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Joshua 9:3-9

3And when the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֨יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Gibeonגִבְע֜וֹןgiv.'onH1391heardשָׁמְע֗וּsha.me.'UH8085what Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091had doneעָשָׂ֧ה'a.SahH6213unto Jerichoלִֽירִיח֖וֹli.ri.ChoH3405and to Aiוְלָעָֽי׃ve.la.'AiH5857,

4They did workוַיַּעֲשׂ֤וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213wililyבְּעָרְמָ֔הbe.'a.re.MahH6195,and wentH3212and made as if they had been ambassadorsוַיִּצְטַיָּ֑רוּvai.yitz.tai.Ya.ruH6737,and tookוַיִּקְח֞וּvai.yik.ChuH3947oldבָּלִים֙ba.LimH1087sacksשַׂקִּ֤יםsa.KimH8242upon their assesלַחֲמ֣וֹרֵיהֶ֔םla.cha.Mo.rei.HemH2543,and wineיַ֙יִן֙ya.yinH3196bottlesוְנֹאד֥וֹתve.no.DotH4997,oldבָּלִ֔יםba.LimH1087,and rentוּמְבֻקָּעִ֖יםu.me.vu.ka.'ImH1234,and bound upוּמְצֹרָרִֽים׃u.me.tzo.ra.RimH6887;

5And oldבָּל֤וֹתba.LotH1087shoesוּנְעָל֨וֹתu.ne.'a.LotH5275and cloutedוּמְטֻלָּאוֹת֙u.me.tu.la.'OtH2921upon their feetבְּרַגְלֵיהֶ֔םbe.rag.lei.HemH7272,and oldבָּל֖וֹתba.LotH1087garmentsוּשְׂלָמ֥וֹתu.se.la.MotH8008upon them; and all the breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899of their provisionצֵידָ֔םtzei.DamH6718was dryיָבֵ֖שׁya.VeshH3001andmouldyנִקֻּדִֽים׃ni.ku.DimH5350.

6And they wentH3212to Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091unto the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264at Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֑לha.gil.GalH1537,and saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, and to the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,We be comeבָּ֔אנוּBa.nuH935from a farרְחוֹקָה֙re.cho.KahH7350countryמֵאֶ֤רֶץme.'E.retzH776:now therefore makeכִּרְתוּ־kir.tu-H3772ye a leagueבְרִֽית׃ve.RitH1285with us.

7And the menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.yo.me.ruH559unto the Hivitesהַחִוִּ֑יha.chi.ViH2340,Peradventureאוּלַ֗י'u.LaiH194ye dwellיוֹשֵׁ֔בyo.ShevH3427amongבְּקִרְבִּי֙be.kir.BiH7130us; and how shall we makeאֶֽכְרָת'ekh.rot-H3772a leagueבְרִֽית׃ve.RitH1285with you?

8And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, We arethy servantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650.And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Who areye? and from whenceוּמֵאַ֥יִןu.me.'A.yinH370comeתָּבֹֽאוּ׃ta.Vo.'uH935ye?

9And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, From a veryמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966farרְחוֹקָ֤הre.cho.KahH7350countryמֵאֶ֨רֶץme.'E.retzH776thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650are comeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935because of the nameלְשֵׁ֖םle.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430:for we have heardשָׁמַ֣עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085the fameשָׁמְע֔וֹsha.me.'OH8089of him, and all that he didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213in Egyptבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃be.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,

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