp2mp בַּ/דֶּ֖רֶךְ 𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤊 baderekhe this way in the trodden way HRd/Ncbsa מִ/תְּמ֥וֹל 𐤌/𐤕𐤌𐤅𐤋 mitemol from yesterday from before-time HR/D שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤌 shileshom and the day before the third-day-back HNcmsa
Verse 6 וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 yehoshua Joshua YHWH-is-salvation HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/כֹּהֲנִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 hakohanim the priests the officiating priests HTd/Ncmpa לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to-say HR/Vqc שְׂאוּ֙ 𐤔𐤀𐤅 seu Take up Lift up, you (masculine plural)! HVqv2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (definite object-marker) HTo אֲר֣וֹן 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron ark gathering-chest of HNcbsc הַ/בְּרִ֔ית 𐤄/𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 haberit of the covenant the cut-binding covenant HTd/Ncfsa וְ/עִבְר֖וּ 𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤅 veiveru and cross over and cross over, you (masculine plural) HC/Vqv2mp לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney ahead of to the faces HR/Ncbpc הָ/עָ֑ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יִּשְׂאוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤅 vayiseu And they took up And they lifted up HC/Vqw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 (definite object-marker) HTo אֲר֣וֹן 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron-2 ark gathering-chest of HNcbsc הַ/בְּרִ֔ית 𐤄/𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 haberit-2 of the covenant the cut-binding covenant HTd/Ncfsa וַ/יֵּלְכ֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 vayelekhu and went and they walked on HC/Vqw3mp לִ/פְנֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney-2 ahead of to the faces HR/Ncbpc הָ/עָֽם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam-2 the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa
Verse 10 וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And Joshua said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 yehoshua Joshua YHWH-is-salvation HNp בְּ/זֹאת֙ 𐤁/𐤆𐤀𐤕 bezot by this by this (feminine one) HR/Pdxfs תֵּֽדְע֔וּ/ן 𐤕𐤃𐤏𐤅/𐤍 tedeun you shall know you (masculine plural) shall surely know HVqi2mp/Sn כִּ֛י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for (as reason or ground) HC אֵ֥ל 𐤀𐤋 el God toward HNcmsa חַ֖י 𐤇𐤉 chay living living (masculine singular) / he lived HAamsa בְּ/קִרְבְּ/כֶ֑ם 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁/𐤊𐤌 beqirebekhem among you in your (plural) inner midst HR/Ncmsc/Sp2mp וְ/הוֹרֵ֣שׁ 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤔 vehoresh and dispossessing and utterly dispossess HC/Vha יוֹרִ֣ישׁ 𐤉𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤔 yorish he will dispossess he will cause to dispossess HVhi3ms מִ֠/פְּנֵי/כֶם 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊𐤌 mipeneykhem from before you from your faces HR/Ncbpc/Sp2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/כְּנַעֲנִ֨י 𐤄/𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉 hakenaani the Canaanite the Kenaanite (Lowlander) HTd/Ngmsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [et] and (the very) HC/To הַ/חִתִּ֜י 𐤄/𐤇𐤕𐤉 hachiti the Hittite the Ḥethite man HTd/Ngmsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and [et] and (the very) HC/To הַ/חִוִּ֗י 𐤄/𐤇𐤅𐤉 hachivi the Hivite the Village-dweller HTd/Ngmsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-3 and [et] and (the very) HC/To הַ/פְּרִזִּי֙ 𐤄/𐤐𐤓𐤆𐤉 haperizi the Perizzite the open-country clansman HTd/Ngmsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-4 and [et] and (the very) HC/To הַ/גִּרְגָּשִׁ֔י 𐤄/𐤂𐤓𐤂𐤔𐤉 hagiregashi the Girgashite the Girgashite HTd/Ngmsa וְ/הָ/אֱמֹרִ֖י 𐤅/𐤄/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉 vehaemori and the Amorite and the Prominent Mountaineer HC/Td/Ngmsa וְ/הַ/יְבוּסִֽי 𐤅/𐤄/𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤎𐤉 vehayevusi and the Jebusite and the Yevusite man HC/Td/Ngmsa
