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Joshua 9:18-27

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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