Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 9:19-21

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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