New American Standard Bible 2020

Joshua 9:9-15

9They saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650have comeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935froma veryמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966distantרְחוֹקָ֤הre.cho.KahH7350countryמֵאֶ֨רֶץme.'E.retzH776because of thefameלְשֵׁ֖םle.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430; forwe have heardשָׁמַ֣עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085the reportשָׁמְע֔וֹsha.me.'OH8089about Him and allכָּל־kol-H3605that He didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213in Egyptבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃be.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,

10and allכָּל־kol-H3605that He didעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213to the twoלִשְׁנֵי֙lish.NeiH8147kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567whoH834were beyondבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383,to Sihonלְסִיחוֹן֙le.si.chOnH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןchesh.BonH2809and to Ogוּלְע֥וֹגu.le.'ogH5747kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֖ןha.ba.ShanH1316whoH834was in Ashtarothבְּעַשְׁתָּרֽוֹת׃be.'ash.ta.RotH6252.

11So our eldersזְֽקֵינֵינוּ֩ze.kei.nei.NuH2205and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427of our countryאַרְצֵ֜נוּ'ar.Tze.nuH776spokeוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to us, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Takeקְח֨וּke.ChuH3947provisionsצֵידָה֙tzei.DahH6720in your handבְיֶדְכֶ֤םve.yed.KhemH3027for the journeyלַדֶּ֔רֶךְla.De.rekhH1870,and goוּלְכ֖וּu.le.KhuH1980to meetלִקְרָאתָ֑םlik.ra.TamH7122them, and sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֤םva.'a.mar.TemH559to them, “We are your servantsעַבְדֵיכֶ֣ם'av.dei.KhemH5650;nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258then, makeכִּרְתוּ־kir.tu-H3772a covenantבְרִֽית׃ve.RitH1285with us.”’

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.

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