Joshua 4 — English–Hebrew Parallel

1 It happened, when all the gaway (heathen / nation) thamam (had) completely ibar (pass over/through) over the Yaradan (Jordan), that Yahawah () amar (spoke) to Yahawashawai (Joshua), amar (spoke),

2 “Laqach (take / seize) shanayam (two) im (nation / people) out of the im (nation / people), out of achad (one) shabat (tribe) a ayash (man / husband),

3 And tzawah (command) them, amar (said), ‘nashaa (lift) from out of the thawak (midst) of the Yaradan (Jordan), out of the place where the kahanayam (priests)’ ragalay (feet) matzab (stood) kawan (firm), shanayam (two) abanayam (stones), and ibar (pass over/through) them over with you, and yanach (lay) them down in the malawan (lodging) place, where you will lawan (lodge) tonight.’”

4 Then Yahawashawai (Joshua) qaraa (called) the shanayam (two) ayash (man / husband), whom he had kawan (prepared) of the banay (my son) of Yashar-Al (Israel), out of achad (one) shabat (tribe) a ayash (man / husband).

5 Yahawashawai (Joshua) amar (spoke) to them, “ibar (pass over/through) over panayam (face) the arawan (ark) of Yahawah () your Alahayam () into the thawak (midst) of the Yaradan (Jordan), and achad (one) of you pick up a aban (stone) and put it on your shakam (shoulder), according to the masapar (number) of the shabatay (tribes) of the banay (children) of Yashar-Al (Israel);

6 That this may be a awath (sign / mark / miracle) qarab (among / near) you, that when your ban (son) shaal (ask) in machar (time) to come, amar (said), ‘What do you mean by these abanayam (stones)?’

7 Then you shall amar (spoke) them, ‘Because the mayamay (waters) of the Yaradan (Jordan) were karath (cut) off panayam (face) the arawan (ark) of the barayath (covenant) of Yahawah (). When it ibar (pass over/through) over the Yaradan (Jordan), the mayamay (waters) of the Yaradan (Jordan) were karath (cut) off. These abanayam (stones) shall be for a zakarawan (memorial) to the banay (children) of Yashar-Al (Israel) iwalam (forever).’”

8 The banay (children) of Yashar-Al (Israel) ishah (make) as Yahawashawai (Joshua) tzawah (commanded), and nashaa (lift) up shanayam (two) abanayam (stones) out of the thawak (midst) of the Yaradan (Jordan), as Yahawah () dabar (word / matter) to Yahawashawai (Joshua), according to the masapar (number) of the shabatay (tribes) of the banay (children) of Yashar-Al (Israel); and they ibar (pass over/through) them over with them to the malawan (place) where they lodged, and yanach (laid) them down there.

9 Yahawashawai (Joshua) qawam (rise up) up shanayam (two) abanayam (stones) in the thawak (midst) of the Yaradan (Jordan), in the place where the ragalay (feet) of the kahanayam (priests) who nashaa (lift) the arawan (ark) of the barayath (covenant) matzab (stood); and they are there to this yawam (day).

10 For the kahanayam (priests) who nashaa (lift) the arawan (ark) imad (stood) in the thawak (midst) of the Yaradan (Jordan), until everything was finished that Yahawah () tzawah (commanded) Yahawashawai (Joshua) to dabar (word / matter) to the im (nation / people), according to all that Mashah (Moses) tzawah (commanded) Yahawashawai (Joshua); and the im (nation / people) hurried and ibar (pass over/through) over.

11 It happened, when all the im (nation / people) thamam (had) completely ibar (pass over/through) over, that the arawan (ark) of Yahawah () ibar (pass over/through) over, with the kahanayam (priests), in the panayam (face) of the im (nation / people).

12 The banay (my son) of Raawaban (Reuben), and the banay (my son) of Gad (Gad), and the chatzay (half) - shabat (tribe) of Manashah (Manasseh), ibar (pass over/through) over chamash (armed) panayam (face) the banay (my son) of Yashar-Al (Israel), as Mashah (Moses) dabar (word / matter) to them.

13 About arabaiyam (forty) alap (thousand) chalawatzay (men), ready and armed for tzabaa (troop) ibar (pass over/through) over panayam (face) Yahawah () to malachamah (battle), to the irabawath (plains) of Yarayachaw (Jericho).

14 On that yawam (day), Yahawah () gadal (magnified) Yahawashawai (Joshua) in the iyan (eye) of all Yashar-Al (Israel); and they yaraa (fear / be afraid) him, as they yaraa (fear / be afraid) Mashah (Moses), all the yamay (days) of his chay (life).

15 Yahawah () amar (spoke) to Yahawashawai (Joshua), amar (spoke),

16 “Tzawah (command) the kahanayam (priests) who nashaa (lift) the arawan (ark) of the idawath (testimony), that they ilah (go up / offer) up out of the Yaradan (Jordan).”

17 Yahawashawai (Joshua) therefore tzawah (commanded) the kahanayam (priests), amar (said), “ilah (go up / offer) up out of the Yaradan (Jordan)!”

18 It happened, when the kahanayam (priests) who nashaa (lift) the arawan (ark) of the barayath (covenant) of Yahawah () had ilah (go up / offer) up out of the thawak (midst) of the Yaradan (Jordan), and the kapawath (soles) of the kahanayam (priests)’ ragalay (feet) were nathaq (lifted) up to the dry charabah (ground), that the may (waters) of the Yaradan (Jordan) shawab (turn back / repent) to their maqawam (place), and yalak (went) over all its gadah (banks), as shalashawam (before).

19 The im (nation / people) ilah (go up / offer) up out of the Yaradan (Jordan) on the ishawar (tenth) day of the raashawan (first) chadash (month), and chanah (encamped) in Galagal (Gilgal), on the mazarach (east) qatzah (end / extremity / border) of Yarayachaw (Jericho).

20 Yahawashawai (Joshua) qawam (rise up) up those shanayam (two) abanayam (stones), which they laqach (take / seize) out of the Yaradan (Jordan), in Galagal (Gilgal).

21 He amar (said) to the banay (my son) of Yashar-Al (Israel), amar (said), “When your banay (my son) shaal (ask) their ab (father) in machar (time) to come, amar (said), ‘What do these abanayam (stones) mean?’

22 Then you shall let your ban (son) yadai (know), amar (said), ‘Yashar-Al (Israel) ibar (pass over/through) over this Yaradan (Jordan) on dry yabashah (dry land).

23 For Yahawah () your Alahayam () yabash (dry land) up the may (waters) of the Yaradan (Jordan) from panayam (face) you, until you ibar (pass over/through) passed over, as Yahawah () your Alahayam () ishah (make) to the sawap (red) yam (sea/waters), which he yabash (dry land) up from panayam (face) us, until we ibar (pass over/through) passed over;

24 That all the imay (peoples) of the aratz (Earth/land) may yadai (know) the yad (hand) of Yahawah (), that it is chazaq (mighty); that you may yaraa (fear / be afraid) Yahawah () your Alahayam () yawam (day).’”