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Joshua 9:15-20

15AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091madeH6213peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965withthem,andmadeH6213acovenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285withthem,toletthemliveלְחַיּוֹתָ֑םle.chai.yo.TamH2421:andtheprincesH5387ofthecongregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ha.'e.DahH5712sware untothem.

16Anditcametopassattheendמִקְצֵה֙mik.TzehH7097ofthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117aftertheyhadmadeH3772acovenantבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285withthem,thattheyheardH8085thattheyweretheirneighbors,andthattheydweltיֹשְׁבִֽים׃yo.she.VimH3427amongthem.

17AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478journeyed,andcameH935untotheircitiesעָרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.rei.HemH5892onthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117.Nowtheircitiesוְעָרֵיהֶם֙ve.'a.rei.HemH5892wereGibeonגִּבְע֣וֹןgiv.'onH1391,andChephirah,andBeerothוּבְאֵר֖וֹתu.ve.'e.RotH881,andKiriath-jearimH7157.

18AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478smotethemnot,becausetheprincesH5387ofthecongregationהָֽעֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712hadswornנִשְׁבְּע֤וּnish.be.'UH7650untothembyJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Andallthecongregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712murmuredagainsttheprincesH5387.

19ButalltheprincesH5387saidH559untoallthecongregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712,Wehaveswornנִשְׁבַּ֣עְנוּnish.Ba'.nuH7650untothembyJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:nowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258wemaynottouchלִנְגֹּ֥עַlin.Go.a'H5060them.

20Thiswewilldotothem,andletthemliveוְהַחֲיֵ֣הve.ha.cha.YehH2421; lestwrathקֶ֔צֶףKe.tzefH7110beיִֽהְיֶ֤הyih.YehH1961uponus,becauseoftheoathהַשְּׁבוּעָ֖הha.she.vu.'AhH7621whichwesware untothem.

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