Joshua 3
1 and to rise Joshua in/on/with morning and to set out from [the] Shittim and to come (in): come till [the] Jordan he/she/it and all son: descendant/people Israel and to lodge there before to pass
Early the following morning Joshua and the Israelites set out from Shittim and arrived at the banks of the Jordan. There they all spent the night before crossing over.
2 and to be from end three day and to pass [the] official in/on/with entrails: among [the] camp
Three days later those in charge of the people went through the camp
3 and to command [obj] [the] people to/for to say like/as to see: see you [obj] ark covenant LORD God your and [the] priest [the] Levi to lift: bear [obj] him and you(m. p.) to set out from place your and to go: follow after him
telling the people, “When you see the Ark of the Agreement of the Lord your God carried by the priests, the Levites, you must leave the place where you are and follow it.
4 surely distant to be between you (and between him *Qk) like/as thousand cubit in/on/with measure not to present: come to(wards) him because which to know [obj] [the] way: road which to go: went in/on/with her for not to pass in/on/with way: road from yesterday three days ago
That way you'll know which way to go, since you haven't been here before. Leave about 3,000 feet between you and the Ark. Don't go near it!”
5 and to say Joshua to(wards) [the] people to consecrate: consecate for tomorrow to make: do LORD in/on/with entrails: among your to wonder
Then Joshua said to the people, “Make sure you are pure, because tomorrow the Lord is going to do amazing things among you.”
6 and to say Joshua to(wards) [the] priest to/for to say to lift: raise [obj] ark [the] covenant and to pass to/for face: before [the] people and to lift: raise [obj] ark [the] covenant and to go: went to/for face: before [the] people
Joshua spoke to the priests, “Pick up the Ark of the Agreement and go before the people.” So they picked up the Ark of the Agreement and went ahead of the people.
7 and to say LORD to(wards) Joshua [the] day: today [the] this to profane/begin: begin to magnify you in/on/with eye: seeing all Israel which to know [emph?] for like/as as which to be with Moses to be with you
The Lord said to Joshua, “What I do today will confirm you as great leader in the sight of all the Israelites, so that they'll realize that just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you.
8 and you(m. s.) to command [obj] [the] priest to lift: bear ark [the] covenant to/for to say like/as to come (in): come you till end water [the] Jordan in/on/with Jordan to stand: stand
Tell the priests carrying the Ark of the Agreement, ‘When you get to the edge of the Jordan, take a few steps into the water and then stop.’”
9 and to say Joshua to(wards) son: descendant/people Israel to approach: approach here/thus and to hear: hear [obj] word LORD God your
So Joshua said to the Israelites, “Come here and listen to what the Lord your God has to say to you.
10 and to say Joshua in/on/with this to know [emph?] for God alive in/on/with entrails: among your and to possess: take to possess: take from face: before your [obj] [the] Canaanite and [obj] [the] Hittite and [obj] [the] Hivite and [obj] [the] Perizzite and [obj] [the] Girgashite and [the] Amorite and [the] Jebusite
This is how you will know that the living God is right here with you,” he told them. “You can be sure that he will drive out before you the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites.
11 behold ark [the] covenant Lord all [the] land: country/planet to pass to/for face: before your in/on/with Jordan
Just watch—the Ark of the Agreement of the Lord of all the earth will cross in front of you through the Jordan.
12 and now to take: take to/for you two ten man from tribe Israel man one man one to/for tribe
Choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one per tribe.
13 and to be like/as to rest palm: sole foot [the] priest to lift: bear ark LORD Lord all [the] land: country/planet in/on/with water [the] Jordan water [the] Jordan to cut: cut [emph?] [the] water [the] to go down from to/for above [to] and to stand: stand heap one
The moment the priests carrying the Ark step into the water the river will stop flowing and the water will pile up.”
14 and to be in/on/with to set out [the] people from tent their to/for to pass [obj] [the] Jordan and [the] priest to lift: bear [the] ark [the] covenant to/for face: before [the] people
So the people broke camp and set out to cross the Jordan, with the priests carrying the Ark ahead of them.
15 and like/as to come (in): come to lift: bear [the] ark till [the] Jordan and foot [the] priest to lift: bear [the] ark to dip in/on/with end [the] water and [the] Jordan to fill upon all bank his all day harvest
As it was harvest season, the Jordan was full of water, overflowing its banks. But at the very moment the priests carrying the Ark stepped into the water, the river stopped flowing.
16 and to stand: stand [the] water [the] to go down from to/for above [to] to arise: rise heap one to remove much (from Adam *QK) [the] city which from side Zarethan and [the] to go down upon sea [the] (Sea of) the Arabah sea [the] Salt (Sea) to finish to cut: cut and [the] people to pass before Jericho
The water piled up a long way upstream, at the town of Adam, near Zarethan, while downstream no more water flowed into the Dead Sea. So the people crossed over, opposite Jericho.
17 and to stand: stand [the] priest to lift: bear [the] ark covenant LORD in/on/with dry ground in/on/with midst [the] Jordan to establish: establish and all Israel to pass in/on/with dry ground till which to finish all [the] nation to/for to pass [obj] [the] Jordan
The priests carrying the Ark stood on the dried-up riverbed of the Jordan as all the people went by, staying there until everyone had crossed over on dry ground.
