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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וַ/יְצַוּוּ֮ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤅𐤅 vayetsauu and they commanded and they commanded HC/Vpw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the 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 your seeing HR/Vqc/Sp2mp אֵ֣ת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 the object-marker HTo אֲר֤וֹן 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron ark gathering chest of HNcbsc בְּרִית 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 berit of the covenant binding agreement HNcfsc יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹ֣הֵי/כֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊𐤌 eloheykhem Mulimu (Lozi) your God your mighty one(s) 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 Levites the Leviyim HTd/Ngmpa נֹשְׂאִ֖ים 𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤉𐤌 noseim bearing the lifting ones HVqrmpa אֹת֑/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto it him HTo/Sp3ms וְ/אַתֶּ֗ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤌 veatem then you and you men HC/Pp2mp תִּסְעוּ֙ 𐤕𐤎𐤏𐤅 tiseu shall set out you will break camp 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 went HC/Vqq2mp אַחֲרָֽי/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤅 acharayv after it behind him HR/Sp3ms
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אַ֣ךְ 𐤀𐤊 akhe only surely HTa רָח֣וֹק 𐤓𐤇𐤅𐤒 rachoq distant far-off HAamsa יִהְיֶ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh there shall be he will come to be HVqi3ms בֵּֽינֵי/כֶם֙ 𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊𐤌 beyneykhem between you between you all 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 like two thousand HR/Acbpa אַמָּ֖ה 𐤀𐤌𐤄 amah cubits forearm-measure HNcfsa בַּ/מִּדָּ֑ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤃𐤄 bamidah by measure in the measure HRd/Ncfsa אַֽל 𐤀𐤋 al not upon / over HTn תִּקְרְב֣וּ 𐤕𐤒𐤓𐤁𐤅 tiqerevu come near you draw near HVqj2mp אֵלָ֗י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to it toward him HR/Sp3ms לְמַ֤עַן 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan so that in order that HR אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr תֵּֽדְעוּ֙ 𐤕𐤃𐤏𐤅 tedeu you may know you (masculine plural) will know HVqi2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker HTo הַ/דֶּ֨רֶךְ֙ 𐤄/𐤃𐤓𐤊 haderekhe way the trodden path HTd/Ncbsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 by which that-which HTr תֵּֽלְכוּ 𐤕𐤋𐤊𐤅 telekhu you shall go you will go HVqi2mp בָ֔/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 vah in it HR/Sp3fs כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC לֹ֧א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn עֲבַרְתֶּ֛ם 𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤕𐤌 avaretem you have passed you all crossed over HVqp2mp בַּ/דֶּ֖רֶךְ 𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤊 baderekhe this way in the path HRd/Ncbsa מִ/תְּמ֥וֹל 𐤌/𐤕𐤌𐤅𐤋 mitemol from yesterday from previously HR/D שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤌 shileshom and the day before three-days-ago HNcmsa
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וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And Joshua said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 yehoshua Joshua YHWH saves Yehoshua HNp בְּ/זֹאת֙ 𐤁/𐤆𐤀𐤕 bezot by this in this HR/Pdxfs תֵּֽדְע֔וּ/ן 𐤕𐤃𐤏𐤅/𐤍 tedeun you shall know you (masculine plural) will know HVqi2mp/Sn כִּ֛י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC אֵ֥ל 𐤀𐤋 el God toward HNcmsa חַ֖י 𐤇𐤉 chay living living HAamsa בְּ/קִרְבְּ/כֶ֑ם 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁/𐤊𐤌 beqirebekhem among you in your midst HR/Ncmsc/Sp2mp וְ/הוֹרֵ֣שׁ 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤔 vehoresh