Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 9:16-21

16And it came to pass at the endמִקְצֵה֙mik.TzehH7097of threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117afterאַחֲרֵ֕י'a.cha.ReiH310they had madeכָּרְת֥וּka.re.TuH3772a leagueבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285with them, that they heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֗וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085that they weretheir neighboursקְרֹבִ֥יםke.ro.VimH7138, and thatthey dweltיֹשְׁבִֽים׃yo.she.VimH3427amongוּבְקִרְבּ֖וֹu.ve.kir.BoH7130them.

17And the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478journeyedוַיִּסְע֣וּvai.yis.'UH5265,and cameוַיָּבֹ֛אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935unto their citiesעָרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.rei.HemH5892on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117.Now their citiesוְעָרֵיהֶם֙ve.'a.rei.HemH5892wereGibeonגִּבְע֣וֹןgiv.'onH1391,and Chephirahוְהַכְּפִירָ֔הve.ha.ke.fi.RahH3716,and Beerothוּבְאֵר֖וֹתu.ve.'e.RotH881,and Kirjath–jearimH7157.

18And the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478smoteהִכּוּם֙hi.KumH5221them not, because the princesנְשִׂיאֵ֣יne.si.'EiH5387of the congregationהָֽעֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712had swornנִשְׁבְּע֤וּnish.be.'UH7650unto them by Yhwhבַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.And all the congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712murmuredוַיִּלֹּ֥נוּvai.yi.Lo.nuH3885against the princesהַנְּשִׂיאִֽים׃ha.ne.si.'ImH5387.

19But all the princesהַנְּשִׂיאִים֙ha.ne.si.'ImH5387saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto all the congregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712,We have swornנִשְׁבַּ֣עְנוּnish.Ba'.nuH7650unto them by Yhwhבַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:now therefore we mayנוּכַ֖לnu.KhalH3201not touchלִנְגֹּ֥עַlin.Go.a'H5060them.

20This we will doנַעֲשֶׂ֥הna.'a.SehH6213to them; we will even let them liveוְהַחֲיֵ֣הve.ha.cha.YehH2421,lest wrathקֶ֔צֶףKe.tzefH7110be upon us, because of the oathהַשְּׁבוּעָ֖הha.she.vu.'AhH7621which we swareנִשְׁבַּ֥עְנוּnish.Ba'.nuH7650unto them.

21And the princesהַנְּשִׂיאִ֖יםha.ne.si.'ImH5387saidוַיֹּאמְר֧וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto them, Let them liveיִֽחְי֑וּyich.YuH2421;but let them be hewersחֹטְבֵ֨יcho.te.VeiH2404of woodעֵצִ֤ים'e.TzimH6086and drawersוְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי־ve.sho.'a.vei-H7579of waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325unto all the congregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712;as the princesהַנְּשִׂיאִֽים׃ha.ne.si.'ImH5387had promisedדִּבְּר֥וּdi.be.RuH1696them.

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