New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 9:11-13

11So our eldersזְֽקֵינֵינוּ֩ze.kei.nei.NuH2205and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427of our countryאַרְצֵ֜נוּ'ar.Tze.nuH776spokeוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to us, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Takeקְח֨וּke.ChuH3947provisionsצֵידָה֙tzei.DahH6720in your handבְיֶדְכֶ֤םve.yed.KhemH3027for the journeyלַדֶּ֔רֶךְla.De.rekhH1870,and goוּלְכ֖וּu.le.KhuH1980to meetלִקְרָאתָ֑םlik.ra.TamH7122them and sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֤םva.'a.mar.TemH559to them, “We are your servantsעַבְדֵיכֶ֣ם'av.dei.KhemH5650;nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258then, makeכִּרְתוּ־kir.tu-H3772a covenantבְרִֽית׃ve.RitH1285with us.”’

12Thisזֶ֣ה׀zehH2088our breadלַחְמֵ֗נוּlach.Me.nuH3899waswarmחָ֞םchamH2525whenwe tookH6719it for our provisionsH6719out of our housesמִבָּ֣תֵּ֔ינוּmi.Ba.Tei.nuH1004on the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117that we leftצֵאתֵ֖נוּtze.Te.nuH3318to comeלָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetH1980to you; but nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,it is dryיָבֵ֔שׁya.VeshH3001and has becomeוְהָיָ֖הve.ha.YahH1961crumbledנִקֻּדִֽים׃ni.ku.DimH5350.

13Theseוְאֵ֨לֶּהve.'E.lehH428wineskinsנֹאד֤וֹתno.DotH4997whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834we filledמִלֵּ֣אנוּmi.Le.nuH4390were newחֲדָשִׁ֔יםcha.da.ShimH2319,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009,they are tornהִתְבַּקָּ֑עוּhit.ba.Ka.'uH1234;and theseוְאֵ֤לֶּהve.'E.lehH428our clothesשַׂלְמוֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙sal.mo.Tei.nuH8008and our sandalsוּנְעָלֵ֔ינוּu.ne.'a.Lei.nuH5275are wornבָּל֕וּba.LuH1086out becauseH4480of the veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966longH7231journeyהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870.”

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