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Joshua 4:8-9

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

8Thus the Israelites did as Joshua had commanded them. They took up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, one for each tribe of Israel, just as the LORD had told Joshua; and they carried them to the camp, where they set them down.

9Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, in the place where the priests who carried the ark of the covenant stood. And the stones are there to this day.

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References and Original Words

Verse 8

Cross-references

Joshua 4:20Classic cross-referencesJoshua 4:3Classic cross-referencesExodus 24:4Classic cross-references

Original words

Thus the Israelitesבְּנֵי־H1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֘לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singulardidוַיַּעֲשׂוּ־H6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural. . .כֵ֣ןH3651Adverbasכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativeJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֒H3091Noun - proper - masculine singularhad commanded themצִוָּ֣הH6680Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularThey took upוַיִּשְׂא֡וּH5375Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraltwelveשְׁתֵּֽי־H8147Number - feminine dual construct. . .עֶשְׂרֵ֨הH6240Number - feminine singular constructstonesאֲבָנִ֜יםH68Noun - feminine pluralfrom the middleמִתּ֣וֹךְH8432Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןH3383Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularone for eachלְמִסְפַּ֖רH4557Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructtribeשִׁבְטֵ֣יH7626Noun - masculine plural constructvvvבְנֵֽי־H1121Noun - masculine plural constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularjust asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativethe LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularhad toldדִּבֶּ֤רH1696Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularאֶל־אֶל־H413PrepositionJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַH3091Noun - proper - masculine singularand they carriedוַיַּעֲבִר֤וּםH5674Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine pluralthemעִמָּם֙H5973Preposition | third person masculine pluraltoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe campהַמָּל֔וֹןH4411Article | Noun - masculine singularwhere they set them downוַיַּנִּח֖וּםH5117Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine plural. . .שָֽׁם׃H8033Adverb
Verse 9

Cross-references

1 Samuel 7:12Classic cross-referencesDeuteronomy 10:5Classic cross-referencesJoshua 3:12Classic cross-referencesJoshua 6:25Classic cross-references

Original words

Joshua alsoיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮H3091Noun - proper - masculine singularset upהֵקִ֣יםH6965Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singulartwelveוּשְׁתֵּ֧יםH8147Conjunctive waw | Number - fd. . .עֶשְׂרֵ֣הH6240Number - feminine singular constructstonesאֲבָנִ֗יםH68Noun - feminine pluralin the middleבְּת֣וֹךְH8432Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒H3383Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularin the placeתַּ֗חַתH8478Prepositionwhere the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםH3548Article | Noun - masculine pluralwho carriedנֹשְׂאֵ֖יH5375Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructthe arkאֲר֣וֹןH727Noun - common singular constructof the covenantהַבְּרִ֑יתH1285Article | Noun - feminine singularstoodמַצַּב֙H4673Noun - masculine singular construct. . .רַגְלֵ֣יH7272Noun - feminine dual constructAnd [the stones] areוַיִּ֣הְיוּH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralthereשָׁ֔םH8033Adverbtoעַ֖דH5704Prepositionthisהַזֶּֽה׃H2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singulardayהַיּ֥וֹםH3117Article | Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Some translators And Joshua set up the twelve stones that had been in the middle of the Jordan
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