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Joshua 9

1Anditcametopasswhenallthekingsהַמְּלָכִ֡יםha.me.la.KhimH4428whowereonthissideבְּעֵ֨בֶרbe.'E.verH5676theJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֜ןhai.yar.DenH3383,inthehill-country,andinthelowland,andalongallthecoastח֚וֹףChofH2348ofthegreatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419seaהַיָּ֣םhai.YamH3220asfarasoppositeH4136toLebanonהַלְּבָנ֑וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844,theHittiteהַֽחִתִּי֙ha.chi.TiH2850,andtheAmoriteוְהָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔יve.Ha.'e.mo.RiH567,theCanaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,thePerizziteהַפְּרִזִּ֔יha.pe.ri.ZiH6522,theHiviteהַחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340,andtheJebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ve.hay.vu.SiH2983,heardH8085[ofit],

2thattheyassembledH6908togetherיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162,tofightH3898withJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091andwithIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,withoneאֶחָֽד׃ פ'e.ChadH259accord.

3AndwhenH834theinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֨יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofGibeonגִבְע֜וֹןgiv.'onH1391heardH8085whatJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091haddonetoJerichoלִֽירִיח֖וֹli.ri.ChoH3405andtoAi,

4thentheyalsoגַם־gam-H1571actedH6213withcraft,andtheywentpreparedasonajourney,andtookH3947oldsacksשַׂקִּ֤יםsa.KimH8242upontheirasses,andwine-flasks, oldandrentandtiedup;

5andoldandpatchedsandalsוּנְעָל֨וֹתu.ne.'a.LotH5275upontheirfeetH7272,andoldgarmentsוּשְׂלָמ֥וֹתu.se.la.MotH8008uponthem;andallthebreadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899oftheirprovisionwasH1961dryH3001[and] mouldy.

6AndtheywentH935toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091untothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264atGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֑לha.gil.GalH1537,andsaidH559tohim,andtothemenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,FromafarH7350countryarewecomeבָּ֔אנוּBa.nuH935;andnowH6258makeכִּרְתוּ־kir.tu-H3772acovenantבְרִֽית׃ve.RitH1285withus.

7Andthemenאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559totheHiviteהַחִוִּ֑יha.chi.ViH2340,Perhapsאוּלַ֗י'u.LaiH194thou dwellestinthemidstבְּקִרְבִּי֙be.kir.BiH7130ofus,andhowוְאֵ֖יךְve.'EikhH349shouldImakeאֶֽכְרָת'ekh.rot-H3772acovenantבְרִֽית׃ve.RitH1285withthee?

8AndtheysaidH559untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,Wearethyservantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650.AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidH559tothem,Whoareye?andfromwhencecomeתָּבֹֽאוּ׃ta.Vo.'uH935ye?

9AndtheysaidH559tohim,Fromaveryמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966farH7350countryarethyservantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650comeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935,becauseofthenameלְשֵׁ֖םle.ShemH8034ofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;forwehaveheardH8085thefameofhim,andallthathedidinEgyptבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃be.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,

10andallthathedidtothetwoלִשְׁנֵי֙lish.NeiH8147kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428oftheAmoritesH567thatwerebeyondJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383,toSihonלְסִיחוֹן֙le.si.chOnH5511thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןchesh.BonH2809,andtoOgוּלְע֥וֹגu.le.'ogH5747thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBashanהַבָּשָׁ֖ןha.ba.ShanH1316,whowasatAshtarothבְּעַשְׁתָּרֽוֹת׃be.'ash.ta.RotH6252.

11Andoureldersזְֽקֵינֵינוּ֩ze.kei.nei.NuH2205andalltheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427ofourcountryspoketous,sayingH559,Takeקְח֨וּke.ChuH3947victualsinyourhandבְיֶדְכֶ֤םve.yed.KhemH3027forthewayH1870,andgotomeetthem,andsayH559tothem,Weareyourservantsעַבְדֵיכֶ֣ם'av.dei.KhemH5650,andnowH6258makeכִּרְתוּ־kir.tu-H3772acovenantבְרִֽית׃ve.RitH1285withus.

12Thisourbreadלַחְמֵ֗נוּlach.Me.nuH3899wetookwarmforourprovisionoutofourhousesH1004onthedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117wecameforthH3318togoH3318untoyou;andnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258,behold,itisdryH3001,andisbecomeH1961mouldy.

13Andtheseflasksofwineהַיַּ֙יִן֙hai.Ya.yinH3196whichwefilledמִלֵּ֣אנוּmi.Le.nuH4390newחֲדָשִׁ֔יםcha.da.ShimH2319,behold,theyarerent;andtheseourgarmentsשַׂלְמוֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙sal.mo.Tei.nuH8008andoursandalsוּנְעָלֵ֔ינוּu.ne.'a.Lei.nuH5275arebecomeoldbyreasonoftheveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966longjourneyהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870.