and dispossessing and causing to 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 presence HR/Ncbpc/Sp2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הַ/כְּנַעֲנִ֨י 𐤄/𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉 hakenaani the Canaanite the Kenaanite the Kenaani HTd/Ngmsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [et] and object-marker HC/To הַ/חִתִּ֜י 𐤄/𐤇𐤕𐤉 hachiti the Hittite the Hittite man the Chiti HTd/Ngmsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and [et] and object-marker HC/To הַ/חִוִּ֗י 𐤄/𐤇𐤅𐤉 hachivi the Hivite the Hivite the Chivi HTd/Ngmsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-3 and [et] and object-marker HC/To הַ/פְּרִזִּי֙ 𐤄/𐤐𐤓𐤆𐤉 haperizi the Perizzite the open-country dweller the Perizi HTd/Ngmsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-4 and [et] and object-marker HC/To הַ/גִּרְגָּשִׁ֔י 𐤄/𐤂𐤓𐤂𐤔𐤉 hagiregashi the Girgashite the Girgashite the Giregashi HTd/Ngmsa וְ/הָ/אֱמֹרִ֖י 𐤅/𐤄/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉 vehaemori and the Amorite and the Amorite and the Emori HC/Td/Ngmsa וְ/הַ/יְבוּסִֽי 𐤅/𐤄/𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤎𐤉 vehayevusi and the Jebusite and the Yebusi and the Yevusi HC/Td/Ngmsa
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וְ/הָיָ֡ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and it will be and he/it became HC/Vqq3ms כְּ/נ֣וֹחַ 𐤊/𐤍𐤅𐤇 kenocha when resting as resting HR/Vqc כַּפּ֣וֹת 𐤊𐤐𐤅𐤕 kapot soles cupped-hollows 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 bearing-ones of HVqrmpc אֲר֨וֹן 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron ark gathering chest of HNcbsc יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֲד֤וֹן 𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤍 adon Lord lord HNcmsc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc הָ/אָ֨רֶץ֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa בְּ/מֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤌𐤉 bemey Amanzi (Zulu) in waters in waters of HR/Ncmpc הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֔ן 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 hayareden the Jordan the Descender the Yareden HTd/Np מֵ֤י 𐤌𐤉 mey Amanzi (Zulu) waters waters of HNcmpc הַ/יַּרְדֵּן֙ 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 hayareden-2 the Jordan the Descender the Yareden HTd/Np יִכָּ֣רֵת֔וּ/ן 𐤉𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤅/𐤍 yikaretun will be cut off they will 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 above HR/R/D/Sd וְ/יַעַמְד֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤅 veyaamedu and they will stand and they will stand HC/Vqi3mp נֵ֥ד 𐤍𐤃 ned heap heaped mound HNcmsa אֶחָֽד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one HAcmsa
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וּ/כְ/ב֞וֹא 𐤅/𐤊/𐤁𐤅𐤀 ukhevo and-as-coming and as entering HC/R/Vqc נֹשְׂאֵ֤י 𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤉 noseey the-bearers-of bearing-ones of HVqrmpc הָֽ/אָרוֹן֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 haaron the-ark the gathering-chest HTd/Ncbsa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad unto up to HR הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֔ן 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 hayareden the-Jordan the Descender the Yareden HTd/Np וְ/רַגְלֵ֤י 𐤅/𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉 verageley and-feet-of and feet of HC/Ncfdc הַ/כֹּֽהֲנִים֙ 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 hakohanim the-priests the officiating-priests HTd/Ncmpa נֹשְׂאֵ֣י 𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤉 noseey-2 bearing bearing-ones of HVqrmpc הָֽ/אָר֔וֹן 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 haaron-2 the-ark the gathering-chest HTd/Ncbsa נִטְבְּל֖וּ 𐤍𐤈𐤁𐤋𐤅 nitebelu were-dipped were immersed HVNp3cp בִּ/קְצֵ֣ה 𐤁/𐤒𐤑𐤄 biqetseh in-edge-of at 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 and the Yareden HC/Td/Np מָלֵא֙ 𐤌𐤋𐤀 male full full HVqp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc גְּדוֹתָ֔י/ו 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤅 gedotayv its-banks his cut-formed riverbanks HNcfpc/Sp3ms כֹּ֖ל 𐤊𐤋 kol all the whole of HNcmsc יְמֵ֥י 𐤉𐤌𐤉 yemey days-of days of HNcmpc קָצִֽיר 𐤒𐤑𐤉𐤓 qatsir harvest harvest HNcmsa
