Joshua 4:8 — compare English translations
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וַיַּעֲשׂוּ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
כֵ֣ן
kên
H3651
thus
בְּנֵי
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֘ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
צִוָּ֣ה
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
יְהוֹשֻׁעַ֒
Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ
H3091
Joshua
וַיִּשְׂא֡וּ
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
שְׁתֵּֽי
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
עֶשְׂרֵ֨ה
ʻâsâr
H6240
teen
אֲבָנִ֜ים
ʼeben
H68
stone
מִתּ֣וֹךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
הַיַּרְדֵּ֗ן
Yardên
H3383
Jordan
כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
דִּבֶּ֤ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ
Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ
H3091
Joshua
לְמִסְפַּ֖ר
miçpâr
H4557
number
שִׁבְטֵ֣י
shêbeṭ
H7626
staff
בְנֵֽי
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וַיַּעֲבִר֤וּם
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
עִמָּם֙
ʻim
H5973
with
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמָּל֔וֹן
mâlôwn
H4411
inn
וַיַּנִּח֖וּם
yânach
H3240
to rest
שָֽׁם
shâm
H8033
there
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World English Bible Public Domain
The children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan, as Yahweh spoke to Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel; and they carried them over with them to the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the LORD spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the sons of Israel did so, just as Joshua commanded. And they lifted up 12 stones from the midst of the Jordan, just as Yahweh had said to Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel. And they brought them over with them to the lodging place and they left them there.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).