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Joshua 9:14-18

14Then the men of Israelהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582sampledוַיִּקְח֥וּvai.yik.ChuH3947their provisionsמִצֵּידָ֑םmi.tzei.DamH6718וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853but did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808seekשָׁאָֽלוּ׃sha.'A.luH7592the counselפִּ֥יpiH6310of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

15And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091madeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a treatyבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285of peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965וַיִּכְרֹ֥תvai.yikh.RotH3772with themto let them liveלְחַיּוֹתָ֑םle.chai.yo.TamH2421,and the leadersנְשִׂיאֵ֖יne.si.'EiH5387of the congregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ha.'e.DahH5712swore an oathוַיִּשָּׁבְע֣וּvai.yi.sha.ve.'UH7650to them.

16וַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961מִקְצֵה֙mik.TzehH7097Threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117afterאַחֲרֵ֕י'a.cha.ReiH310אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they had madeכָּרְת֥וּka.re.TuH3772the treatyבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285with the Gibeonites, the Israeliteslearnedוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֗וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085thatכִּי־ki-H3588theyהֵם֙hemH1992wereאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413neighborsקְרֹבִ֥יםke.ro.VimH7138,livingיֹשְׁבִֽים׃yo.she.VimH3427among themוּבְקִרְבּ֖וֹ הֵ֥םu.ve.kir.Bo hemH7130 H1992.

17So the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478set outוַיִּסְע֣וּvai.yis.'UH5265and on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117arrivedוַיָּבֹ֛אוּ אֶל־vai.ya.Vo.'u 'el-H935 H413at their citiesעָרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.rei.HemH5892וְעָרֵיהֶם֙ve.'a.rei.HemH5892—Gibeonגִּבְע֣וֹןgiv.'onH1391,Chephirahוְהַכְּפִירָ֔הve.ha.ke.fi.RahH3716,Beerothוּבְאֵר֖וֹתu.ve.'e.RotH881,and Kiriath-jearimH7157.

18But the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478did notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808attack themהִכּוּם֙hi.KumH5221,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the leadersנְשִׂיאֵ֣יne.si.'EiH5387of the congregationהָֽעֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712had sworn an oathנִשְׁבְּע֤וּnish.be.'UH7650to themby the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.And the wholeכָל־khol-H3605congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712grumbledוַיִּלֹּ֥נוּvai.yi.Lo.nuH3885againstעַל־'al-H5921the leadersהַנְּשִׂיאִֽים׃ha.ne.si.'ImH5387.

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