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Joshua 5:5

כִּֽי־מֻלִ֣ים הָי֔וּ כָּל־הָעָ֖ם הַיֹּֽצְאִ֑ים וְכָל־֠הָעָם הַיִּלֹּדִ֨ים בַּמִּדְבָּ֥ר בַּדֶּ֛רֶךְ בְּצֵאתָ֥ם מִמִּצְרַ֖יִם לֹא־מָֽלוּ׃ For all the people who came out were circumcised, but all the people born in the wilderness on the way after they came out of Mitsrayim were not circumcised. … Continue reading

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Joshua 5:4

וְזֶ֥ה הַדָּבָ֖ר אֲשֶׁר־מָ֣ל יְהֹושֻׁ֑עַ כָּל־הָעָ֣ם הַיֹּצֵא֩ מִמִּצְרַ֨יִם הַזְּכָרִ֜ים כֹּ֣ל אַנְשֵׁ֣י הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה מֵ֤תוּ בַמִּדְבָּר֙ בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ בְּצֵאתָ֖ם מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ And this is the reason why Yehoshua circumcised: all the people who came out of Mitsrayim, the males, all the men of war, died … Continue reading

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Joshua 5:3

וַיַּעַשׂ־לֹ֥ו יְהֹושֻׁ֖עַ חַֽרְבֹ֣ות צֻרִ֑ים וַיָּ֨מָל֙ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶל־גִּבְעַ֖ת הָעֲרָלֹֽות׃ And Yehoshua made for himself flint knives and circumcised the sons of Yisraʾel at Givʿat Haʿaralot.   Morphology וַיַּעַשׂ־לֹ֥ו (vayya‘as-lo) – Root: עָשָׂה; Form: Qal imperfect consecutive 3rd person masculine singular … Continue reading

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Joshua 5:2

בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֗יא אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־יְהֹושֻׁ֔עַ עֲשֵׂ֥ה לְךָ֖ חַֽרְבֹ֣ות צֻרִ֑ים וְשׁ֛וּב מֹ֥ל אֶת־בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל שֵׁנִֽית׃ At that time, YHWH said to Yehoshua, “Make for yourself flint knives and again circumcise the sons of Yisraʾel a second time.”   Morphology בָּעֵ֣ת (ba‘ēt) – … Continue reading

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Joshua 5:1

וַיְהִ֣י כִשְׁמֹ֣עַ כָּל־מַלְכֵ֣י הָאֱמֹרִ֡י אֲשֶׁר֩ בְּעֵ֨בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֜ן יָ֗מָּה וְכָל־מַלְכֵ֤י הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הַיָּ֔ם אֵ֠ת אֲשֶׁר־הֹובִ֨ישׁ יְהוָ֜ה אֶת־מֵ֧י הַיַּרְדֵּ֛ן מִפְּנֵ֥י בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עַד־עברנו וַיִּמַּ֣ס לְבָבָ֗ם וְלֹא־הָ֨יָה בָ֥ם עֹוד֙ ר֔וּחַ מִפְּנֵ֖י בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס And it happened, when all the kings of the Emori who … Continue reading

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Joshua 4:24

לְ֠מַעַן דַּ֜עַת כָּל־עַמֵּ֤י הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ אֶת־יַ֣ד יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֥י חֲזָקָ֖ה הִ֑יא לְמַ֧עַן יְרָאתֶ֛ם אֶת־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃ ס So that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of YHWH, that it is mighty, so that you may fear YHWH your … Continue reading

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Joshua 4:23

אֲשֶׁר־הֹובִישׁ֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֜ם אֶת־מֵ֧י הַיַּרְדֵּ֛ן מִפְּנֵיכֶ֖ם עַֽד־עָבְרְכֶ֑ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂה֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֧ם לְיַם־ס֛וּף אֲשֶׁר־הֹובִ֥ישׁ מִפָּנֵ֖ינוּ עַד־עָבְרֵֽנוּ׃ That YHWH your God dried up the waters of the Yarden before you until you crossed, just as YHWH your God did to the Sea … Continue reading

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Joshua 4:22

וְהֹודַעְתֶּ֖ם אֶת־בְּנֵיכֶ֣ם לֵאמֹ֑ר בַּיַּבָּשָׁה֙ עָבַ֣ר יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן הַזֶּֽה׃ And you shall make known to your children, saying, ‘On dry ground Yisra’el crossed this Yarden.’   Morphology וְהֹודַעְתֶּ֖ם (vǝhōdaʿtem) – Root: יָדַע (to know); Form: Hifil perfect 2nd person masculine plural; … Continue reading

