5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Joshua 4:5:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvayomerand said Joshua 4:5:2 ⧉לָהֶם֙lahemto them Joshua 4:5:3 ⧉יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַyehoshuaJoshua Joshua 4:5:4 ⧉עִ֠בְרוּivrupass over Joshua 4:5:5 ⧉לִפְנֵ֨יlifneibefore Joshua 4:5:6 ⧉אֲר֧וֹןaronark Joshua 4:5:7 ⧉יְהוָ֛הyahwehLORD Joshua 4:5:8 ⧉אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖םelohekhemyour God Joshua 4:5:9 ⧉אֶל־תּ֣וֹךְeltokhinto the midst Joshua 4:5:10 ⧉הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhayardenof the Jordan Joshua 4:5:11 ⧉וְהָרִ֨ימוּveharimuand lift up Joshua 4:5:12 ⧉לָכֶ֜םlakhemfor yourselves Joshua 4:5:13 ⧉אִ֣ישׁisheach man Joshua 4:5:14 ⧉אֶ֤בֶןevena stone Joshua 4:5:15 ⧉אַחַת֙akhatone Joshua 4:5:16 ⧉עַל־שִׁכְמ֔וֹalshikhmoupon his shoulder Joshua 4:5:17 ⧉לְמִסְפַּ֖רlemisparaccording to the number Joshua 4:5:18 ⧉שִׁבְטֵ֥יshivteiof the tribes Joshua 4:5:19 ⧉בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃beneiyisraelof the sons of Israel |
5. Formal Translation And Joshua said to them, “Go across before the ark of the LORD your God {Yahweh Eloheikhem, Covenant Leader} into the middle of the Jordan, and each of you lift up a stone onto his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel.” |
5. Dynamic Translation Joshua told them, “Go ahead of the ark of the LORD your God {Yahweh Eloheikhem, Guiding Presence} into the center of the Jordan; each of you must carry a stone on your shoulder—one stone for each tribe of Israel.” |