14AndthemenH376tookH3947oftheirvictuals,buttheydidnotinquireatthemouthפִּ֥יpiH6310ofJehovah.

15AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091madeH6213peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965withthem,andmadeH6213acovenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285withthem,toletthemliveלְחַיּוֹתָ֑םle.chai.yo.TamH2421;andtheprincesH5387oftheassemblyH5712sworeוַיִּשָּׁבְע֣וּvai.yi.sha.ve.'UH7650untothem.

16Anditcametopassattheendמִקְצֵה֙mik.TzehH7097ofthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117aftertheyhadmadeH3772acovenantבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285withthem,thattheyheardH8085thattheyweretheirneighbours,andthattheydweltיֹשְׁבִֽים׃yo.she.VimH3427intheirmidstוּבְקִרְבּ֖וֹu.ve.kir.BoH7130.

17AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478journeyed,andcameH935totheircitiesעָרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.rei.HemH5892onthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117;andtheircitiesוְעָרֵיהֶם֙ve.'a.rei.HemH5892wereGibeonגִּבְע֣וֹןgiv.'onH1391,andChephirah,andBeerothוּבְאֵר֖וֹתu.ve.'e.RotH881,andKirjath-jearim.

18AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478didnotsmitethem,becausetheprincesH5387oftheassemblyH5712hadswornנִשְׁבְּע֤וּnish.be.'UH7650untothembyJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.ThenalltheassemblyH5712murmuredagainsttheprincesH5387.

19AndalltheprincesH5387saidH559toalltheassemblyH5712,Wehaveswornנִשְׁבַּ֣עְנוּnish.Ba'.nuH7650untothembyJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andnowH6258wemaynottouchלִנְגֹּ֥עַlin.Go.a'H5060them.

20Thiswewilldotothem,andletthemliveוְהַחֲיֵ֣הve.ha.cha.YehH2421, lestwrathקֶ֔צֶףKe.tzefH7110comeuponus,becauseoftheoathהַשְּׁבוּעָ֖הha.she.vu.'AhH7621whichwesworeH7650untothem.

21AndtheprincesH5387saidH559tothem,Letthemliveיִֽחְי֑וּyich.YuH2421.Andtheywerehewersofwoodעֵצִ֤ים'e.TzimH6086anddrawersוְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי־ve.sho.'a.vei-H7579ofwaterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325foralltheassemblyH5712;astheprincesH5387hadsaidH559tothem.

22AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091calledH7121forthem,andhespokeH1696tothem,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Whyלָמָּה֩la.MahH4100haveyedeceivedus,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Weareveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966farH7350fromyou; whereas yedwellיֹשְׁבִֽים׃yo.she.VimH3427inourmidstבְּקִרְבֵּ֥נוּbe.kir.Be.nuH7130?

23AndnowH6258yearecursedH779,andyeshallneverceasetobebondmen,andhewersofwoodעֵצִ֛ים'e.TzimH6086,anddrawersוְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי־ve.sho.'a.vei-H7579ofwaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325forthehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004ofmyGodאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.

24AndtheyansweredJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091andsaidH559,BecauseitwascertainlytoldH5046thyservantsלַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙la.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650howthatJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430commandedצִוָּ֜הtzi.VahH6680hisservantעַבְדּ֔וֹav.DoH5650Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872togiveלָתֵ֤תla.TetH5414youallthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andtodestroyוּלְהַשְׁמִ֛ידu.le.hash.MidH8045alltheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776frombeforeyou;andwefearedH3372greatlyforourlivesH5315becauseofyou,anddidthisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.

25AndnowH6258behold,weareinthyhandבְיָדֶ֑ךָve.ya.De.khaH3027:asitisgoodכַּטּ֨וֹבka.TovH2896andrightוְכַיָּשָׁ֧רve.khai.ya.SharH3477inthineeyesH5869todotous,do.

26AndhedidsoH3651tothem,anddeliveredוַיַּצֵּ֥לvai.ya.TzelH5337themoutofthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andtheydidnotslayH2026them.

27AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091madeH5414themthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117hewersofwoodעֵצִ֛ים'e.TzimH6086anddrawersוְשֹׁ֥אֲבֵיve.Sho.'a.veiH7579ofwaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325fortheassemblyH5712,andforthealtarוּלְמִזְבַּ֤חu.le.miz.BachH4196ofJehovah,tothisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,intheplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichheshouldchooseיִבְחָֽר׃ פyiv.CharH977.

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