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Joshua 4:21

וַיֹּ֛אמֶר אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר אֲשֶׁר֩ יִשְׁאָל֨וּן בְּנֵיכֶ֤ם מָחָר֙ אֶת־אֲבֹותָ֣ם לֵאמֹ֔ר מָ֖ה הָאֲבָנִ֥ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ And he said to the sons of Yisraʾel, saying, “When your children ask their fathers tomorrow, saying, ‘What are these stones?’   Morphology וַיֹּ֛אמֶר (vayyōmer) – Root: … Continue reading

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Joshua 4:20

וְאֵת֩ שְׁתֵּ֨ים עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה הָֽאֲבָנִים֙ הָאֵ֔לֶּה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לָקְח֖וּ מִן־הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן הֵקִ֥ים יְהֹושֻׁ֖עַ בַּגִּלְגָּֽל׃ And these twelve stones that they took from the Yarden, Yehoshua set up at the Gilgal.   Morphology וְאֵת֩ (vǝʾēt) – Root: אֵת (direct object marker); Form: Conjunction וְ … Continue reading

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Joshua 4:19

וְהָעָ֗ם עָלוּ֙ מִן־הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן בֶּעָשֹׂ֖ור לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָרִאשֹׁ֑ון וַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙ בַּגִּלְגָּ֔ל בִּקְצֵ֖ה מִזְרַ֥ח יְרִיחֹֽו׃ And the people came up from the Yarden on the tenth of the first month and camped at the Gilgal on the eastern border of Yeriḥo.   Morphology וְהָעָ֗ם … Continue reading

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Joshua 4:18

וַ֠יְהִי בעלות הַכֹּהֲנִ֜ים נֹשְׂאֵ֨י אֲרֹ֤ון בְּרִית־יְהוָה֙ מִתֹּ֣וךְ הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן נִתְּק֗וּ כַּפֹּות֙ רַגְלֵ֣י הַכֹּהֲנִ֔ים אֶ֖ל הֶחָרָבָ֑ה וַיָּשֻׁ֤בוּ מֵֽי־הַיַּרְדֵּן֙ לִמְקֹומָ֔ם וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ כִתְמֹול־שִׁלְשֹׁ֖ום עַל־כָּל־גְּדֹותָֽיו׃ And it was, when the priests bearing the ark of the covenant of YHWH came up from the midst of … Continue reading

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Joshua 4:17

וַיְצַ֣ו יְהֹושֻׁ֔עַ אֶת־הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים לֵאמֹ֑ר עֲל֖וּ מִן־הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ And Yehoshua commanded the priests, saying, “Go up from the Yarden.”   Morphology וַיְצַ֣ו (vayyǝtsav) – Root: צָוָה (to command); Form: Piel wayyiqtol (vav-consecutive imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he commanded”. יְהֹושֻׁ֔עַ … Continue reading

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Joshua 4:16

צַוֵּה֙ אֶת־הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים נֹשְׂאֵ֖י אֲרֹ֣ון הָעֵד֑וּת וְיַעֲל֖וּ מִן־הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ “Command the priests, bearers of the Ark of the Testimony, that they come up from the Yarden.”   Morphology צַוֵּה֙ (tsavveh) – Root: צָוָה (to command); Form: Piel imperative masculine singular; Translation: “command”. … Continue reading

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Joshua 4:15

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־יְהֹושֻׁ֖עַ לֵאמֹֽר׃ And YHWH said to Yehoshua, saying,   Morphology וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (vayyōmer) – Root: אָמַר (to say); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav consecutive; Translation: “and said”. יְהוָ֔ה (YHWH) – Root: יְהוָה (YHWH); Form: Proper … Continue reading

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Joshua 4:14

בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֗וּא גִּדַּ֤ל יְהוָה֙ אֶת־יְהֹושֻׁ֔עַ בְּעֵינֵ֖י כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּֽרְא֣וּ אֹתֹ֔ו כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר יָרְא֥וּ אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֖ה כָּל־יְמֵ֥י חַיָּֽיו׃ פ On that day YHWH exalted Yehoshua in the eyes of all Yisraʾel, and they revered him as they had revered Moshe all the days of … Continue reading

