New American Standard Bible 2020

Joshua 9:18-21

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.

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,so that wrathקֶ֔צֶףKe.tzefH7110will not be on us because of the oathהַשְּׁבוּעָ֖הha.she.vu.'AhH7621whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834we sworeנִשְׁבַּ֥עְנוּnish.Ba'.nuH7650to them.”

21So the leadersהַנְּשִׂיאִ֖יםha.ne.si.'ImH5387saidוַיֹּאמְר֧וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to them, “Let them liveיִֽחְי֑וּyich.YuH2421.”And they becameוַ֠יִּֽהְיוּVai.yih.yuH1961gatherersחֹטְבֵ֨יcho.te.VeiH2404of firewoodעֵצִ֤ים'e.TzimH6086andlabor to drawוְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי־ve.sho.'a.vei-H7579waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325for the wholeלְכָל־le.kholH3605congregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712,justH3512asH3512the leadersהַנְּשִׂיאִֽים׃ha.ne.si.'ImH5387had spokenדִּבְּר֥וּdi.be.RuH1696to them.

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