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Parallel JOS 4:5

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BI Jos 4:5 ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clearImportance=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)and told them, “Cross back to where your God Yahweh’s box is in the middle of the Yordan and each of you should pick up a rock and carry it back on your shoulder—one stone each on your shoulder to match the number of tribes of Yisra’el’s sons.

OET-LVAnd_he/it_said to/for_them Yəhōshūˊa pass_over to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the_ark of_YHWH god_your_all’s into the_middle the_Yardēn/(Jordan) and_take_up to/for_you_all each a_stone one on shoulder_his according_to_number of_the_tribes of_the_people of_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel).

UHBוַ⁠יֹּ֤אמֶר לָ⁠הֶם֙ יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ עִ֠בְרוּ לִ⁠פְנֵ֨י אֲר֧וֹן יְהוָ֛ה אֱלֹֽהֵי⁠כֶ֖ם אֶל־תּ֣וֹךְ הַ⁠יַּרְדֵּ֑ן וְ⁠הָרִ֨ימוּ לָ⁠כֶ֜ם אִ֣ישׁ אֶ֤בֶן אַחַת֙ עַל־שִׁכְמ֔⁠וֹ לְ⁠מִסְפַּ֖ר שִׁבְטֵ֥י בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
   (va⁠yyoʼmer lā⁠hem yəhōshuˊa ˊiⱱrū li⁠fənēy ʼₐrōn yhwh ʼₑlohēy⁠kem ʼel-tōk ha⁠yyardēn və⁠hārimū lā⁠kem ʼiysh ʼeⱱen ʼaḩat ˊal-shikm⁠ō lə⁠mişpar shiⱱţēy ənēy-yisrāʼēl.)

Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXXεἶπεν αὐτοῖς, προσαγάγετε ἔμπροσθέν μου πρὸ προσώπου Κυρίου εἰς μέσον τοῦ Ἰροδάνου· καὶ ἀνελόμενος ἐκεῖθεν ἕκαστος λίθον, ἀράτω ἐπὶ τῶν ὤμων αὐτοῦ κατὰ τὸν ἀριθμὸν τῶν δώδεκα φυλῶν τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ,
   (eipen autois, prosagagete emprosthen mou pro prosōpou Kuriou eis meson tou Irodanou; kai anelomenos ekeithen hekastos lithon, aratō epi tōn ōmōn autou kata ton arithmon tōn dōdeka fulōn tou Israaʸl, )

BrTrsaid to them, Advance before me in the presence of the Lord into the midst of Jordan, and each having taken up a stone from thence, let him carry it on his shoulders, according to the number of the twelve tribes of Israel:

ULTAnd Joshua said to them, “Cross over before the face of the Box of Yahweh your God into the midst of the Jordan. And lift up for yourselves, one stone a man upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel,

USTand said to them, “Go into the middle of the Jordan riverbed, to the place where the priests are standing and holding the sacred chest that Yahweh, your God, gave you. Each of you must pick up a large stone, one for each tribe, each one carrying a stone on his shoulder—twelve stones for the twelve tribes of the people of Israel.

BSBand said to them, “Cross over before the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to take a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of Israel,


OEBand Joshua said to them, Pass over before the ark of Jehovah your God into the midst of the Jordan, and let every man of you lift a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites;

WEBBEJoshua said to them, “Cross before the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan, and each of you pick up a stone and put it on your shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel;

WMBB (Same as above)

NETJoshua told them, “Go in front of the ark of the Lord your God to the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to put a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the Israelite tribes.

LSVand Joshua says to them, “Pass over before the Ark of your God YHWH into the midst of the Jordan, and each of you lift up one stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel,

FBVand told them, “Go back into the middle of the Jordan, right in front of the Ark of the Agreement of the Lord your God, and each of you pick up a stone and carry it on your shoulder, one for each of the tribes of Israel.

T4T“Go into the middle of the Jordan riverbed, to where the priests are standing, holding the chest that Yahweh, your God, gave you. Each of you must pick up a large stone, one for each tribe, and carry it on your shoulder to our camp.

LEBAnd Joshua said to them, “Cross over before[fn] the ark of Yahweh your God to the middle of the Jordan, and each one of you lift up a stone on your[fn] shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites,[fn]


4:5 Or “the presence”

4:5 Hebrew “his”

4:5 Literally “sons/children of Israel”

BBEAnd he said to them, Go over before the ark of the Lord your God into the middle of Jordan, and let every one of you take up a stone on his back, one for every tribe of the children of Israel:

MoffJoshua said to them, ”Cross in front of the ark of the Eternal your God through the Jordan, each of you taking a stone on his shoulder, one for each of the clans of Israel.

