Joshua 4

YHWH commands Yehoshua to select twelve men, one from each tribe, to take stones from the Yarden's dry riverbed where the Kohanim stood and erect a memorial at Gilgal to commemorate the crossing for future generations. After all Yisrael crosses, the waters resume, and Yehoshua is exalted in the people's sight.[1][3]

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Verse 3 וְ/צַוּ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤑𐤅𐤅 vetsauu and command and command! HC/Vpv2mp אוֹתָ/ם֮ 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤌 otam them them HTo/Sp3mp לֵ/אמֹר֒ 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc שְׂאֽוּ 𐤔𐤀𐤅 seu Take up Lift up! HVqv2mp לָ/כֶ֨ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem for yourselves HR/Sp2mp מִ/זֶּ֜ה 𐤌/𐤆𐤄 mizeh from here from this HR/Pdxms מִ/תּ֣וֹךְ 𐤌/𐤕𐤅𐤊 mitokhe out of the midst from the midst of HR/Ncmsc הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֗ן 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 hayareden of the Jordan the Descender the Yareden HTd/Np מִ/מַּצַּב֙ 𐤌/𐤌𐤑𐤁 mimatsav from the place from the standing-post of HR/Ncmsc רַגְלֵ֣י 𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉 rageley feet feet of HNcfdc הַ/כֹּהֲנִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 hakohanim of the priests the officiating-priests HTd/Ncmpa הָכִ֖ין 𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤍 hakhin stood firm to establish HVhc שְׁתֵּים 𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 sheteym twelve two HAcfda עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤄 esereh twelve -esreh teen-suffix HAcfsa אֲבָנִ֑ים 𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 avanim stones stones HNcfpa וְ/הַעֲבַרְתֶּ֤ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤕𐤌 vehaavaretem and carry and you shall cause to cross over HC/Vhq2mp אוֹתָ/ם֙ 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤌 otam-2 them them HTo/Sp3mp עִמָּ/כֶ֔ם 𐤏𐤌/𐤊𐤌 imakhem with you with you (masculine plural) HR/Sp2mp וְ/הִנַּחְתֶּ֣ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤇𐤕𐤌 vehinachetem and lay and you set down HC/Vhq2mp אוֹתָ֔/ם 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤌 otam-3 them them HTo/Sp3mp בַּ/מָּל֕וֹן 𐤁/𐤌𐤋𐤅𐤍 bamalon in the lodging place in the lodging-place HRd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher where that-which HTr תָּלִ֥ינוּ 𐤕𐤋𐤉𐤍𐤅 talinu you will lodge you will cause to lodge overnight HVqi2mp ב֖/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 vo in it HR/Sp3ms הַ/לָּֽיְלָה 𐤄/𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 halayelah tonight the night HTd/Ncmsa
Verse 5 וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms לָ/הֶם֙ 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 yehoshua Joshua YHWH saves Yehoshua HNp עִ֠בְרוּ 𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤅 iveru pass over Cross over! HVqv2mp לִ/פְנֵ֨י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc אֲר֧וֹן 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron the ark gathering chest of HNcbsc יְהוָ֛ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹֽהֵי/כֶ֖ם 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊𐤌 eloheykhem Mulimu (Lozi) your God your mighty one(s) HNcmpc/Sp2mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el into toward HR תּ֣וֹךְ 𐤕𐤅𐤊 tokhe the middle center of HNcmsc הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֑ן 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 hayareden of the Jordan the Descender the Yareden HTd/Np וְ/הָרִ֨ימוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌𐤅 veharimu and take up and lift high HC/Vhv2mp לָ/כֶ֜ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem for yourselves HR/Sp2mp אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish each man man HNcmsa אֶ֤בֶן 𐤀𐤁𐤍 even a stone building-stone HNcfsa אַחַת֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤕 achat Eka (Bemba) one one HAcfsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR שִׁכְמ֔/וֹ 𐤔𐤊𐤌/𐤅 shikhemo his shoulder his shoulder HNcmsc/Sp3ms לְ/מִסְפַּ֖ר 𐤋/𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤓 lemisepar according to the number to the count of HR/Ncmsc שִׁבְטֵ֥י 𐤔𐤁𐤈𐤉 shivetey of the tribes rods-of / tribal-branches-of HNcmpc בְנֵי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) of the sons sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp
