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Joshua 9:18-27

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.

21AndtheprincesH5387saidH559untothem,Letthemliveיִֽחְי֑וּyich.YuH2421:sotheybecameH1961hewersofwoodעֵצִ֤ים'e.TzimH6086anddrawersוְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי־ve.sho.'a.vei-H7579ofwaterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325untoallthecongregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712,astheprincesH5387hadspokenדִּבְּר֥וּdi.be.RuH1696untothem.

22AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091calledH7121forthem,andhespake untothem,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Whereforehaveye beguiledus,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Weareveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966farH7350fromyou;whenyedwellיֹשְׁבִֽים׃yo.she.VimH3427amongus?

23NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258yearecursedH779,andthereshallneverfailtobeofyoubondmen,bothhewersofwoodעֵצִ֛ים'e.TzimH6086anddrawersוְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי־ve.sho.'a.vei-H7579ofwaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325forthehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004ofmyGodאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.

24AndtheyansweredJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,andsaidH559,BecauseitwascertainlytoldH5046thyservantsלַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙la.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,howthatJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430commandedצִוָּ֜הtzi.VahH6680hisservantעַבְדּ֔וֹav.DoH5650Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872togiveלָתֵ֤תla.TetH5414youallthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andtodestroyוּלְהַשְׁמִ֛ידu.le.hash.MidH8045alltheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776frombeforeyou;thereforeweweresoreafraidוַנִּירָ֨אva.ni.Ra'H3372forourlivesH5315becauseofyou,andhavedonethisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.

25AndnowH6258,behold,weareinthyhandבְיָדֶ֑ךָve.ya.De.khaH3027:asitseemethgoodכַּטּ֨וֹבka.TovH2896andrightוְכַיָּשָׁ֧רve.khai.ya.SharH3477unto theetodountous,do.

26AndsoH3651didheuntothem,anddeliveredוַיַּצֵּ֥לvai.ya.TzelH5337themoutofthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thattheyslewH2026themnot.

27AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091madeH5414themthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117hewersofwoodעֵצִ֛ים'e.TzimH6086anddrawersוְשֹׁ֥אֲבֵיve.Sho.'a.veiH7579ofwaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325forthecongregationלָֽעֵדָ֑הla.'e.DahH5712,andforthealtarוּלְמִזְבַּ֤חu.le.miz.BachH4196ofJehovah, untothisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,intheplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichheshouldchooseיִבְחָֽר׃ פyiv.CharH977.

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