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Joshua 3:16

וַיַּעַמְד֡וּ הַמַּיִם֩ הַיֹּרְדִ֨ים מִלְמַ֜עְלָה קָ֣מוּ נֵד־אֶחָ֗ד הַרְחֵ֨ק מְאֹ֜ד בְּאָדָם הָעִיר֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ מִצַּ֣ד צָֽרְתָ֔ן וְהַיֹּרְדִ֗ים עַ֣ל יָ֧ם הָעֲרָבָ֛ה יָם־הַמֶּ֖לַח תַּ֣מּוּ נִכְרָ֑תוּ וְהָעָ֥ם עָבְר֖וּ נֶ֥גֶד יְרִיחֹֽו׃ And the waters descending from above stood and rose up in one heap, very far off … Continue reading

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Joshua 3:15

וּכְבֹ֞וא נֹשְׂאֵ֤י הָֽאָרֹון֙ עַד־הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן וְרַגְלֵ֤י הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ נֹשְׂאֵ֣י הָֽאָרֹ֔ון נִטְבְּל֖וּ בִּקְצֵ֣ה הַמָּ֑יִם וְהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ן מָלֵא֙ עַל־כָּל־גְּדֹותָ֔יו כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֥י קָצִֽיר׃ And when the bearers of the Ark came to the Yarden, and the feet of the priests bearing the Ark were dipped in … Continue reading

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Joshua 3:14

וַיְהִ֗י בִּנְסֹ֤עַ הָעָם֙ מֵאָ֣הֳלֵיהֶ֔ם לַעֲבֹ֖ר אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים נֹֽשְׂאֵ֛י הָאָרֹ֥ון הַבְּרִ֖ית לִפְנֵ֥י הָעָֽם׃ And it came to pass, when the people set out from their tents to cross the Yarden, and the priests bearing the Ark of the Covenant before the … Continue reading

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Joshua 3:13

וְהָיָ֡ה כְּנֹ֣וחַ כַּפֹּ֣ות רַגְלֵ֣י הַכֹּהֲנִ֡ים נֹשְׂאֵי֩ אֲרֹ֨ון יְהוָ֜ה אֲדֹ֤ון כָּל־הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ בְּמֵ֣י הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן מֵ֤י הַיַּרְדֵּן֙ יִכָּ֣רֵת֔וּן הַמַּ֥יִם הַיֹּרְדִ֖ים מִלְמָ֑עְלָה וְיַעַמְד֖וּ נֵ֥ד אֶחָֽד׃ And it shall come to pass, when the soles of the feet of the priests bearing the Ark of … Continue reading

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Joshua 3:12

וְעַתָּ֗ה קְח֤וּ לָכֶם֙ שְׁנֵ֣י עָשָׂ֣ר אִ֔ישׁ מִשִּׁבְטֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אִישׁ־אֶחָ֥ד אִישׁ־אֶחָ֖ד לַשָּֽׁבֶט׃ And now, take for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Yisraʾel, one man, one man from each tribe.   Morphology וְעַתָּ֗ה (veʿattāh) – Root: עַתָּה (now); Form: Conjunction … Continue reading

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Joshua 3:11

הִנֵּה֙ אֲרֹ֣ון הַבְּרִ֔ית אֲדֹ֖ון כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ עֹבֵ֥ר לִפְנֵיכֶ֖ם בַּיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ Behold, the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord of all the earth is passing before you into the Yarden.   Morphology הִנֵּה֙ (hinneh) – Root: הִנֵּה (behold); Form: Interjection; Translation: “Behold”. … Continue reading

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Joshua 3:10

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהֹושֻׁ֔עַ בְּזֹאת֙ תֵּֽדְע֔וּן כִּ֛י אֵ֥ל חַ֖י בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑ם וְהֹורֵ֣שׁ יֹורִ֣ישׁ מִ֠פְּנֵיכֶם אֶת־הַכְּנַעֲנִ֨י וְאֶת־הַחִתִּ֜י וְאֶת־הַחִוִּ֗י וְאֶת־הַפְּרִזִּי֙ וְאֶת־הַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֔י וְהָאֱמֹרִ֖י וְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ And Yehoshua said, “By this you shall know that the living God is among you, and He will certainly drive out from … Continue reading

