New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 9:11-21

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.”

14So the menH376of Israeltookוַיִּקְח֥וּvai.yik.ChuH3947someH4480of their provisionsמִצֵּידָ֑םmi.tzei.DamH6718, anddid not askשָׁאָֽלוּ׃sha.'A.luH7592for thecounselפִּ֥יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

15Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091madeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965with them and madeוַיִּכְרֹ֥תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285with them, to let them liveלְחַיּוֹתָ֑םle.chai.yo.TamH2421;and the leadersנְשִׂיאֵ֖יne.si.'EiH5387of the congregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ha.'e.DahH5712sworeוַיִּשָּׁבְע֣וּvai.yi.sha.ve.'UH7650an oath to them.

16It cameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961about at the endמִקְצֵה֙mik.TzehH7097of threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117afterאַחֲרֵ֕י'a.cha.ReiH310they had madeכָּרְת֥וּka.re.TuH3772a covenantבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285with them, that they heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֗וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085that they were neighborsקְרֹבִ֥יםke.ro.VimH7138and that they were livingיֹשְׁבִֽים׃yo.she.VimH3427withinH7130their landH7130.

17Then the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478setוַיִּסְע֣וּvai.yis.'UH5265out and cameוַיָּבֹ֛אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to their citiesעָרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.rei.HemH5892on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117.Now their citiesוְעָרֵיהֶם֙ve.'a.rei.HemH5892wereGibeonגִּבְע֣וֹןgiv.'onH1391and Chephirahוְהַכְּפִירָ֔הve.ha.ke.fi.RahH3716and Beerothוּבְאֵר֖וֹתu.ve.'e.RotH881and Kiriath-jearimH7157.

18The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478did not strikeהִכּוּם֙hi.KumH5221them becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the leadersנְשִׂיאֵ֣יne.si.'EiH5387of the congregationהָֽעֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712had swornנִשְׁבְּע֤וּnish.be.'UH7650to them by the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.And the wholeכָל־khol-H3605congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712grumbledוַיִּלֹּ֥נוּvai.yi.Lo.nuH3885againstעַל־'al-H5921the leadersהַנְּשִׂיאִֽים׃ha.ne.si.'ImH5387.

19But allכָל־khol-H3605the leadersהַנְּשִׂיאִים֙ha.ne.si.'ImH5387saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712, “We have swornנִשְׁבַּ֣עְנוּnish.Ba'.nuH7650to them by the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258we cannotלֹ֥א נוּכַ֖לlo' nu.KhalH3201 H3808touchלִנְגֹּ֥עַlin.Go.a'H5060them.

20ThisH2088we will doנַעֲשֶׂ֥הna.'a.SehH6213to them, even let them liveוְהַחֲיֵ֣הve.ha.cha.YehH2421,soוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808that wrathקֶ֔צֶףKe.tzefH7110will not be upon us for the oathהַשְּׁבוּעָ֖הha.she.vu.'AhH7621whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834we sworeנִשְׁבַּ֥עְנוּnish.Ba'.nuH7650to them.”

21The leadersהַנְּשִׂיאִ֖יםha.ne.si.'ImH5387saidוַיֹּאמְר֧וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to them, “Let them liveיִֽחְי֑וּyich.YuH2421.”So they becameוַ֠יִּֽהְיוּVai.yih.yuH1961hewersH2404of woodH2404and drawersוְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי־ve.sho.'a.vei-H7579of waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325for the wholeלְכָל־le.kholH3605congregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712,justH3512as the leadersהַנְּשִׂיאִֽים׃ha.ne.si.'ImH5387had spokenדִּבְּר֥וּdi.be.RuH1696to them.

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