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Joshua 4:13

כְּאַרְבָּעִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף חֲלוּצֵ֣י הַצָּבָ֑א עָבְר֞וּ לִפְנֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה אֶ֖ל עַֽרְבֹ֥ות יְרִיחֹֽו׃ ס About forty thousand armed for battle crossed over before YHWH for war to the plains of Yeriḥo.    Morphology כְּאַרְבָּעִ֥ים (kəʾarbaʿîm) – Root: אַרְבַּע (four); Form: Numeral masculine … Continue reading

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Joshua 4:12

וַ֠יַּעַבְרוּ בְּנֵי־רְאוּבֵ֨ן וּבְנֵי־גָ֜ד וַחֲצִ֨י שֵׁ֤בֶט הַֽמְנַשֶּׁה֙ חֲמֻשִׁ֔ים לִפְנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר דִּבֶּ֥ר אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מֹשֶֽׁה׃ And the sons of Reʾuven, and the sons of Gad, and the half-tribe of Menashshe crossed over armed before the sons of Yisraʾel, as Moshe had … Continue reading

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Joshua 4:11

וַיְהִ֛י כַּֽאֲשֶׁר־תַּ֥ם כָּל־הָעָ֖ם לַֽעֲבֹ֑ור וַיַּעֲבֹ֧ר אֲרֹון־יְהוָ֛ה וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים לִפְנֵ֥י הָעָֽם׃ And it was when all the people had finished crossing, that the ark of YHWH and the priests crossed before the people.   Morphology וַיְהִ֛י (vayyəhî) – Root: הָיָה (to be); … Continue reading

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Joshua 4:10

וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֞ים נֹשְׂאֵ֣י הָאָרֹ֗ון עֹמְדִים֮ בְּתֹ֣וךְ הַיַּרְדֵּן֒ עַ֣ד תֹּ֣ם כָּֽל־֠הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֨ה יְהוָ֤ה אֶת־יְהֹושֻׁ֨עַ֙ לְדַבֵּ֣ר אֶל־הָעָ֔ם כְּכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֥ה מֹשֶׁ֖ה אֶת־יְהֹושֻׁ֑עַ וַיְמַהֲר֥וּ הָעָ֖ם וַֽיַּעֲבֹֽרוּ׃ And the priests carrying the ark stood in the midst of the Yarden until all the matter was completed … Continue reading

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Joshua 4:9

וּשְׁתֵּ֧ים עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה אֲבָנִ֗ים הֵקִ֣ים יְהֹושֻׁעַ֮ בְּתֹ֣וךְ הַיַּרְדֵּן֒ תַּ֗חַת מַצַּב֙ רַגְלֵ֣י הַכֹּהֲנִ֔ים נֹשְׂאֵ֖י אֲרֹ֣ון הַבְּרִ֑ית וַיִּ֣הְיוּ שָׁ֔ם עַ֖ד הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ And twelve stones Yehoshua set up in the midst of the Yarden, under the place of the feet of the priests … Continue reading

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Joshua 4:8

וַיַּעֲשׂוּ־כֵ֣ן בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוָּ֣ה יְהֹושֻׁעַ֒ וַיִּשְׂא֡וּ שְׁתֵּֽי־עֶשְׂרֵ֨ה אֲבָנִ֜ים מִתֹּ֣וךְ הַיַּרְדֵּ֗ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־יְהֹושֻׁ֔עַ לְמִסְפַּ֖ר שִׁבְטֵ֣י בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיַּעֲבִר֤וּם עִמָּם֙ אֶל־הַמָּלֹ֔ון וַיַּנִּח֖וּם שָֽׁם׃ And the children of Yisraʾel did so, as Yehoshua commanded, and took up twelve stones from the midst … Continue reading

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Joshua 4:7

וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣ם לָהֶ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר נִכְרְת֜וּ מֵימֵ֤י הַיַּרְדֵּן֙ מִפְּנֵי֙ אֲרֹ֣ון בְּרִית־יְהוָ֔ה בְּעָבְרֹו֙ בַּיַּרְדֵּ֔ן נִכְרְת֖וּ מֵ֣י הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן וְ֠הָיוּ הָאֲבָנִ֨ים הָאֵ֧לֶּה לְזִכָּרֹ֛ון לִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עַד־עֹולָֽם׃ Then you shall say to them, ‘The waters of the Yarden were cut off before the Ark of the … Continue reading