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וַ/יַּעַמְד֡וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤅 vayaamedu and stood and they stood 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 above HR/R/D/Sd קָ֣מוּ 𐤒𐤌𐤅 qamu rose up they rose up HVqp3cp נֵד 𐤍𐤃 ned heap heaped mound HNcmsa אֶחָ֗ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one HAcmsa הַרְחֵ֨ק 𐤄𐤓𐤇𐤒 harecheq far away to cause distance HVha מְאֹ֜ד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod very with great force HD ב/אדם 𐤁/𐤀𐤃𐤌 vdm at Adam in Adam in Adam HRd/Np מֵֽ/אָדָ֤ם 𐤌/𐤀𐤃𐤌 meadam from Adam from a human being from Adam HR/Np הָ/עִיר֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the city the watchful settlement HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁר֙ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that is that-which HTr מִ/צַּ֣ד 𐤌/𐤑𐤃 mitsad beside from side of HR/Ncmsc צָֽרְתָ֔ן 𐤑𐤓𐤕𐤍 tsaretan Zaretan Tsar'tan Tsaretan HNp וְ/הַ/יֹּרְדִ֗ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤉𐤌 vehayoredim and those coming down and the ones descending HC/Td/Vqrmpa עַ֣ל 𐤏𐤋 al toward upon HR יָ֧ם 𐤉𐤌 yam the sea sea of HNcmsc הָ/עֲרָבָ֛ה 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤁𐤄 haaravah of the Arabah the arid plain HTd/Ncfsa יָם 𐤉𐤌 yam-2 sea sea of HNcmsc הַ/מֶּ֖לַח 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤇 hamelach the Salt Sea the salt HTd/Ncmsa תַּ֣מּוּ 𐤕𐤌𐤅 tamu ceased they were complete HVqp3cp נִכְרָ֑תוּ 𐤍𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤅 nikheratu were cut off were cut off HVNp3cp וְ/הָ/עָ֥ם 𐤅/𐤄/𐤏𐤌 vehaam and the people and the gathered 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 Jericho Yericho HNp
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וַ/יַּעַמְד֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤅 vayaamedu and stood and they stood HC/Vqw3mp הַ/כֹּהֲנִ֡ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 hakohanim the priests the officiating-priests HTd/Ncmpa נֹ֠שְׂאֵי 𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤉 noseey bearing bearing-ones of HVqrmpc הָ/אָר֨וֹן 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 haaron the ark the gathering-chest HTd/Ncbsa בְּרִית 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 berit of covenant binding agreement HNcfsc יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בֶּ/חָֽרָבָ֛ה 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁𐤄 becharavah on dry ground in a desolated 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 the Yareden HTd/Np הָכֵ֑ן 𐤄𐤊𐤍 hakhen firmly firmly establish HVha וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and whole of HC/Ncmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp עֹֽבְרִים֙ 𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 overim were crossing the crossing-ones HVqrmpa בֶּ/חָ֣רָבָ֔ה 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁𐤄 becharavah-2 on dry ground in a desolated land HRd/Ncfsa עַ֤ד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr תַּ֨מּוּ֙ 𐤕𐤌𐤅 tamu had finished they were complete HVqp3cp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc הַ/גּ֔וֹי 𐤄/𐤂𐤅𐤉 hagoy the nation the people-group HTd/Ncmsa לַ/עֲבֹ֖ר 𐤋/𐤏𐤁𐤓 laavor to cross over to cross over HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker HTo הַ/יַּרְדֵּֽן 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 hayareden-2 the Jordan the Descender the Yareden HTd/Np