18. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Joshua 4:18:1 ⧉וַ֠יְהִיvayehiand it happened Joshua 4:18:2 ⧉בעלותbaalotas they went up Joshua 4:18:3 ⧉כַּעֲל֨וֹתkaalotwhen rising up Joshua 4:18:4 ⧉הַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםhakohanimthe priests Joshua 4:18:5 ⧉נֹשְׂאֵ֨יnoseeibearing Joshua 4:18:6 ⧉אֲר֤וֹןaronthe ark Joshua 4:18:7 ⧉בְּרִית־יְהוָה֙bereetyahwehof the covenant of the LORD Joshua 4:18:8 ⧉מִתּ֣וֹךְmitokhfrom the midst Joshua 4:18:9 ⧉הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhayardenof the Jordan Joshua 4:18:10 ⧉נִתְּק֗וּnitkuwere drawn out Joshua 4:18:11 ⧉כַפּוֹת֙kapotthe soles Joshua 4:18:12 ⧉רַגְלֵ֣יragleiof the feet Joshua 4:18:13 ⧉הַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםhakohanimof the priests Joshua 4:18:14 ⧉אֶ֖לelto Joshua 4:18:15 ⧉הֶחָרָבָ֑הhecharavahthe dry ground Joshua 4:18:16 ⧉וַיָּשֻׁ֤בוּvayashuvooand returned Joshua 4:18:17 ⧉מֵֽי־הַיַּרְדֵּן֙meihayardenthe waters of the Jordan Joshua 4:18:18 ⧉לִמְקוֹמָ֔םlimkomamto their place Joshua 4:18:19 ⧉וַיֵּלְכ֥וּvayelechuand they went Joshua 4:18:20 ⧉כִתְמוֹל־שִׁלְשׁ֖וֹםkitmolshilshomas before yesterday and the day before Joshua 4:18:21 ⧉עַל־כָּל־גְּדוֹתָֽיו׃alkolgedotavover all its banks |
18. Formal Translation And it came to pass, when the priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD {Yahweh, Covenant Keeper} came up from the middle of the Jordan, and the soles of the priests were lifted onto dry ground, that the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and flowed over all its banks as before. |
18. Dynamic Translation When the priests lifting the LORD’s {Yahweh, Divine Promise Fulfiller} covenant chest stepped out from the Jordan’s midst and set their feet on dry land, the Jordan’s waters returned to their normal course and overflowed the banks just as they had before. |