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Joshua 9:11-21

11Wherefore our eldersזְֽקֵינֵינוּ֩ze.kei.nei.NuH2205and all the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427of our countryאַרְצֵ֜נוּ'ar.Tze.nuH776spakeוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to us, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Takeקְח֨וּke.ChuH3947victualsצֵידָה֙tzei.DahH6720with youבְיֶדְכֶ֤םve.yed.KhemH3027for the journeyלַדֶּ֔רֶךְla.De.rekhH1870,and goH3212to meetH7125them, and sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֤םva.'a.mar.TemH559unto them, We areyour servantsעַבְדֵיכֶ֣ם'av.dei.KhemH5650:therefore now makeכִּרְתוּ־kir.tu-H3772ye a leagueבְרִֽית׃ve.RitH1285with us.

12This our breadלַחְמֵ֗נוּlach.Me.nuH3899we took hotחָ֞םchamH2525forour provisionהִצְטַיַּ֤דְנוּhitz.tai.Yad.nuH6679out of our housesמִבָּ֣תֵּ֔ינוּmi.Ba.Tei.nuH1004on the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117we came forthצֵאתֵ֖נוּtze.Te.nuH3318to goH3212unto you; but now, behold, it is dryיָבֵ֔שׁya.VeshH3001,and it is mouldyנִקֻּדִֽים׃ni.ku.DimH5350:

13And these bottlesנֹאד֤וֹתno.DotH4997of wineהַיַּ֙יִן֙hai.Ya.yinH3196,which we filledמִלֵּ֣אנוּmi.Le.nuH4390, werenewחֲדָשִׁ֔יםcha.da.ShimH2319;and, behold, they be rentהִתְבַּקָּ֑עוּhit.ba.Ka.'uH1234:and these our garmentsשַׂלְמוֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙sal.mo.Tei.nuH8008and our shoesוּנְעָלֵ֔ינוּu.ne.'a.Lei.nuH5275are become oldבָּל֕וּba.LuH1086by reason of the veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966longמֵרֹ֥בme.RoH7230journeyהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870.

14And the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582tookוַיִּקְח֥וּvai.yik.ChuH3947of their victualsמִצֵּידָ֑םmi.tzei.DamH6718,and askedשָׁאָֽלוּ׃sha.'A.luH7592not counselat the mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

15And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091madeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965with them, and madeוַיִּכְרֹ֥תvai.yikh.RotH3772a leagueבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285with them, to let them liveלְחַיּוֹתָ֑םle.chai.yo.TamH2421:and the princesנְשִׂיאֵ֖יne.si.'EiH5387of the congregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ha.'e.DahH5712swareוַיִּשָּׁבְע֣וּvai.yi.sha.ve.'UH7650unto them.

16And it came to pass at the endמִקְצֵה֙mik.TzehH7097of threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117afterאַחֲרֵ֕י'a.cha.ReiH310they had madeכָּרְת֥וּka.re.TuH3772a leagueבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285with them, that they heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֗וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085that they weretheir neighboursקְרֹבִ֥יםke.ro.VimH7138, and thatthey dweltיֹשְׁבִֽים׃yo.she.VimH3427amongוּבְקִרְבּ֖וֹu.ve.kir.BoH7130them.

17And the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478journeyedוַיִּסְע֣וּvai.yis.'UH5265,and cameוַיָּבֹ֛אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935unto their citiesעָרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.rei.HemH5892on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117.Now their citiesוְעָרֵיהֶם֙ve.'a.rei.HemH5892wereGibeonגִּבְע֣וֹןgiv.'onH1391,and Chephirahוְהַכְּפִירָ֔הve.ha.ke.fi.RahH3716,and Beerothוּבְאֵר֖וֹתu.ve.'e.RotH881,and Kirjath–jearimH7157.

18And the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478smoteהִכּוּם֙hi.KumH5221them not, because the princesנְשִׂיאֵ֣יne.si.'EiH5387of the congregationהָֽעֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712had swornנִשְׁבְּע֤וּnish.be.'UH7650unto them by the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.And all the congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712murmuredוַיִּלֹּ֥נוּvai.yi.Lo.nuH3885against the princesהַנְּשִׂיאִֽים׃ha.ne.si.'ImH5387.

19But all the princesהַנְּשִׂיאִים֙ha.ne.si.'ImH5387saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto all the congregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712,We have swornנִשְׁבַּ֣עְנוּnish.Ba'.nuH7650unto them by the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:now therefore we mayנוּכַ֖לnu.KhalH3201not touchלִנְגֹּ֥עַlin.Go.a'H5060them.

20This we will doנַעֲשֶׂ֥הna.'a.SehH6213to them; we will even let them liveוְהַחֲיֵ֣הve.ha.cha.YehH2421,lest wrathקֶ֔צֶףKe.tzefH7110be upon us, because of the oathהַשְּׁבוּעָ֖הha.she.vu.'AhH7621which we swareנִשְׁבַּ֥עְנוּnish.Ba'.nuH7650unto them.

21And the princesהַנְּשִׂיאִ֖יםha.ne.si.'ImH5387saidוַיֹּאמְר֧וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto them, Let them liveיִֽחְי֑וּyich.YuH2421;but let them be hewersחֹטְבֵ֨יcho.te.VeiH2404of woodעֵצִ֤ים'e.TzimH6086and drawersוְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי־ve.sho.'a.vei-H7579of waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325unto all the congregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712;as the princesהַנְּשִׂיאִֽים׃ha.ne.si.'ImH5387had promisedדִּבְּר֥וּdi.be.RuH1696them.

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