JPSand Joshua said unto them: 'Pass on before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of the Jordan, and take you up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel;

ASVand Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of Jehovah your God into the midst of the Jordan, and take you up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel;

DRAAnd he said to them: Go before the ark of the Lord your God to the midst of the Jordan, and carry from thence every man a stone on your shoulders, according to the number of the children of Israel,

YLTand Joshua saith to them, 'Pass over before the ark of Jehovah your God unto the midst of the Jordan and lift up for you each, one stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel,

Drbyand Joshua said to them, Pass before the ark of Jehovah your [fn]God into the midst of the Jordan, and lift up each of you a stone [and put it] upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel,


4.5 Elohim

RVand Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take you up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel:

WbstrAnd Joshua said to them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel:

KJB-1769And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel:
   (And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Yordan, and take ye/you_all up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel: )

KJB-1611And Ioshua said vnto them, Passe ouer before the Arke of the LORD your God into the mids of Iordan, and take ye vp euery man of you a stone vpon his shoulder, according vnto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel:
   (And Yoshua said unto them, Passe over before the Ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Yordan, and take ye/you_all up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel:)

BshpsAnd Iosuah sayde vnto them: Get you before the arke of the Lorde your God, euen through the middes of Iordane, and take vp euery man of you a stone vpon his shoulder, accordyng vnto the number of the tribes of the chyldren of Israel,
   (And Yoshua said unto them: Get you before the ark of the Lord your God, even through the midst of Yordan, and take up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, accordyng unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel,)

GnvaAnd Ioshua said vnto them, Go ouer before the Arke of the Lord your God, euen through the middes of Iorden, and take vp euery man of you a stone vpon his shoulder according vnto the nomber of the tribes of the children of Israel,
   (And Yoshua said unto them, Go over before the Ark of the Lord your God, even through the midst of Yordan, and take up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, )

Cvdl& sayde vnto the: Go youre waye ouer before the Arke of the LORDE youre God in the myddes of Iordane, & take euery man a stone vpon his shulder, after the nombre of the trybes of ye children of Israel,
   (& said unto them: Go your(pl) way over before the Ark of the LORD your(pl) God in the myddes of Yordan, and take every man a stone upon his shulder, after the number of the tribes of ye/you_all children of Israel,)

Wycland he seide to hem, Go ye bifore the arke of youre Lord God to the myddis of Jordan, and bere ye fro thennus in youre schuldris ech man o stoon, bi the noumbre of the sones of Israel,
   (and he said to them, Go ye/you_all before the ark of your(pl) Lord God to the midst of Yordan, and bear ye/you_all from thence in your(pl) shoulders each man o stone, by the number of the sons of Israel,)

Luthund sprach zu ihnen: Gehet hinüber vor die Lade des HErr’s, eures Gottes, mitten in den Jordan, und hebe ein jeglicher einen Stein auf seine Achsel, nach der Zahl der Stämme der Kinder Israel,
   (and spoke to to_them: Gehet over before/in_front_of the box/chest the LORD’s, eures God’s, mitten in the Yordan, and hebe a jeglicher a Stein on his Achsel, after the/of_the Zahl the/of_the Stämme the/of_the children Israel,)

ClVget ait ad eos: Ite ante arcam Domini Dei vestri ad Jordanis medium, et portate inde singuli singulos lapides in humeris vestris, juxta numerum filiorum Israël,
   (and he_said to them: Ite before the_box Master of_God vestri to Yordanis medium, and portate inde singuli singulos lapides in humeris vestris, next_to numerum of_children Israel, )


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

4:5 Carrying the stone on a shoulder implies that the men each chose stones weighing some 100 pounds.


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠הָרִ֨ימוּ לָ⁠כֶ֜ם אִ֣ישׁ אֶ֤בֶן אַחַת֙ עַל־ שִׁכְמ֔⁠וֹ

and,take_up to/for=you_all (a)_man stone one(fs) on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in shoulder,his

See how you translated the similar expressions in 3:12 and 4:2. Alternate translation: “Each one of you should pick up a large stone and carry it on his shoulder”

BI Jos 4:5 ©