Study it in the app“The sons of Israel did so, just as Joshua had commanded, and carried twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, just as YHWH had spoken to Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel; and they brought them across with them to the lodging place and left them there.”
The sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלdidוַיַּעֲשׂוּso,כֵןjust asכַּאֲשֶׁרJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַhad commanded,צִוָּהand carriedוַיִּשְׂאוּtwelveשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵהstonesאֲבָנִיםfrom the middleמִתּוֹךְof the Jordan,הַיַּרְדֵּןjust asכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad spokenדִּבֶּרtoאֶלJoshua,יְהוֹשֻׁעַaccording to the numberלְמִסְפַּרof the tribesשִׁבְטֵיof the sonsבְנֵיof Israel;יִשְׂרָאֵלand they brought them acrossוַיַּעֲבִרוּםwith themעִמָּםtoאֶלthe lodging placeהַמָּלוֹןand left themוַיַּנִּחוּםthere.שָׁם
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearscarry out
To do what is commanded.
Where else “yaasu” appearsJoshua
Joshua, the helper and successor of Moses. The name means "YHWH saves"; in Greek it is the same name as "Jesus". Other men bore it, among them the high priest after the exile (Haggai 1:1).
Where else “yehoshua” appearscommand
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appearscarry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “yisu” appearsdouble
Twice the amount, or two plus ten to say twelve.
Where else “shete” appears-teen (ten)
Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".
Where else “esre” appearsstone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “avanim” appearsmidst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appearsJordan
See it on the mapWhere else “yarden” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsspeak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appearsnumber
The amount that results from counting: how many there are.
Where else “mispar” appearstribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “shivte” appearsbring across
To bring across, or take away.
Where else “yaaviru” appearslodging place
Lodging place: where travelers spend the night on a journey.
Where else “malon” appearsleave
To leave something where it is and not take it away; not to hinder.
Where else “yanichu” appearsJordan
Today: Jordan River: Israel, West Bank, Jordan, Dead Sea
Israel's main river; it flows from Mount Hermon in the north, through the Sea of Galilee, to the Dead Sea.
Israel crossed it on dry ground to enter the promised land (Josh 3:17). Naaman was healed in it (2 Kgs 5:14), and Jesus was immersed in it (Matt 3:13).
7then you shall tell them that the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of YHWH; when it crossed into the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. So these stones shall be a memorial for the sons of Israel forever.”
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9And twelve stones Joshua set up in the middle of the Jordan, where the feet of the priests carrying the ark of the covenant had stood; and they are there to this day.
