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Les douze pierres commémoratives
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It happened, when all the nation had completely passed over the Jordan, that Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,
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"Take twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,
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and command them, saying, 'Take from out of the middle 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 will lodge tonight.'"
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Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man.
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Joshua said to them, "Pass over before the ark of Yahweh 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;
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that this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask in time to come, saying, 'What do you mean by these stones?'
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then you shall tell them, 'Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of Yahweh. When it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones shall be for a memorial to the children of Israel forever.'"
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The children of Israel did as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the middle 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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Joshua set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests who bore the ark of the covenant stood; and they are there to this day.
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For the priests who bore the ark stood in the middle of the Jordan, until everything was finished that Yahweh commanded Joshua to speak to the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua; and the people hurried and passed over.
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It happened, when all the people had completely passed over, that the ark of Yahweh passed over, with the priests, in the presence of the people.
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The children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spoke to them.
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About forty thousand men, ready and armed for war passed over before Yahweh to battle, to the plains of Jericho.
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On that day, Yahweh magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.
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Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,
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"Command the priests who bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of the Jordan."
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Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, "Come up out of the Jordan!"
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It happened, when the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of Yahweh had come up out of the middle of the Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up to the dry ground, that the waters of the Jordan returned to their place, and went over all its banks, as before.
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The people came up out of the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, on the east border of Jericho.
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Joshua set up those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, in Gilgal.
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He spoke to the children of Israel, saying, "When your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, 'What do these stones mean?'
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Then you shall let your children know, saying, 'Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.
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For Yahweh your God dried up the waters of the Jordan from before you, until you had passed over, as Yahweh your God did to the Red Sea , which he dried up from before us, until we had passed over;
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that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of Yahweh, that it is mighty; that you may fear Yahweh your God forever.'"
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Les douze pierres commémoratives
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Et quand toute la nation eut achevé de passer le Jourdain, l'Éternel parla à Josué, et lui dit :
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Prenez parmi le peuple douze hommes, un homme par tribu,
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Et commandez-leur en disant : Prenez d'ici, du milieu du Jourdain, du lieu où les sacrificateurs se sont arrêtés de pied ferme, douze pierres que vous emporterez avec vous et que vous poserez au lieu où vous passerez cette nuit.
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Josué appela donc les douze hommes qu'il avait choisis d'entre les enfants d'Israël, un homme par tribu,
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Et Josué leur dit : Passez devant l'arche de l'Éternel votre Dieu, au milieu du Jourdain, et que chacun de vous prenne une pierre sur son épaule, selon le nombre des tribus des enfants d'Israël ;
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Afin que cela soit un signe au milieu de vous. Quand dans l'avenir vos enfants demanderont : Que veulent dire pour vous ces pierres ?
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Vous leur répondrez : C'est que les eaux du Jourdain furent coupées devant l'arche de l'alliance de l'Éternel, quand elle passa le Jourdain ; les eaux du Jourdain furent coupées ; et ces pierres sont pour les enfants d'Israël un mémorial à jamais.
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Les enfants d'Israël firent donc ce que Josué avait commandé. Ils prirent douze pierres du milieu du Jourdain, comme l'Éternel l'avait dit à Josué, selon le nombre des tribus des enfants d'Israël, et les emportèrent avec eux au lieu où ils passèrent la nuit, et ils les y posèrent.
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Josué dressa aussi douze pierres au milieu du Jourdain, au lieu où s'étaient arrêtés les pieds des sacrificateurs qui portaient l'arche de l'alliance, et elles sont là jusqu'à ce jour.
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Et les sacrificateurs qui portaient l'arche se tinrent au milieu du Jourdain, jusqu'à ce que tout ce que l'Éternel avait commandé à Josué de dire au peuple fût achevé, selon tout ce que Moïse avait prescrit à Josué. Puis le peuple se hâta de passer.
