Berean Standard Bible
Joshua 9:18-20
18But the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478did 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.
19Allכָל־khol-H3605the leadersהַנְּשִׂיאִים֙ אֶל־ha.ne.si.'Im 'el-H5387H413answeredוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559כָּל־kol-H3605הָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712, “Weאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙'a.Nach.nuH587have sworn an oathנִשְׁבַּ֣עְנוּnish.Ba'.nuH7650to themby the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258we cannotלֹ֥א נוּכַ֖לlo' nu.KhalH3808H3201touchלִנְגֹּ֥עַlin.Go.a'H5060them.
20Thisזֹ֛אתzotH2063is how we will treatנַעֲשֶׂ֥הna.'a.SehH6213them:We will let them liveוְהַחֲיֵ֣הve.ha.cha.YehH2421אוֹתָ֑ם'o.TamH853,so that noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808wrathקֶ֔צֶףKe.tzefH7110will fallיִֽהְיֶ֤הyih.YehH1961on usעָלֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.Lei.nuH5921because ofעַל־'al-H5921the oathהַשְּׁבוּעָ֖הha.she.vu.'AhH7621אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834we sworeנִשְׁבַּ֥עְנוּnish.Ba'.nuH7650to them.”
Commentaries on Joshua 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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