Verse 13 וְ/הָיָ֡ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and it will be and he will be HC/Vqq3ms כְּ/נ֣וֹחַ 𐤊/𐤍𐤅𐤇 kenocha when resting when settling down HR/Vqc כַּפּ֣וֹת 𐤊𐤐𐤅𐤕 kapot soles palms-of HNcfpc רַגְלֵ֣י 𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉 rageley feet feet of HNcfdc הַ/כֹּהֲנִ֡ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 hakohanim the priests the officiating priests HTd/Ncmpa נֹשְׂאֵי֩ 𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤉 noseey bearing bearers of HVqrmpc אֲר֨וֹן 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron ark gathering-chest of HNcbsc יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֲד֤וֹן 𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤍 adon Lord master HNcmsc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc הָ/אָ֨רֶץ֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the earth the firm-standing land HTd/Ncbsa בְּ/מֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤌𐤉 bemey Amanzi (Zulu) in waters in the waters of HR/Ncmpc הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֔ן 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 hayareden the Jordan the Descender HTd/Np מֵ֤י 𐤌𐤉 mey Amanzi (Zulu) waters waters of HNcmpc הַ/יַּרְדֵּן֙ 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 hayareden-2 the Jordan the Descender HTd/Np יִכָּ֣רֵת֔וּ/ן 𐤉𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤅/𐤍 yikaretun will be cut off they (masculine) shall be cut off HVNi3mp/Sn הַ/מַּ֥יִם 𐤄/𐤌𐤉𐤌 hamayim Amanzi (Zulu) the waters the waters HTd/Ncmpa הַ/יֹּרְדִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤉𐤌 hayoredim flowing down the descending ones HTd/Vqrmpa מִ/לְ/מָ֑עְלָ/ה 𐤌/𐤋/𐤌𐤏𐤋/𐤄 milemaelah from above from upward-above HR/R/D/Sd וְ/יַעַמְד֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤅 veyaamedu and they will stand and they will stand firm HC/Vqi3mp נֵ֥ד 𐤍𐤃 ned heap a heaped-up mound HNcmsa אֶחָֽד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one (masculine singular) HAcmsa
Verse 15 וּ/כְ/ב֞וֹא 𐤅/𐤊/𐤁𐤅𐤀 ukhevo and-as-coming and-as-coming HC/R/Vqc נֹשְׂאֵ֤י 𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤉 noseey the-bearers-of bearers of HVqrmpc הָֽ/אָרוֹן֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 haaron the-ark the gathering-chest HTd/Ncbsa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad unto up to the boundary of HR הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֔ן 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 hayareden the-Jordan the Descender HTd/Np וְ/רַגְלֵ֤י 𐤅/𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉 verageley and-feet-of and the two feet of HC/Ncfdc הַ/כֹּֽהֲנִים֙ 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 hakohanim the-priests the officiating priests HTd/Ncmpa נֹשְׂאֵ֣י 𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤉 noseey-2 bearing bearers of HVqrmpc הָֽ/אָר֔וֹן 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 haaron-2 the-ark the gathering-chest HTd/Ncbsa נִטְבְּל֖וּ 𐤍𐤈𐤁𐤋𐤅 nitebelu were-dipped they were immersed HVNp3cp בִּ/קְצֵ֣ה 𐤁/𐤒𐤑𐤄 biqetseh in-edge-of in the extremity of HR/Ncbsc הַ/מָּ֑יִם 𐤄/𐤌𐤉𐤌 hamayim Amanzi (Zulu) the-water the waters HTd/Ncmpa וְ/הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֗ן 𐤅/𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 vehayareden and-the-Jordan and the Descender HC/Td/Np מָלֵא֙ 𐤌𐤋𐤀 male full full (masculine singular); you have filled (2ms, intensive); he was full (3ms) HVqp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon (up-over) HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc גְּדוֹתָ֔י/ו 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤅 gedotayv its-banks its cut-banks HNcfpc/Sp3ms כֹּ֖ל 𐤊𐤋 kol all whole-of HNcmsc יְמֵ֥י 𐤉𐤌𐤉 yemey days-of days HNcmpc קָצִֽיר 𐤒𐤑𐤉𐤓 qatsir harvest cutting-harvest HNcmsa
