New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 9:22-27

22Then Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for them and spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to them, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Whyלָמָּה֩la.MahH4100have you deceivedרִמִּיתֶ֨םri.mi.TemH7411us, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘We are veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966farרְחוֹקִ֨יםre.cho.KimH7350from you,’when you are livingיֹשְׁבִֽים׃yo.she.VimH3427withinH7130our landH7130?

23Nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, you arecursedאֲרוּרִ֣ים'a.ru.RimH779, andyou shall neverוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808ceaseיִכָּרֵ֨תyi.ka.RetH3772being slavesעֶ֗בֶד'E.vedH5650,both hewersH2404of woodH2404and drawersוְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי־ve.sho.'a.vei-H7579of waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325for the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.”

24So they answeredוַיַּעֲנ֨וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091and saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Becauseכִּי֩kiH3588it was certainlyהֻגֵּ֨דhu.GedH5046toldהֻגַּ֤דhu.GadH5046your servantsלַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙la.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650that the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430had commandedצִוָּ֜הtzi.VahH6680His servantעַבְדּ֔וֹav.DoH5650Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872to giveלָתֵ֤תla.TetH5414you allכָּל־kol-H3605the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and to destroyוּלְהַשְׁמִ֛ידu.le.hash.MidH8045allכָּל־kol-H3605the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776beforeמִפְּנֵיכֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.KhemH4480 H6440you; therefore we fearedוַנִּירָ֨אva.ni.Ra'H3372greatlyמְאֹ֤דme.'OdH3966for our livesלְנַפְשֹׁתֵ֙ינוּ֙le.naf.sho.Tei.nuH5315becauseמִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.KhemH4480 H6440of you, and have doneוַֽנַּעֲשֵׂ֖הva.na.'a.SehH6213thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.

25Nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258beholdH2009,we are in your handsבְיָדֶ֑ךָve.ya.De.khaH3027;doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213as it seems goodכַּטּ֨וֹבka.TovH2896and rightוְכַיָּשָׁ֧רve.khai.ya.SharH3477in your sightבְּעֵינֶ֛יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869to doעֲשֵֽׂה׃'a.SehH6213to us.”

26Thusכֵּ֑ןKenH3651he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213to them, and deliveredוַיַּצֵּ֥לvai.ya.TzelH5337them from the handsמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and they did not killהֲרָגֽוּם׃ha.ra.GumH2026them.

27But Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091madeוַיִּתְּנֵ֨םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117hewersH2404of woodH2404and drawersוְשֹׁ֥אֲבֵיve.Sho.'a.veiH7579of waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325for the congregationלָֽעֵדָ֑הla.'e.DahH5712and for the altarוּלְמִזְבַּ֤חu.le.miz.BachH4196of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,to thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,in the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He would chooseיִבְחָֽר׃ פyiv.CharH977.

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