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Joshua 3:9

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהֹושֻׁ֖עַ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל גֹּ֣שׁוּ הֵ֔נָּה וְשִׁמְע֕וּ אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶֽם׃ And Yehoshua said to the sons of Yisraʾel, “Come near here and hear the words of YHWH your God.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (wayyōʾmer) – Root: א־מ־ר (to say); Form: Qal … Continue reading

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Joshua 3:8

וְאַתָּ֗ה תְּצַוֶּה֙ אֶת־הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים נֹשְׂאֵ֥י אֲרֹֽון־הַבְּרִ֖ית לֵאמֹ֑ר כְּבֹאֲכֶ֗ם עַד־קְצֵה֙ מֵ֣י הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן בַּיַּרְדֵּ֖ן תַּעֲמֹֽדוּ׃ פ And you shall command the priests who carry the Ark of the Covenant, saying, “When you come to the edge of the waters of the Yarden, in … Continue reading

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Joshua 3:7

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־יְהֹושֻׁ֔עַ הַיֹּ֣ום הַזֶּ֗ה אָחֵל֙ גַּדֶּלְךָ֔ בְּעֵינֵ֖י כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֲשֶׁר֙ יֵֽדְע֔וּן כִּ֗י כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיִ֛יתִי עִם־מֹשֶׁ֖ה אֶהְיֶ֥ה עִמָּֽךְ׃ And YHWH said to Yehoshua, “This day I will begin to exalt you in the eyes of all Yisraʾel, that they may know … Continue reading

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Joshua 3:6

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהֹושֻׁ֨עַ֙ אֶל־הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים לֵאמֹ֔ר שְׂאוּ֙ אֶת־אֲרֹ֣ון הַבְּרִ֔ית וְעִבְר֖וּ לִפְנֵ֣י הָעָ֑ם וַיִּשְׂאוּ֙ אֶת־אֲרֹ֣ון הַבְּרִ֔ית וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ לִפְנֵ֥י הָעָֽם׃ ס And Yehoshua said to the priests, saying, “Take up the Ark of the Covenant and cross before the people.” And they took up … Continue reading

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Joshua 3:5

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר יְהֹושֻׁ֛עַ אֶל־הָעָ֖ם הִתְקַדָּ֑שׁוּ כִּ֣י מָחָ֗ר יַעֲשֶׂ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֖ם נִפְלָאֹֽות׃ And Yehoshua said to the people, “Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow YHWH will do wonders among you.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (vayyōmer) – Root: א־מ־ר (to say); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd … Continue reading

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Joshua 3:4

אַ֣ךְ רָחֹ֣וק יִהְיֶ֗ה בֵּֽינֵיכֶם֙ ובינו כְּאַלְפַּ֥יִם אַמָּ֖ה בַּמִּדָּ֑ה אַֽל־תִּקְרְב֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו לְמַ֤עַן אֲשֶׁר־תֵּֽדְעוּ֙ אֶת־הַדֶּ֨רֶךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תֵּֽלְכוּ־בָ֔הּ כִּ֣י לֹ֧א עֲבַרְתֶּ֛ם בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ מִתְּמֹ֥ול שִׁלְשֹֽׁום׃ ס However, there shall be a distance between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure; do not … Continue reading

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Joshua 3:3

וַיְצַוּוּ֮ אֶת־הָעָ֣ם לֵאמֹר֒ כִּרְאֹֽותְכֶ֗ם אֵ֣ת אֲרֹ֤ון בְּרִית־יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם וְהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ הַלְוִיִּ֔ם נֹשְׂאִ֖ים אֹתֹ֑ו וְאַתֶּ֗ם תִּסְעוּ֙ מִמְּקֹ֣ומְכֶ֔ם וַהֲלַכְתֶּ֖ם אַחֲרָֽיו׃ And they commanded the people, saying, “When you see the Ark of the Covenant of YHWH your God, and the Levitical priests bearing … Continue reading

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Joshua 3:2

וַיְהִ֕י מִקְצֵ֖ה שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֑ים וַיַּעַבְר֥וּ הַשֹּׁטְרִ֖ים בְּקֶ֥רֶב הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ And it came to pass at the end of three days that the officers went through the midst of the camp.   Morphology וַיְהִ֕י (vayhī) – Root: ה־י־ה (to be); Form: Qal … Continue reading