Verse 7 וַ/אֲמַרְתֶּ֣ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤌 vaamaretem then you shall say and you said HC/Vqq2mp לָ/הֶ֗ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr נִכְרְת֜וּ 𐤍𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤅 nikheretu were cut off were cut off HVNp3cp מֵימֵ֤י 𐤌𐤉𐤌𐤉 meymey Amanzi (Zulu) waters of waters of HNcmpc הַ/יַּרְדֵּן֙ 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 hayareden the Jordan the Descender the Yareden HTd/Np מִ/פְּנֵי֙ 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉 mipeney before from the presence of HR/Ncbpc אֲר֣וֹן 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron the ark gathering chest of HNcbsc בְּרִית 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 berit of covenant binding agreement HNcfsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּ/עָבְר/וֹ֙ 𐤁/𐤏𐤁𐤓/𐤅 beavero when it crossed in his crossing over HR/Vqc/Sp3ms בַּ/יַּרְדֵּ֔ן 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 bayareden the Jordan in the Descender in Yareden HRd/Np נִכְרְת֖וּ 𐤍𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤅 nikheretu-2 were cut off were cut off HVNp3cp מֵ֣י 𐤌𐤉 mey Amanzi (Zulu) waters of waters of HNcmpc הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֑ן 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 hayareden-2 the Jordan the Descender the Yareden HTd/Np וְ֠/הָיוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤅 vehayu and they shall be and they became HC/Vqq3cp הָ/אֲבָנִ֨ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 haavanim these stones the building-stones HTd/Ncfpa הָ/אֵ֧לֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these ones HTd/Pdxcp לְ/זִכָּר֛וֹן 𐤋/𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤅𐤍 lezikaron for a memorial for remembrance HR/Ncmsa לִ/בְנֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉 liveney Bene (Bemba) to the sons of to sons of HR/Ncmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR עוֹלָֽם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam forever hidden age HNcmsa
Verse 8 וַ/יַּעֲשׂוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤅 vayaasu and they did and they did HC/Vqw3mp כֵ֣ן 𐤊𐤍 khen so thus HD בְּנֵי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) the sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֘ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which HR/Tr צִוָּ֣ה 𐤑𐤅𐤄 tsivah commanded he commanded HVpp3ms יְהוֹשֻׁעַ֒ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 yehoshua Joshua YHWH saves Yehoshua HNp וַ/יִּשְׂא֡וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤅 vayiseu and they took up and they lifted up HC/Vqw3mp שְׁתֵּֽי 𐤔𐤕𐤉 shetey two two HAcfdc עֶשְׂרֵ֨ה 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤄 esereh ten -esreh teen-suffix HAcfsa אֲבָנִ֜ים 𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 avanim stones stones HNcfpa מִ/תּ֣וֹךְ 𐤌/𐤕𐤅𐤊 mitokhe from the middle of from the midst of HR/Ncmsc הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֗ן 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 hayareden the Jordan the Descender the Yareden HTd/Np כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher-2 just as as that which HR/Tr דִּבֶּ֤ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 diber had spoken he declared HVpp3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 yehoshua-2 Joshua YHWH saves Yehoshua HNp לְ/מִסְפַּ֖ר 𐤋/𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤓 lemisepar according to the number of to the count of HR/Ncmsc שִׁבְטֵ֣י 𐤔𐤁𐤈𐤉 shivetey the tribes of rods-of / tribal-branches-of HNcmpc בְנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) the sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וַ/יַּעֲבִר֤וּ/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤅/𐤌 vayaavirum and they carried them over and they caused them to cross over HC/Vhw3mp/Sp3mp עִמָּ/ם֙ 𐤏𐤌/𐤌 imam with them with them HR/Sp3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR הַ/מָּל֔וֹן 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤅𐤍 hamalon the lodging place the lodging-place HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יַּנִּח֖וּ/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤇𐤅/𐤌 vayanichum and they set them down and they caused them to be placed HC/Vhw3mp/Sp3mp שָֽׁם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place HD
Verse 10 וְ/הַ/כֹּהֲנִ֞ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 vehakohanim and-the-priests and the officiating-priests HC/Td/Ncmpa נֹשְׂאֵ֣י 𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤉 noseey bearing bearing-ones of HVqrmpc הָ/אָר֗וֹן 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 haaron the-ark the gathering-chest HTd/Ncbsa עֹמְדִים֮ 𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤌 omedim stood standing ones HVqrmpa בְּ/ת֣וֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 betokhe in-the-midst-of in the midst of HR/Ncmsc הַ/יַּרְדֵּן֒ 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 hayareden the-Jordan the Descender the Yareden HTd/Np עַ֣ד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR תֹּ֣ם 𐤕𐤌 tom was-finished to be complete HVqc כָּֽל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc הַ֠/דָּבָר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar the-matter the spoken-matter HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr צִוָּ֨ה 𐤑𐤅𐤄 tsivah commanded he commanded HVpp3ms יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct-object-marker] object-marker HTo יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 yehoshua Joshua YHWH saves Yehoshua HNp לְ/דַבֵּ֣ר 𐤋/𐤃𐤁𐤓 ledaber to-speak to declare HR/Vpc אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הָ/עָ֔ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the-people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa כְּ/כֹ֛ל 𐤊/𐤊𐤋 kekhol according-to-all as the whole HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which HTr צִוָּ֥ה 𐤑𐤅𐤄 tsivah-2 commanded he commanded HVpp3ms מֹשֶׁ֖ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct-object-marker] object-marker HTo יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 yehoshua-2 Joshua YHWH saves Yehoshua HNp וַ/יְמַהֲר֥וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤄𐤓𐤅 vayemaharu and-hastened and they hurried HC/Vpw3mp הָ/עָ֖ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam-2 the-people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa וַֽ/יַּעֲבֹֽרוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤅 vayaavoru and-they-crossed and they crossed over HC/Vqw3mp
Verse 18 וַ֠/יְהִי 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi and it was and he became HC/Vqw3ms ב/עלות 𐤁/𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 vlvt when in ascending HR/Vqc כַּ/עֲל֨וֹת 𐤊/𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 kaalot the coming up as ascending HR/Vqc הַ/כֹּהֲנִ֜ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 hakohanim of the priests the officiating-priests HTd/Ncmpa נֹשְׂאֵ֨י 𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤉 noseey carrying bearing-ones of HVqrmpc אֲר֤וֹן 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron the ark gathering chest of HNcbsc בְּרִית 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 berit of the covenant binding agreement HNcfsc יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH Yahweh Yahweh HNp מִ/תּ֣וֹךְ 𐤌/𐤕𐤅𐤊 mitokhe from the middle from the midst of HR/Ncmsc הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֔ן 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 hayareden of the Jordan the Descender the Yareden HTd/Np נִתְּק֗וּ 𐤍𐤕𐤒𐤅 nitequ were pulled up they were torn away HVNp3cp כַּפּוֹת֙ 𐤊𐤐𐤅𐤕 kapot the soles cupped-hollows of HNcfpc רַגְלֵ֣י 𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉 rageley of the feet feet of HNcfdc הַ/כֹּהֲנִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 hakohanim-2 of the priests the officiating-priests HTd/Ncmpa אֶ֖ל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הֶ/חָרָבָ֑ה 𐤄/𐤇𐤓𐤁𐤄 hecharavah the dry ground desolated land HTd/Ncfsa וַ/יָּשֻׁ֤בוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 vayashuvu and returned and they turned back HC/Vqw3mp מֵֽי 𐤌𐤉 mey Amanzi (Zulu) the waters waters of HNcmpc הַ/יַּרְדֵּן֙ 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 hayareden-2 of the Jordan the Descender the Yareden HTd/Np לִ/מְקוֹמָ֔/ם 𐤋/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌/𐤌 limeqomam to their place to their standing-place HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp וַ/יֵּלְכ֥וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 vayelekhu and went they went HC/Vqw3mp כִ/תְמוֹל 𐤊/𐤕𐤌𐤅𐤋 khitemol as like yesterday HR/D שִׁלְשׁ֖וֹם 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤌 shileshom before three-days-ago HNcmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc גְּדוֹתָֽי/ו 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤅 gedotayv its banks his cut-formed riverbanks HNcfpc/Sp3ms
Verse 23 אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr הוֹבִישׁ֩ 𐤄𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤔 hovish dried up he dried up HVhp3ms יְהוָ֨ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵי/כֶ֜ם 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊𐤌 eloheykhem Mulimu (Lozi) your God your mighty one(s) HNcmpc/Sp2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo מֵ֧י 𐤌𐤉 mey Amanzi (Zulu) waters of waters of HNcmpc הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֛ן 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 hayareden the Jordan the Descender the Yareden HTd/Np מִ/פְּנֵי/כֶ֖ם 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊𐤌 mipeneykhem from before you from your presence HR/Ncbpc/Sp2mp עַֽד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR עָבְרְ/כֶ֑ם 𐤏𐤁𐤓/𐤊𐤌 averekhem you crossed your crossing over HVqc/Sp2mp כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher just as as that which HR/Tr עָשָׂה֩ 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah did he did HVqp3ms יְהוָ֨ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵי/כֶ֧ם 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊𐤌 eloheykhem-2 Mulimu (Lozi) your God your mighty one(s) HNcmpc/Sp2mp לְ/יַם 𐤋/𐤉𐤌 leyam to the sea to the sea HR/Ncmsc ס֛וּף 𐤎𐤅𐤐 suf of Reeds reed HNcmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which that-which HTr הוֹבִ֥ישׁ 𐤄𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤔 hovish-2 he dried up he dried up HVhp3ms מִ/פָּנֵ֖י/נוּ 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤍𐤅 mipaneynu from before us from our presence HR/Ncbpc/Sp1cp עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad-2 until up to HR עָבְרֵֽ/נוּ 𐤏𐤁𐤓/𐤍𐤅 averenu we crossed our crossing over HVqc/Sp1cp