Tanach
Yehoshua 4:1-3 יהושע ד׳:א׳-ג׳
Part of: Chapter 4Petuchah, Joshua 3:9
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וַֽיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר־תַּמּוּ כׇל־הַגּוֹי לַעֲבוֹר אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּן {פ}
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ לֵאמֹֽר׃
And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over the Yarden, that the Lord spoke to Yehoshua saying,
And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over the Yarden, that the Lord spoke to Yehoshua saying,
קְחוּ לָכֶם מִן־הָעָם שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר אֲנָשִׁים אִישׁ־אֶחָד אִישׁ־אֶחָד מִשָּֽׁבֶט׃
Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,
Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,
Rashi
וְצַוּוּ אוֹתָם לֵאמֹר שְׂאֽוּ־לָכֶם מִזֶּה מִתּוֹךְ הַיַּרְדֵּן מִמַּצַּב רַגְלֵי הַכֹּהֲנִים הָכִין שְׁתֵּים־עֶשְׂרֵה אֲבָנִים וְהַעֲבַרְתֶּם אוֹתָם עִמָּכֶם וְהִנַּחְתֶּם אוֹתָם בַּמָּלוֹן אֲשֶׁר־תָּלִינוּ בוֹ הַלָּֽיְלָה׃ {ס}
and command them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of the Yarden, out of the place where the priests’ feet stood firm, twelve stones, and you shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where you shall lodge this night.
and command them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of the Yarden, out of the place where the priests’ feet stood firm, twelve stones, and you shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where you shall lodge this night.
Rashi
והעברתם אותם עמכם. כמצות משה (דברים כז) לבנות להם מזבח בהר עבל ולכתוב עליהם את דברי התורה, ובו ביום באו אל הר עבל ובנו בהם את המזבח והעלו עולות ושלמים, ואכלו ושתו, וקפלו אותם ובאו ולנו בגלגל:
And cross them over with you. To fulfil the command of Moshe to build with them an Altar on Mt. Eivel, and to write upon them the words of Torah. On that same day they came to Mt. Eivel and built with them the Altar. They offered up burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, and they ate and drank. They then scraped the stones, and came and lodged in Gilgal.
שנים עשר אנשים. הם שנזכרים למעלה להיות נכונים:
Twelve men. These were the men mentioned previously,1See Rashi 3:12. who were told to be prepared.