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Joshua 3:1

וַיַּשְׁכֵּם֩ יְהֹושֻׁ֨עַ בַּבֹּ֜קֶר וַיִּסְע֣וּ מֵֽהַשִּׁטִּ֗ים וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ עַד־הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן ה֖וּא וְכָל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיָּלִ֥נוּ שָׁ֖ם טֶ֥רֶם יַעֲבֹֽרוּ׃ And Yehoshua rose early in the morning, and they set out from Shittim and came to the Yarden, he and all the children of Yisraʾel, and … Continue reading

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Joshua 2:24

וַיֹּאמְרוּ֙ אֶל־יְהֹושֻׁ֔עַ כִּֽי־נָתַ֧ן יְהוָ֛ה בְּיָדֵ֖נוּ אֶת־כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וְגַם־נָמֹ֛גוּ כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֥י הָאָ֖רֶץ מִפָּנֵֽינוּ׃ ס And they said to Yehoshua, “Indeed YHWH has given all the land into our hand, and also all the inhabitants of the land have melted away before us.”   … Continue reading

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Joshua 2:23

וַיָּשֻׁ֜בוּ שְׁנֵ֤י הָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ וַיֵּרְד֣וּ מֵֽהָהָ֔ר וַיַּעַבְרוּ֙ וַיָּבֹ֔אוּ אֶל־יְהֹושֻׁ֖עַ בִּן־נ֑וּן וַיְסַ֨פְּרוּ־לֹ֔ו אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַמֹּצְאֹ֖ות אֹותָֽם׃ And the two men returned and went down from the mountain and crossed over, and came to Yehoshua son of Nun, and told him all that had … Continue reading

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Joshua 2:22

וַיֵּלְכוּ֙ וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ הָהָ֔רָה וַיֵּ֤שְׁבוּ שָׁם֙ שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֔ים עַד־שָׁ֖בוּ הָרֹדְפִ֑ים וַיְבַקְשׁ֧וּ הָרֹדְפִ֛ים בְּכָל־הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ וְלֹ֥א מָצָֽאוּ׃ And they went and came to the mountain, and stayed there three days until the pursuers returned; and the pursuers searched throughout all the way, but … Continue reading

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Joshua 2:21

וַתֹּ֨אמֶר֙ כְּדִבְרֵיכֶ֣ם כֶּן־ה֔וּא וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵ֖ם וַיֵּלֵ֑כוּ וַתִּקְשֹׁ֛ר אֶת־תִּקְוַ֥ת הַשָּׁנִ֖י בַּחַלֹּֽון׃ And she said, “According to your words, so it is,” and she sent them away, and they departed; and she tied the scarlet cord in the window.   Morphology וַתֹּ֨אמֶר֙ (vatomer) … Continue reading

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Joshua 2:20

וְאִם־תַּגִּ֖ידִי אֶת־דְּבָרֵ֣נוּ זֶ֑ה וְהָיִ֣ינוּ נְקִיִּ֔ם מִשְּׁבֻעָתֵ֖ךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּ׃ But if you tell this matter of ours, then we shall be free from your oath which you made us swear.”   Morphology וְאִם־ (ve’im) – Form: Conjunction ו (and) with conditional … Continue reading

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Joshua 2:19

וְהָיָ֡ה כֹּ֣ל אֲשֶׁר־יֵצֵא֩ מִדַּלְתֵ֨י בֵיתֵ֧ךְ הַח֛וּצָה דָּמֹ֥ו בְרֹאשֹׁ֖ו וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּ נְקִיִּ֑ם וְ֠כֹל אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִֽהְיֶ֤ה אִתָּךְ֙ בַּבַּ֔יִת דָּמֹ֣ו בְרֹאשֵׁ֔נוּ אִם־יָ֖ד תִּֽהְיֶה־בֹּֽו׃ And it shall be that whoever goes out of the doors of your house into the street, his blood shall be … Continue reading

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Joshua 2:18

הִנֵּ֛ה אֲנַ֥חְנוּ בָאִ֖ים בָּאָ֑רֶץ אֶת־תִּקְוַ֡ת חוּט֩ הַשָּׁנִ֨י הַזֶּ֜ה תִּקְשְׁרִ֗י בַּֽחַלֹּון֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֹורַדְתֵּ֣נוּ בֹ֔ו וְאֶת־אָבִ֨יךְ וְאֶת־אִמֵּ֜ךְ וְאֶת־אַחַ֗יִךְ וְאֵת֙ כָּל־בֵּ֣ית אָבִ֔יךְ תַּאַסְפִ֥י אֵלַ֖יִךְ הַבָּֽיְתָה׃ Behold, we are coming into the land; tie this scarlet cord in the window through which you let … Continue reading

