New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 9:3-9

3When the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֨יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofGibeonגִבְע֜וֹןgiv.'onH1391heardשָׁמְע֗וּsha.me.'UH8085whatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091had doneעָשָׂ֧ה'a.SahH6213to Jerichoלִֽירִיח֖וֹli.ri.ChoH3405and to Aiוְלָעָֽי׃ve.la.'AiH5857,

4they alsoגַם־gam-H1571actedוַיַּעֲשׂ֤וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213craftilyבְּעָרְמָ֔הbe.'a.re.MahH6195andsetוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980out as envoysוַיִּצְטַיָּ֑רוּvai.yitz.tai.Ya.ruH6737,and tookוַיִּקְח֞וּvai.yik.ChuH3947worn-outבָּלִים֙ba.LimH1087sacksשַׂקִּ֤יםsa.KimH8242on their donkeysלַחֲמ֣וֹרֵיהֶ֔םla.cha.Mo.rei.HemH2543,and wineskinsוְנֹאד֥וֹתve.no.DotH4997worn-outבָּלִ֔יםba.LimH1087and tornוּמְבֻקָּעִ֖יםu.me.vu.ka.'ImH1234andmendedוּמְצֹרָרִֽים׃u.me.tzo.ra.RimH6887,

5and worn-outבָּל֤וֹתba.LotH1087and patchedוּמְטֻלָּאוֹת֙u.me.tu.la.'OtH2921sandalsוּנְעָל֨וֹתu.ne.'a.LotH5275on their feetבְּרַגְלֵיהֶ֔םbe.rag.lei.HemH7272,and worn-outבָּל֖וֹתba.LotH1087clothesוּשְׂלָמ֥וֹתu.se.la.MotH8008on themselves; and allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605the breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899of their provisionצֵידָ֔םtzei.DamH6718was dryיָבֵ֖שׁya.VeshH3001andhad becomeהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961crumbledנִקֻּדִֽים׃ni.ku.DimH5350.

6They wentוַיֵּלְכ֧וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980to Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091to thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264at Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֑לha.gil.GalH1537and saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him and to the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “We have comeבָּ֔אנוּBa.nuH935from a farרְחוֹקָה֙re.cho.KahH7350countryמֵאֶ֤רֶץme.'E.retzH776;nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, makeכִּרְתוּ־kir.tu-H3772a covenantבְרִֽית׃ve.RitH1285with us.”

7The menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.yo.me.ruH559to theHivitesהַחִוִּ֑יha.chi.ViH2340, “Perhapsאוּלַ֗י'u.LaiH194you are livingיוֹשֵׁ֔בyo.ShevH3427withinH7130our landH7130;howוְאֵ֖יךְve.'EikhH349then shall we makeאֶֽכְרָת'ekh.rot-H3772a covenantבְרִֽית׃ve.RitH1285with you?”

8But they saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, “We are your servantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650.”Then Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Whoמִ֥יmiH4310are you and whereוּמֵאַ֥יִןu.me.'A.yinH370do you comeתָּבֹֽאוּ׃ta.Vo.'uH935from?”

9They saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650have comeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935froma veryמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966farרְחוֹקָ֤הre.cho.KahH7350countryמֵאֶ֨רֶץme.'E.retzH776because of thefameלְשֵׁ֖םle.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430; forwe have heardשָׁמַ֣עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085the reportשָׁמְע֔וֹsha.me.'OH8089of Him and allכָּל־kol-H3605that He didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213in Egyptבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃be.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,

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