Joshua

Joshua 4:7

⁷you are to tell them, ‘The waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD. When it crossed the Jordan, the waters were cut off.’ Therefore these stones will be a memorial to the Israelites forever.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
you are to tell	וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣ם	wa·’ă·mar·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
them	לָהֶ֗ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
The waters	מֵימֵ֤י	mê·mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4325 water, juice, urine
of the Jordan	הַיַּרְדֵּן֙	hay·yar·dên	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3383 Jordan
were cut off	נִכְרְת֜וּ	niḵ·rə·ṯū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3772 cut off, cut down
before	מִפְּנֵי֙	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the ark	אֲר֣וֹן	’ă·rō·wn	Noun - common singular construct	H727 chest, ark
of the covenant	בְּרִית־	bə·rîṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1285 covenant
of the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
When it crossed	בְּעָבְרוֹ֙	bə·‘ā·ḇə·rōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
the Jordan	בַּיַּרְדֵּ֔ן	bay·yar·dên	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3383 Jordan
waters	מֵ֣י	mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4325 water, juice, urine
were cut off	נִכְרְת֖וּ	niḵ·rə·ṯū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3772 cut off, cut down
Therefore these	הָאֵ֧לֶּה	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
stones	הָאֲבָנִ֨ים	hā·’ă·ḇā·nîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H68 stone
will be	וְ֠הָיוּ	wə·hā·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a memorial	לְזִכָּר֛וֹן	lə·zik·kā·rō·wn	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H2146 memorial, remembrance
to the Israelites	לִבְנֵ֥י	liḇ·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
forever	עוֹלָֽם׃	‘ō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Exodus 12:14 · Exodus 28:12 · Numbers 16:40 · Psalm 111:4 · Joshua 3:13–16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.