New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 9:18-20

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.”

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