New American Standard Bible 2020

Joshua 9:18-27

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.

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.VimH3427withinבְּקִרְבֵּ֥נוּbe.kir.Be.nuH7130our land?

23Nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, you arecursedאֲרוּרִ֣ים'a.ru.RimH779, andyou will neverוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808ceaseיִכָּרֵ֨תyi.ka.RetH3772to be slavesעֶ֗בֶד'E.vedH5650,both gatherersוְחֹטְבֵ֥יve.cho.te.VeiH2404of firewoodעֵצִ֛ים'e.TzimH6086andlabor to drawוְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי־ve.sho.'a.vei-H7579waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325for the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.”

24So they answeredוַיַּעֲנ֨וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091and saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Sinceכִּי֩kiH3588your servantsלַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙la.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650were fullyהֻגֵּ֨דhu.GedH5046informedהֻגַּ֤דhu.GadH5046that 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, we fearedוַנִּירָ֨אva.ni.Ra'H3372greatlyמְאֹ֤דme.'OdH3966for our livesלְנַפְשֹׁתֵ֙ינוּ֙le.naf.sho.Tei.nuH5315becauseמִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.KhemH4480 H6440of you, and didוַֽנַּעֲשֵׂ֖הva.na.'a.SehH6213thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.

25And nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258beholdH2009,we are in your handsבְיָדֶ֑ךָve.ya.De.khaH3027;doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213to us as it seems goodכַּטּ֨וֹבka.TovH2896and rightוְכַיָּשָׁ֧רve.khai.ya.SharH3477in your sightבְּעֵינֶ֛יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869to doעֲשֵֽׂה׃'a.SehH6213.”

26Thisכֵּ֑ןKenH3651he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213to them, and savedוַיַּצֵּ֥לvai.ya.TzelH5337them from the handsמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and they did not killהֲרָגֽוּם׃ha.ra.GumH2026them.

27But on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091madeוַיִּתְּנֵ֨םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them gatherersחֹטְבֵ֥יcho.te.VeiH2404of firewoodעֵצִ֛ים'e.TzimH6086andlabor to drawוְשֹׁ֥אֲבֵיve.Sho.'a.veiH7579waterמַ֖יִםMa.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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