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Quand tout le peuple eut achevé de passer, l'arche de l'Éternel et les sacrificateurs passèrent devant le peuple.
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Alors les enfants de Ruben, les enfants de Gad, et la demi-tribu de Manassé passèrent en armes devant les enfants d'Israël, comme Moïse le leur avait dit ;
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Environ quarante mille hommes, équipés pour la guerre, passèrent devant l'Éternel pour combattre, dans les campagnes de Jérico.
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En ce jour-là, l'Éternel éleva Josué à la vue de tout Israël, et ils le craignirent comme ils avaient craint Moïse, tous les jours de sa vie.
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Or l'Éternel parla à Josué, en disant :
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Commande aux sacrificateurs qui portent l'arche du Témoignage, et qu'ils montent hors du Jourdain.
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Et Josué commanda aux sacrificateurs, en disant : Montez hors du Jourdain.
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Et lorsque les sacrificateurs qui portaient l'arche de l'alliance de l'Éternel furent montés du milieu du Jourdain, et que la plante des pieds des sacrificateurs se leva pour se poser sur le sec, les eaux du Jourdain retournèrent à leur place, et coulèrent comme auparavant par-dessus toutes ses rives.
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Le peuple monta ainsi hors du Jourdain, le dixième jour du premier mois, et il campa à Guilgal, du côté de l'Orient de Jérico.
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Et Josué dressa à Guilgal les douze pierres qu'ils avaient prises du Jourdain.
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Et il parla aux enfants d'Israël, en disant : Quand à l'avenir vos enfants interrogeront leurs pères, et diront : Que veulent dire ces pierres ?
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Vous l'apprendrez à vos enfants, en disant : Israël a passé ce Jourdain à sec.
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Car l'Éternel votre Dieu a mis à sec les eaux du Jourdain devant vous, jusqu'à ce que vous fussiez passés, comme l'Éternel votre Dieu avait fait à la mer Rouge qu'il mit à sec devant nous, jusqu'à ce que nous fussions passés ;
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Afin que tous les peuples de la terre sachent que la main de l'Éternel est forte, et afin que vous craigniez toujours l'Éternel votre Dieu.
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Les douze pierres commémoratives
1
It happened, when all the nation had completely passed over the Jordan, that Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,
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"Take twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,
3
and command them, saying, 'Take from out of the middle 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 will lodge tonight.'"
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Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man.
5
Joshua said to them, "Pass over before the ark of Yahweh 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;
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that this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask in time to come, saying, 'What do you mean by these stones?'
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then you shall tell them, 'Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of Yahweh. When it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones shall be for a memorial to the children of Israel forever.'"
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The children of Israel did as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the middle 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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Joshua set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests who bore the ark of the covenant stood; and they are there to this day.
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For the priests who bore the ark stood in the middle of the Jordan, until everything was finished that Yahweh commanded Joshua to speak to the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua; and the people hurried and passed over.
11
It happened, when all the people had completely passed over, that the ark of Yahweh passed over, with the priests, in the presence of the people.
12
The children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spoke to them.
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About forty thousand men, ready and armed for war passed over before Yahweh to battle, to the plains of Jericho.
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On that day, Yahweh magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.
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Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,
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"Command the priests who bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of the Jordan."
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Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, "Come up out of the Jordan!"
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It happened, when the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of Yahweh had come up out of the middle of the Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up to the dry ground, that the waters of the Jordan returned to their place, and went over all its banks, as before.
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The people came up out of the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, on the east border of Jericho.
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Joshua set up those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, in Gilgal.
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He spoke to the children of Israel, saying, "When your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, 'What do these stones mean?'
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Then you shall let your children know, saying, 'Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.
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For Yahweh your God dried up the waters of the Jordan from before you, until you had passed over, as Yahweh your God did to the Red Sea , which he dried up from before us, until we had passed over;
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that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of Yahweh, that it is mighty; that you may fear Yahweh your God forever.'"