Joshua 4:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 4:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְצַוּ֣וּ
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
אוֹתָם֮
ʼêth
H853
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לֵאמֹר֒
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שְׂאֽוּ
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
לָכֶ֨ם
מִזֶּ֜ה
zeh
H2088
this
מִתּ֣וֹךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
הַיַּרְדֵּ֗ן
Yardên
H3383
Jordan
מִמַּצַּב֙
matstsâb
H4673
station
רַגְלֵ֣י
regel
H7272
foot
הַכֹּהֲנִ֔ים
kôhên
H3548
priest
הָכִ֖ין
kûwn
H3559
to be established
שְׁתֵּים
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה
ʻâsâr
H6240
teen
אֲבָנִ֑ים
ʼeben
H68
stone
וְהַעֲבַרְתֶּ֤ם
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
אוֹתָם֙
ʼêth
H853
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עִמָּכֶ֔ם
ʻim
H5973
with
וְהִנַּחְתֶּ֣ם
yânach
H3240
to rest
אוֹתָ֔ם
ʼêth
H853
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בַּמָּל֕וֹן
mâlôwn
H4411
inn
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
תָּלִ֥ינוּ
lûwn
H3885
to lodge
ב֖וֹ
הַלָּֽיְלָה
layil
H3915
night
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World English Bible Public Domain
and command you them, saying, Take hence out of the midst of the Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and carry them over with you, and lay them down in the lodging-place, where you shall lodge this night.
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King James Version Public Domain
And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, 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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and command them, saying: ‘Lift up for yourselves from here, from the midst of the Jordan, from the firm standing place of the feet of the priests, 12 stones. And you shall bring them over with you and you shall leave them in the lodging place in which you will lodge tonight.’”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).