3ButwhenH834theinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֨יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofGibeonגִבְע֜וֹןgiv.'onH1391heardH8085whatJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091haddoneuntoJerichoלִֽירִיח֖וֹli.ri.ChoH3405andtoAi, 4theyalsoגַם־gam-H1571didwork wilily,andwentandmadeH6213asiftheyhadbeen ambassadors,andtookH3947oldsacksשַׂקִּ֤יםsa.KimH8242upontheirasses,andwine-skins, oldandrentandboundup, 5andoldandpatchedshoesupontheirfeetH7272,andoldgarmentsוּשְׂלָמ֥וֹתu.se.la.MotH8008uponthem;andallthebreadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899oftheirprovisionwasH1961dryH3001andwasH1961becomeH1961mouldy. 6AndtheywentH935toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091untothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264atGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֑לha.gil.GalH1537,andsaidH559untohim,andtothemenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Wearecomeבָּ֔אנוּBa.nuH935fromafarH7350country:nowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258makeכִּרְתוּ־kir.tu-H3772yeacovenantבְרִֽית׃ve.RitH1285withus. 7Andthemenאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559untotheHivites, Peradventure yedwellיוֹשֵׁ֔בyo.ShevH3427amongus;andhowוְאֵ֖יךְve.'EikhH349shallwemakeאֶֽכְרָת'ekh.rot-H3772acovenantבְרִֽית׃ve.RitH1285withyou? 8AndtheysaidH559untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,Wearethyservantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650.AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidH559untothem,Whoareye?andfromwhencecomeתָּבֹֽאוּ׃ta.Vo.'uH935ye? 9AndtheysaidH559untohim,Fromaveryמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966farH7350countrythyservantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650arecomeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935becauseofthenameלְשֵׁ֖םle.ShemH8034ofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430:forwehaveheardH8085thefameofhim,andallthathedidinEgyptבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃be.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, 10andallthathedidtothetwoלִשְׁנֵי֙lish.NeiH8147kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428oftheAmoritesH567,thatwerebeyondtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383,toSihonלְסִיחוֹן֙le.si.chOnH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןchesh.BonH2809,andtoOgוּלְע֥וֹגu.le.'ogH5747kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBashanהַבָּשָׁ֖ןha.ba.ShanH1316,whowasatAshtarothבְּעַשְׁתָּרֽוֹת׃be.'ash.ta.RotH6252. 11Andoureldersזְֽקֵינֵינוּ֩ze.kei.nei.NuH2205andalltheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427ofourcountryspaketous,sayingH559,Takeקְח֨וּke.ChuH3947provisioninyourhandבְיֶדְכֶ֤םve.yed.KhemH3027forthejourneyלַדֶּ֔רֶךְla.De.rekhH1870,andgotomeetthem,andsayH559untothem,Weareyourservantsעַבְדֵיכֶ֣ם'av.dei.KhemH5650:andnowH6258makeכִּרְתוּ־kir.tu-H3772yeacovenantבְרִֽית׃ve.RitH1285withus. 12Thisourbreadלַחְמֵ֗נוּlach.Me.nuH3899wetookhotforourprovisionoutofourhousesH1004onthedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117wecameforthH3318togoH3318untoyou;butnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258,behold,itisdryH3001,andisbecomeH1961mouldy: 13andthesewine-skins,whichwefilledמִלֵּ֣אנוּmi.Le.nuH4390,werenewחֲדָשִׁ֔יםcha.da.ShimH2319;and,behold,theyarerent:andtheseourgarmentsשַׂלְמוֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙sal.mo.Tei.nuH8008andourshoesarebecomeoldbyreasonoftheveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966longjourneyהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870. 14AndthemenH376tookH3947oftheirprovision,andaskedשָׁאָֽלוּ׃sha.'A.luH7592notcounselatthemouthפִּ֥יpiH6310ofJehovah. 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. 21AndtheprincesH5387saidH559untothem,Letthemliveיִֽחְי֑וּyich.YuH2421:sotheybecameH1961hewersofwoodעֵצִ֤ים'e.TzimH6086anddrawersוְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי־ve.sho.'a.vei-H7579ofwaterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325untoallthecongregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712,astheprincesH5387hadspokenדִּבְּר֥וּdi.be.RuH1696untothem. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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