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Joshua 4

Memorial Stones from Jordan

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Now whenh3512c allh3605 the nationh1471 had finishedh8552 crossingh5674a the  aJordanh3383, the LORDh3068 spokeh559 to Joshuah3091, sayingh559,

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aTakeh3947 for yourselves twelveh8147h6240 menh376 from the peopleh5971a, oneh259 manh376 from eachh376h259 tribeh7626,

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and commandh6680 them, sayingh559, `Takeh5375 up for yourselves twelveh8147h6240 stonesh68 from hereh2088 out of the middleh8432 of the Jordanh3383, from the placeh4673 whereh4673 the priests'h3548 feeth7272 are standingh4673 firmh3559, and carryh5674a them overh5674a with you and layh5117 them downh5117 in  athe lodgingh4411 placeh4411 whereh4673 you will lodgeh3885a tonighth3915.' "

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So Joshuah3091 calledh7121 the twelveh8147h6240 menh376 whomh834 he had appointedh3559 from the sonsh1121 of Israelh3478, oneh259 manh376 from eachh376h259 tribeh7626;

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and Joshuah3091 saidh559 to them, " 1Crossh5674a againh6440 to the arkh727 of the LORDh3068 your Godh430 into the middleh8432 of the Jordanh3383, and eachh376 of you takeh7311 up a stoneh68 on his shoulderh7926, according to the numberh4557 of the tribesh7626 of the sonsh1121 of Israelh3478.

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1Let thish2088 be a signh226 amongh7130 you, so that  awhen your childrenh1121 askh7592  2laterh4279, sayingh559, `Whath4100 do theseh428 stonesh68 mean to you?'

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then you shall sayh559 to them, `Becauseh834 the  awatersh4325 of the Jordanh3383 were cuth3772 offh3772 beforeh4480h6440 the arkh727 of the covenanth1285 of the LORDh3068; when it crossedh5674a the Jordanh3383, the watersh4325 of the Jordanh3383 were cuth3772 offh3772.' So theseh428 stonesh68 shall becomeh1961 a  bmemorialh2146 to the sonsh1121 of Israelh3478 foreverh5704h5769."

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Thush3651 the sonsh1121 of Israelh3478 didh6213a as Joshuah3091 commandedh6680, and tookh5375 up twelveh8147h6240 stonesh68 from the middleh8432 of the Jordanh3383, justh3512c as the LORDh3068 spokeh1696 to Joshuah3091, according to the numberh4557 of the tribesh7626 of the sonsh1121 of Israelh3478; and they carriedh5674a them overh5674a with them to  athe lodgingh4411 placeh4411 and puth5117 them downh5117 thereh8033.

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Then Joshuah3091 seth6965 up twelveh8147h6240  astonesh68 in the middleh8432 of the Jordanh3383 at the placeh4673h8478 whereh4673 the feeth7272 of the priestsh3548 who carriedh5375 the arkh727 of the covenanth1285 were standingh4673, and they are thereh8033 to thish2088 dayh3117.

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For the priestsh3548 who carriedh5375 the arkh727 were standingh5975 in the middleh8432 of the Jordanh3383 untilh5704 everythingh3605 was completedh8552 that the LORDh3068 had commandedh6680 Joshuah3091 to speakh1696 to the peopleh5971a, according to allh3605 that Mosesh4872 had commandedh6680 Joshuah3091. And the peopleh5971a hurriedh4116 and crossedh5674a;

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and whenh3512c allh3605 the peopleh5971a had finishedh8552 crossingh5674a, the arkh727 of the LORDh3068 and the priestsh3548 crossedh5674a beforeh6440 the peopleh5971a.

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 aThe sonsh1121 of Reubenh7205 and the sonsh1121 of Gadh1410 and the half-tribeh2677h7626 of Manassehh4519 crossedh5674a overh5674a in battleh2571 arrayh2571 beforeh6440 the sonsh1121 of Israelh3478, justh3512c as Mosesh4872 had spokenh1696 to them;

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about 40,000h705h505 equippedh2502b for warh6635, crossedh5674a for battleh4421 beforeh6440 the LORDh3068 to the deserth6160 plainsh6160 of Jerichoh3405.

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 aOn that dayh3117 the LORDh3068 exaltedh1431 Joshuah3091 in the sighth5869 of allh3605 Israelh3478; so that they  1reveredh3372a him, justh3512c as they had  1reveredh3372a Mosesh4872 allh3605 the daysh3117 of his lifeh2425b.

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Now the LORDh3068 saidh559 to  1Joshuah3091,

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"Commandh6680 the priestsh3548 who carryh5375  athe arkh727 of the testimonyh5715 that they comeh5927 up from the Jordanh3383."

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So Joshuah3091 commandedh6680 the priestsh3548, sayingh559, "Comeh5927 up from the Jordanh3383."

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It cameh1961 about when the priestsh3548 who carriedh5375 the arkh727 of the covenanth1285 of the LORDh3068 had comeh5927 up from the middleh8432 of the Jordanh3383, and the solesh3709 of the priests'h3548 feeth7272 were  1liftedh5423 up to the dryh2724 groundh2724, that the watersh4325 of the Jordanh3383 returnedh7725 to their placeh4725, and wenth1980 overh5921 allh3605 its banksh1415 as beforeh8543h8032a.

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Now the peopleh5971a cameh5927 up from the Jordanh3383 on the  atenthh6218 of the firsth7223 monthh2320 and campedh2583 at Gilgalh1537 on the easternh4217 edgeh7097a of Jerichoh3405.

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 1 aThoseh428 twelveh8147h6240 stonesh68 whichh834 they had takenh3947 from the Jordanh3383, Joshuah3091 seth6965 up  bat Gilgalh1537.

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He saidh559 to the sonsh1121 of  1Israelh3478, "Whenh834 your childrenh1121 askh7592 their fathersh1 in timeh4279 to comeh4279, sayingh559, `Whath4100 are theseh428 stonesh68?'

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then you shall informh3045 your childrenh1121, sayingh559, `Israelh3478 crossedh5674a thish2088 Jordanh3383 on  adryh3004 groundh3004.'

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"For the LORDh3068 your Godh430 driedh3001 up the watersh4325 of the Jordanh3383 beforeh4480h6440 you untilh5704 you had crossedh5674a, justh3512c as the LORDh3068 your Godh430 had doneh6213a to the  1Redh5488h3220 Seah3220,  awhichh834 He driedh3001 up beforeh4480h6440 us untilh5704 we had crossedh5674a;

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that  aallh3605 the peoplesh5971a of the earthh776 may knowh3045 that the  bhandh3027 of the LORDh3068 is mightyh2389, soh4616 that you may  1 cfearh3372a the LORDh3068 your Godh430  2foreverh3605h3117."



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