Focused Passage

Joshua 4:15-18

Memorial Stones and the Witness of the Jordan Crossing

After Israel crosses the Jordan, the LORD commands memorial stones to be set up so future generations will know that His powerful hand brought His people into the land.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

15Then the LORD said to Joshua,

16“Command the priests who carry the ark of the Testimony to come up from the Jordan.”

17So Joshua commanded the priests, “Come up from the Jordan.”

18When the priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD came up out of the Jordan and their feet touched the dry land, the waters of the Jordan returned to their course and overflowed all the banks as before.

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References and Original Words

Verse 15

Original words

Then the LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .אֶל־H413Prepositionsaid toוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַH3091Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .לֵאמֹֽר׃H559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct

Verse 16

Cross-references

Genesis 8:16Classic cross-references

Original words

Commandצַוֵּה֙H6680Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםH3548Article | Noun - masculine pluralwho carryנֹשְׂאֵ֖יH5375Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructthe arkאֲר֣וֹןH727Noun - common singular constructof the Testimonyהָעֵד֑וּתH5715Article | Noun - feminine singularto come upוְיַעֲל֖וּH5927Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluralfromמִן־H4480Prepositionthe Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃H3383Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular

BSB notes

That is, the ark of the covenant

Verse 17

Cross-references

Genesis 8:16Classic cross-references

Original words

So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַH3091Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markercommandedוַיְצַ֣וH6680Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthe priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםH3548Article | Noun - masculine plural. . .לֵאמֹ֑רH559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructCome upעֲל֖וּH5927Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralfromמִן־H4480Prepositionthe Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃H3383Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular

Verse 18

Cross-references

Matthew 2:13Classic cross-references Joshua 3:15Classic cross-references Exodus 14:27Classic cross-references Habakkuk 3:10Classic cross-references 1 Chronicles 12:15Classic cross-references

Original words

-וַ֠יְהִיH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularWhen the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםH3548Article | Noun - masculine pluralcarryingנֹשְׂאֵ֨יH5375Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructthe arkאֲר֤וֹןH727Noun - common singular constructof the covenantבְּרִית־H1285Noun - feminine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularcame upבַּעֲלוֹתH5927Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructoutמִתּ֣וֹךְH8432Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןH3383Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularand theirהַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםH3548Article | Noun - masculine pluralfeetכַּפּוֹת֙H3709Noun - feminine plural construct. . .רַגְלֵ֣יH7272Noun - feminine dual constructtouchedנִתְּק֗וּH5423Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluralאֶ֖לאֶ֖לH413Prepositionthe dry landהֶחָרָבָ֑הH2724Article | Noun - feminine singularthe watersמֵֽי־H4325Noun - masculine plural constructof the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙H3383Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֤בוּH7725Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralto their courseלִמְקוֹמָ֔םH4725Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluraland overflowedוַיֵּלְכ֥וּH1980Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralעַל־עַל־H5921Prepositionallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe banksגְּדוֹתָֽיו׃H1415Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singularas beforeכִתְמוֹל־H8543Preposition-k | Adverb. . .שִׁלְשׁ֖וֹםH8032Adverb

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