Joshua 4:7

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Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.you are to tell them, ‘The waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD. When it crossed the Jordan, the waters were cut off.’ Therefore these stones will be a memorial to the Israelites forever.”

In other translations

Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.you are to tell them, ‘The waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD. When it crossed the Jordan, the waters were cut off.’ Therefore these stones will be a memorial to the Israelites forever.”

Hebrew words

וַאֲמַרְתֶּםva'amartemand you will sayH559לָהֶםlahemto <the> themאֲשֶׁר'asherthatH834נִכְרְתוּnikhretuthey were cut offH3772מֵימֵיmeimei[the] waters ofH4325הַיַּרְדֵּןhaiyardenthe JordanH3383מִפְּנֵיmipeneifrom beforeH6440אֲרוֹן'aron[the] ark ofH727בְּרִית־berit-[the] covenant ofH1285יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068בְּעָבְרוֹbe'averowhen passed on itH5674בַּיַּרְדֵּןbaiyardenin the JordanH3383נִכְרְתוּnikhretuthey were cut offH3772מֵיmei[the] waters ofH4325הַיַּרְדֵּןhaiyardenthe JordanH3383וְהָיוּvehayuand they will becomeH1961הָאֲבָנִיםha'avanimthe stonesH68הָאֵלֶּהha'eleh<the> theseH428לְזִכָּרוֹןlezikaron<into> a reminderH2146לִבְנֵיlivneito [the] people ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478עַד־'ad-untilH5704עוֹלָם׃olamperpetuityH5769

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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People and places

People: Jacob

Places: Jordan

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