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And it came to pass that Joshua did speak unto the children of Israel, saying: Come all ye hither and hear the words of יהוה (YHVH), our Elohim.
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Hereby ye shall know that Elohim Chaiyim (Hebrew, “life”) is among you,
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And that without fail shall יהוה (YHVH) drive the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites out from before you.
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Behold, the ark of the covenant of יהוה (YHVH), El Elyon over all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan.
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Now, therefore, take you up twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, even the twelve talmidim that Moses did set apart out of every tribe.
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And it shall come to pass that as soon as the soles of the feet of the Priests that bear the ark of יהוה (YHVH), that Adon-kol Ha’Aretz (Lord of all the Earth), shall rest in the waters of Jordan,
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That the waters of Jordan shall be sealed away from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon a heap.
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¶ And it came to pass that the people did pack up their tents that they should pass over Jordan, and the Priests bearing the ark of the covenant did go out before the people,
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And so it was that as they that bore the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the Levites that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water,
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That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon a heap very far from the city of Man, in the valley of Jordan;
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And those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed and were cut off; and the people passed over right against Jericho.
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¶ And it came to pass that the Priests that bore the ark of the covenant of יהוה (YHVH) did stand firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan;
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And so it was that all the Israelites did pass over on dry ground until all the people of the nation of Israel did cross over Jordan, even as they had by the power of יהוה (YHVH), through the hand of Moses, when fleeing Egypt.
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¶ And it came to pass that after all the people had passed over Jordan, יהוה (YHVH) did speak unto Joshua, saying:
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Take you those twelve men that Moses did set apart from out of the people, one man out of every tribe a man, and command them, saying:
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Take ye hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the feet of the Priests did stand firm, twelve stones;
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And ye shall carry them over with you and leave them in the lodging place where ye shall lodge this night.
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¶ And so it was that Joshua did call the twelve men who Moses had called up to be set apart out of the children of Israel, out of every tribe one man, and Joshua did say unto them:
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Pass over before the ark of יהוה (YHVH), our Elohim, into the midst of Jordan, and take you up every man a stone, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel,
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And this that it shall be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in times to come, saying: What mean ye by these stones?
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Then you shall answer them, saying: The waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of יהוה (YHVH) as it passed over Jordan;
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For the waters of Jordan were cut off, and these stones were placed for a memorial unto the children of Israel forever.
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¶ And it came to pass that the twelve talmidim of Israel did even as Joshua asked of them, and they did take up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan.
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And so it was that it was even as יהוה (YHVH) did speak unto Joshua and the twelve talmidim of the children of Israel did carry them over with them and did lay them down there.
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And it came to pass that Joshua did set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the Priests which bore the ark of the covenant did stand.