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Joshua 4:6

לְמַ֗עַן תִּֽהְיֶ֛ה זֹ֥את אֹ֖ות בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑ם כִּֽי־יִשְׁאָל֨וּן בְּנֵיכֶ֤ם מָחָר֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר מָ֛ה הָאֲבָנִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה לָכֶֽם׃ So that this may be a sign among you, when your children ask tomorrow, saying, ‘What are these stones to you?’   Morphology לְמַ֗עַן (ləmaʿan) – Root: … Continue reading

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Joshua 4:5

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ יְהֹושֻׁ֔עַ עִ֠בְרוּ לִפְנֵ֨י אֲרֹ֧ון יְהוָ֛ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם אֶל־תֹּ֣וךְ הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן וְהָרִ֨ימוּ לָכֶ֜ם אִ֣ישׁ אֶ֤בֶן אַחַת֙ עַל־שִׁכְמֹ֔ו לְמִסְפַּ֖ר שִׁבְטֵ֥י בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And Yehoshua said to them, “Pass before the Ark of YHWH your God into the midst of the Yarden, and lift … Continue reading

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Joshua 4:4

וַיִּקְרָ֣א יְהֹושֻׁ֗עַ אֶל־שְׁנֵ֤ים הֶֽעָשָׂר֙ אִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֵכִ֖ין מִבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אִישׁ־אֶחָ֥ד אִישׁ־אֶחָ֖ד מִשָּֽׁבֶט׃ And Yehoshua called to the twelve men whom he had prepared from the sons of Yisraʾel, one man from each tribe.   Morphology וַיִּקְרָ֣א (vayyiqrā) – Root: קָרָא … Continue reading

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Joshua 4:3

וְצַוּ֣וּ אֹותָם֮ לֵאמֹר֒ שְׂאֽוּ־לָכֶ֨ם מִזֶּ֜ה מִתֹּ֣וךְ הַיַּרְדֵּ֗ן מִמַּצַּב֙ רַגְלֵ֣י הַכֹּהֲנִ֔ים הָכִ֖ין שְׁתֵּים־עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה אֲבָנִ֑ים וְהַעֲבַרְתֶּ֤ם אֹותָם֙ עִמָּכֶ֔ם וְהִנַּחְתֶּ֣ם אֹותָ֔ם בַּמָּלֹ֕ון אֲשֶׁר־תָּלִ֥ינוּ בֹ֖ו הַלָּֽיְלָה׃ ס And command them, saying: ‘Take for yourselves from here, from the midst of the Jordan, from the … Continue reading

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Joshua 4:2

קְח֤וּ לָכֶם֙ מִן־הָעָ֔ם שְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖ר אֲנָשִׁ֑ים אִישׁ־אֶחָ֥ד אִישׁ־אֶחָ֖ד מִשָּֽׁבֶט׃ “Take for yourselves from the people twelve men, one man from each tribe,   Morphology קְח֤וּ (qəḥū) – Root: לָקַח (to take); Form: Qal imperative masculine plural; Translation: “take”. לָכֶם֙ (lāḵem) … Continue reading

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Joshua 4:1

וַיְהִי֙ כַּאֲשֶׁר־תַּ֣מּוּ כָל־הַגֹּ֔וי לַעֲבֹ֖ור אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן פ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־יְהֹושֻׁ֖עַ לֵאמֹֽר׃ And it happened when all the nation had finished crossing the Yarden, that YHWH spoke to Yehoshua, saying,   Morphology וַיְהִי֙ (wayhî) – Root: הָיָה (to be, happen); Form: Qal … Continue reading

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Joshua 3:17

וַיַּעַמְד֣וּ הַכֹּהֲנִ֡ים נֹ֠שְׂאֵי הָאָרֹ֨ון בְּרִית־יְהוָ֜ה בֶּחָֽרָבָ֛ה בְּתֹ֥וךְ הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן הָכֵ֑ן וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל עֹֽבְרִים֙ בֶּחָ֣רָבָ֔ה עַ֤ד אֲשֶׁר־תַּ֨מּוּ֙ כָּל־הַגֹּ֔וי לַעֲבֹ֖ר אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ And the priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant of YHWH stood firm on dry ground in the midst of the Yarden, and … Continue reading

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