Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 9:3-4

3And when the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֨יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Gibeonגִבְע֜וֹןgiv.'onH1391heardשָׁמְע֗וּsha.me.'UH8085what Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091had doneעָשָׂ֧ה'a.SahH6213unto Jerichoלִֽירִיח֖וֹli.ri.ChoH3405and to Aiוְלָעָֽי׃ve.la.'AiH5857,

4They did workוַיַּעֲשׂ֤וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213wililyבְּעָרְמָ֔הbe.'a.re.MahH6195,and wentH3212and made as if they had been ambassadorsוַיִּצְטַיָּ֑רוּvai.yitz.tai.Ya.ruH6737,and tookוַיִּקְח֞וּvai.yik.ChuH3947oldבָּלִים֙ba.LimH1087sacksשַׂקִּ֤יםsa.KimH8242upon their donkeysלַחֲמ֣וֹרֵיהֶ֔םla.cha.Mo.rei.HemH2543,and wineיַ֙יִן֙ya.yinH3196skinsוְנֹאד֥וֹתve.no.DotH4997,oldבָּלִ֔יםba.LimH1087,and rentוּמְבֻקָּעִ֖יםu.me.vu.ka.'ImH1234,and bound upוּמְצֹרָרִֽים׃u.me.tzo.ra.RimH6887;

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