Verse 16 וַ/יַּעַמְד֡וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤅 vayaamedu and stood and they took their stand HC/Vqw3mp הַ/מַּיִם֩ 𐤄/𐤌𐤉𐤌 hamayim Amanzi (Zulu) the waters the waters HTd/Ncmpa הַ/יֹּרְדִ֨ים 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤉𐤌 hayoredim coming down the descending ones HTd/Vqrmpa מִ/לְ/מַ֜עְלָ/ה 𐤌/𐤋/𐤌𐤏𐤋/𐤄 milemaelah from above from upward-above HR/R/D/Sd קָ֣מוּ 𐤒𐤌𐤅 qamu rose up they rose up HVqp3cp נֵד 𐤍𐤃 ned heap a heaped-up mound HNcmsa אֶחָ֗ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one (masculine singular) HAcmsa הַרְחֵ֨ק 𐤄𐤓𐤇𐤒 harecheq far away Cause to be far! HVha מְאֹ֜ד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod very mightily HD ב/אדם 𐤁/𐤀𐤃𐤌 vdm at Adam at ʾĀdām (Red-Earth) HRd/Np מֵֽ/אָדָ֤ם 𐤌/𐤀𐤃𐤌 meadam from Adam from a human (earthling) HR/Np הָ/עִיר֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the city the watch-guarded city HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁר֙ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that is that-which HTr מִ/צַּ֣ד 𐤌/𐤑𐤃 mitsad beside from (the) side of HR/Ncmsc צָֽרְתָ֔ן 𐤑𐤓𐤕𐤍 tsaretan Zaretan Narrowing-Place HNp וְ/הַ/יֹּרְדִ֗ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤉𐤌 vehayoredim and those coming down and the descending ones HC/Td/Vqrmpa עַ֣ל 𐤏𐤋 al toward upon (up-over) HR יָ֧ם 𐤉𐤌 yam the sea sea HNcmsc הָ/עֲרָבָ֛ה 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤁𐤄 haaravah of the Arabah the arid steppe HTd/Ncfsa יָם 𐤉𐤌 yam-2 sea sea HNcmsc הַ/מֶּ֖לַח 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤇 hamelach the Salt Sea the salt HTd/Ncmsa תַּ֣מּוּ 𐤕𐤌𐤅 tamu ceased they came to completion HVqp3cp נִכְרָ֑תוּ 𐤍𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤅 nikheratu were cut off they were cut off HVNp3cp וְ/הָ/עָ֥ם 𐤅/𐤄/𐤏𐤌 vehaam and the people and the united people HC/Td/Ncmsa עָבְר֖וּ 𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤅 averu crossed over they crossed over HVqp3cp נֶ֥גֶד 𐤍𐤂𐤃 neged opposite in front of HR יְרִיחֽוֹ 𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤇𐤅 yericho Jericho Moon-City (Jericho) HNp
Verse 17 וַ/יַּעַמְד֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤅 vayaamedu and stood and they took their stand HC/Vqw3mp הַ/כֹּהֲנִ֡ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 hakohanim the priests the officiating priests HTd/Ncmpa נֹ֠שְׂאֵי 𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤉 noseey bearing bearers of HVqrmpc הָ/אָר֨וֹן 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 haaron the ark the gathering-chest HTd/Ncbsa בְּרִית 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 berit of covenant cutting-compact HNcfsc יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp בֶּ/חָֽרָבָ֛ה 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁𐤄 becharavah on dry ground in the desolate dry-land HRd/Ncfsa בְּ/ת֥וֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 betokhe in the midst of in the midst of HR/Ncmsc הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֖ן 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 hayareden the Jordan the Descender HTd/Np הָכֵ֑ן 𐤄𐤊𐤍 hakhen firmly Make firm! HVha וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and the whole of HC/Ncmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp עֹֽבְרִים֙ 𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 overim were crossing the ones crossing over HVqrmpa בֶּ/חָ֣רָבָ֔ה 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁𐤄 becharavah-2 on dry ground in the desolate dry-land HRd/Ncfsa עַ֤ד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to the boundary of HR אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr תַּ֨מּוּ֙ 𐤕𐤌𐤅 tamu had finished they came to completion HVqp3cp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc הַ/גּ֔וֹי 𐤄/𐤂𐤅𐤉 hagoy the nation the massed nation HTd/Ncmsa לַ/עֲבֹ֖ר 𐤋/𐤏𐤁𐤓 laavor to cross over to cross over HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/יַּרְדֵּֽן 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 hayareden-2 the Jordan the Descender HTd/Np