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Joshua 9:12-18

12Thisזֶ֣ה׀zehH2088breadלַחְמֵ֗נוּlach.Me.nuH3899of ours washotחָ֞םchamH2525whenwe tookH6719it forH6719our provisionsH6719from our housesמִבָּ֣תֵּ֔ינוּmi.Ba.Tei.nuH1004on the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117that we leftצֵאתֵ֖נוּtze.Te.nuH3318to comeלָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetH1980to you; but nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,it isH3001dryH3001and has becomeוְהָיָ֖הve.ha.YahH1961crumbledנִקֻּדִֽים׃ni.ku.DimH5350.

13And theseוְאֵ֨לֶּהve.'E.lehH428wineskinsנֹאד֤וֹתno.DotH4997whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834we filledמִלֵּ֣אנוּmi.Le.nuH4390were newחֲדָשִׁ֔יםcha.da.ShimH2319,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009,they are splitהִתְבַּקָּ֑עוּhit.ba.Ka.'uH1234openH1234;and theseוְאֵ֤לֶּהve.'E.lehH428clothesשַׂלְמוֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙sal.mo.Tei.nuH8008of ours and our sandalsוּנְעָלֵ֔ינוּu.ne.'a.Lei.nuH5275are wornבָּל֕וּba.LuH1086outH1086from the veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966longמֵרֹ֥בme.RoH7230journeyהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870.”

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

15AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.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.

16However, it cameH1961aboutH1961at 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.VimH3427withinוּבְקִרְבּ֖וֹu.ve.kir.BoH7130their land.

17Then the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478setוַיִּסְע֣וּvai.yis.'UH5265outH5265and cameוַיָּבֹ֛אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to their citiesעָרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.rei.HemH5892on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117.Now their citiesוְעָרֵיהֶם֙ve.'a.rei.HemH5892wereGibeonגִּבְע֣וֹןgiv.'onH1391,Chephirahוְהַכְּפִירָ֔הve.ha.ke.fi.RahH3716,Beerothוּבְאֵר֖וֹתu.ve.'e.RotH881,and Kiriath-jearimH7157.

18But the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478did notattackהִכּוּם֙hi.KumH5221them becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the leadersנְשִׂיאֵ֣יne.si.'EiH5387of the congregationהָֽעֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712had swornנִשְׁבְּע֤וּnish.be.'UH7650to them by the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.And the wholeכָל־khol-H3605congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712grumbledוַיִּלֹּ֥נוּvai.yi.Lo.nuH3885againstעַל־'al-H5921the leadersהַנְּשִׂיאִֽים׃ha.ne.si.'ImH5387.

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