1vai·yash·kem ye·ho·v·shu·a' bab·bo·ker vai·yis·'u me·ha·shit·tim vai·ya·vo·'u ad-hai·yar·den, hu ve·chol-be·nei yis·ra·'el; vai·ya·li·nu sham te·rem ya·'a·vo·ru. 2vay·hi mik·tzeh she·lo·shet ya·mim; vai·ya·'av·ru ha·sho·te·rim be·ke·rev ham·ma·cha·neh. 3vay·tzav·vu et-ha·'am le·mor kir·'o·vt·chem et a·ro·vn be·rit-ha·shem e·lo·hei·chem, ve·hak·ko·ha·nim hal·vi·yim, no·se·'im o·tov; ve·'at·tem tis·'u mim·me·ko·vm·chem, va·ha·lach·tem a·cha·rav. 4ach ra·cho·vk yih·yeh bei·nei·chem u·vei·nov ch u·vei·nav, k ke·'al·pa·yim am·mah bam·mid·dah; al-tik·re·vu e·lav le·ma·'an a·sher-te·de·'u et-had·de·rech a·sher te·le·chu-vah, ki lo a·var·tem bad·de·rech mit·te·mo·vl shil·sho·vm. s

5vai·yo·mer ye·ho·v·shu·a' el-ha·'am hit·kad·da·shu; ki ma·char ya·'a·seh ha·shem be·kir·be·chem nif·la·'o·vt. 6vai·yo·mer ye·ho·v·shu·a' el-hak·ko·ha·nim le·mor, se·'u et-a·ro·vn hab·be·rit, ve·'iv·ru lif·nei ha·'am; vai·yis·'u et-a·ro·vn hab·be·rit, vai·ye·le·chu lif·nei ha·'am. s

7vai·yo·mer ha·shem el-ye·ho·v·shu·a', hai·yo·vm haz·zeh a·chel gad·del·cha, be·'ei·nei kol-yis·ra·'el; a·sher ye·de·'un, ki ka·'a·sher ha·yi·ti im-mo·sheh eh·yeh im·mach. 8ve·'at·tah te·tzav·veh et-hak·ko·ha·nim, no·se·'ei a·ro·vn-hab·be·rit le·mor; ke·vo·'a·chem ad-ke·tzeh mei hai·yar·den, bai·yar·den ta·'a·mo·du. f 9vai·yo·mer ye·ho·v·shu·a' el-be·nei yis·ra·'el; go·shu hen·nah, ve·shim·'u et-div·rei ha·shem e·lo·hei·chem. 10vai·yo·mer ye·ho·v·shu·a', be·zot te·de·'un, ki el chai be·kir·be·chem; ve·ho·v·resh yo·v·rish mip·pe·nei·chem et-hak·ke·na·'a·ni ve·'et-ha·chit·ti ve·'et-ha·chiv·vi ve·'et-hap·pe·riz·zi ve·'et-hag·gir·ga·shi, ve·ha·'e·mo·ri ve·hay·vu·si. 11hin·neh a·ro·vn hab·be·rit, a·do·vn kol-ha·'a·retz; o·ver lif·nei·chem bai·yar·den. 12ve·'at·tah ke·chu la·chem she·nei a·sar ish, mi·shiv·tei yis·ra·'el; ish-e·chad ish-e·chad la·sha·vet. 13ve·ha·yah ke·no·v·ach kap·po·vt rag·lei hak·ko·ha·nim no·se·'ei a·ro·vn ha·shem a·do·vn kol-ha·'a·retz be·mei hai·yar·den, mei hai·yar·den yik·ka·re·tun, ham·ma·yim hai·yo·re·dim mil·ma·'e·lah; ve·ya·'am·du ned e·chad.

14vay·hi bin·so·a' ha·'am me·'a·ho·lei·hem, la·'a·vor et-hai·yar·den; ve·hak·ko·ha·nim no·se·'ei ha·'a·ro·vn hab·be·rit lif·nei ha·'am. 15u·che·vo·v no·se·'ei ha·'a·ro·vn ad-hai·yar·den, ve·rag·lei hak·ko·ha·nim no·se·'ei ha·'a·ro·vn, nit·be·lu bik·tzeh ham·ma·yim; ve·hai·yar·den ma·le al-kol-ge·do·v·tav, kol ye·mei ka·tzir. 16vai·ya·'am·du ham·ma·yim hai·yo·re·dim mil·ma'·lah ka·mu ned-e·chad har·chek me·'od va·'a·dam ch me·'a·dam k ha·'ir a·sher mi·tzad tza·re·tan, ve·hai·yo·re·dim al yam ha·'a·ra·vah yam-ham·me·lach tam·mu nich·ra·tu; ve·ha·'am a·ve·ru ne·ged ye·ri·chov. 17vai·ya·'am·du hak·ko·ha·nim no·se·'ei ha·'a·ro·vn be·rit-ha·shem be·cha·ra·vah be·to·vch hai·yar·den ha·chen; ve·chol-yis·ra·'el o·ve·rim be·cha·ra·vah, ad a·sher-tam·mu kol-hag·go·vy, la·'a·vor et-hai·yar·den.