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Joshua 2:17

וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ אֵלֶ֖יהָ הָאֲנָשִׁ֑ים נְקִיִּ֣ם אֲנַ֔חְנוּ מִשְּׁבֻעָתֵ֥ךְ הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר הִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּ׃ And the men said to her, “We will be free from this oath of yours which you made us swear. Morphology וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ (vayomru) – Root: א־מ־ר (to say); Form: Qal wayyiqtol … Continue reading

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Joshua 2:16

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ הָהָ֣רָה לֵּ֔כוּ פֶּֽן־יִפְגְּע֥וּ בָכֶ֖ם הָרֹדְפִ֑ים וְנַחְבֵּתֶ֨ם שָׁ֜מָּה שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֗ים עַ֚ד שֹׁ֣וב הָרֹֽדְפִ֔ים וְאַחַ֖ר תֵּלְכ֥וּ לְדַרְכְּכֶֽם׃ And she said to them, “Go to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you, and hide there three days until the pursuers return, … Continue reading

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Joshua 2:15

וַתֹּורִדֵ֥ם בַּחֶ֖בֶל בְּעַ֣ד הַֽחַלֹּ֑ון כִּ֤י בֵיתָהּ֙ בְּקִ֣יר הַֽחֹומָ֔ה וּבַֽחֹומָ֖ה הִ֥יא יֹושָֽׁבֶת׃ And she let them down by a rope through the window, for her house was in the wall of the city, and she lived in the wall.   Morphology … Continue reading

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Joshua 2:14

וַיֹּ֧אמְרוּ לָ֣הּ הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים נַפְשֵׁ֤נוּ תַחְתֵּיכֶם֙ לָמ֔וּת אִ֚ם לֹ֣א תַגִּ֔ידוּ אֶת־דְּבָרֵ֖נוּ זֶ֑ה וְהָיָ֗ה בְּתֵת־יְהוָ֥ה לָ֨נוּ֙ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְעָשִׂ֥ינוּ עִמָּ֖ךְ חֶ֥סֶד וֶאֱמֶֽת׃ And the men said to her, “Our lives for yours, to die, if you do not reveal this matter of ours; … Continue reading

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Joshua 2:13

וְהַחֲיִתֶ֞ם אֶת־אָבִ֣י וְאֶת־אִמִּ֗י וְאֶת־אַחַי֙ וְאֶת־אֲחֹתִ֔י וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר לָהֶ֑ם וְהִצַּלְתֶּ֥ם אֶת־נַפְשֹׁתֵ֖ינוּ מִמָּֽוֶת׃ And you shall keep alive my father, my mother, my brothers, my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.   Morphology וְהַחֲיִתֶ֞ם (vehaḥayitem) – … Continue reading

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Joshua 2:12

וְעַתָּ֗ה הִשָּֽׁבְעוּ־נָ֥א לִי֙ בַּֽיהוָ֔ה כִּי־עָשִׂ֥יתִי עִמָּכֶ֖ם חָ֑סֶד וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֨ם גַּם־אַתֶּ֜ם עִם־בֵּ֤ית אָבִי֙ חֶ֔סֶד וּנְתַתֶּ֥ם לִ֖י אֹ֥ות אֱמֶֽת׃ And now, swear to me by YHWH, since I have dealt kindly with you, that you also will deal kindly with my father’s house, … Continue reading

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Joshua 2:11

וַנִּשְׁמַע֙ וַיִּמַּ֣ס לְבָבֵ֔נוּ וְלֹא־קָ֨מָה עֹ֥וד ר֛וּחַ בְּאִ֖ישׁ מִפְּנֵיכֶ֑ם כִּ֚י יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם ה֤וּא אֱלֹהִים֙ בַּשָּׁמַ֣יִם מִמַּ֔עַל וְעַל־הָאָ֖רֶץ מִתָּֽחַת׃ And we heard, and our hearts melted, and no courage remained in any man because of you, for YHWH your God is God … Continue reading

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