Revised Version 1895

Joshua 9

1And itcameH1961topassH1961whenallכָּֽל־kal-H3605thekingsהַמְּלָכִ֡יםha.me.la.KhimH4428whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834werebeyondבְּעֵ֨בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֜ןhai.yar.DenH3383, in thehillבָּהָ֣רba.HarH2022countryH2022, and in thelowlandוּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֗הu.va.she.fe.LahH8219, and onallוּבְכֹל֙u.ve.KholH3605the shore of thegreatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419seaהַיָּ֣םhai.YamH3220infrontמ֖וּלmulH4136ofLebanonהַלְּבָנ֑וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844, theHittiteהַֽחִתִּי֙ha.chi.TiH2850, and theAmoriteוְהָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔יve.Ha.'e.mo.RiH567, theCanaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, thePerizziteהַפְּרִזִּ֔יha.pe.ri.ZiH6522, theHiviteהַחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340, and theJebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ve.hay.vu.SiH2983,heardכִשְׁמֹ֣עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085thereof;

2that theygatheredוַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֣וּvai.yit.ka.be.TzuH6908themselvesH6908togetherיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162, tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֥םle.hi.la.ChemH3898withJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091and withIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, with oneaccordפֶּ֖הpehH6310.

3But when theinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֨יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofGibeonגִבְע֜וֹןgiv.'onH1391heardשָׁמְע֗וּsha.me.'UH8085whatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091haddoneעָשָׂ֧ה'a.SahH6213untoJerichoלִֽירִיח֖וֹli.ri.ChoH3405and toAiוְלָעָֽי׃ve.la.'AiH5857,

4they alsodidH6213work wilily, and went andmadeH6213as if they had been ambassadors, andtookוַיִּקְח֞וּvai.yik.ChuH3947oldsacksשַׂקִּ֤יםsa.KimH8242upon their asses, andwineskinsוְנֹאד֥וֹתve.no.DotH4997, old and rent and boundupוּמְבֻקָּעִ֖יםu.me.vu.ka.'ImH1234;

5and oldshoesוּנְעָל֨וֹתu.ne.'a.LotH5275and clouteduponH5921theirfeetבְּרַגְלֵיהֶ֔םbe.rag.lei.HemH7272, and oldgarmentsוּשְׂלָמ֥וֹתu.se.la.MotH8008uponH5921them; andallוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605thebreadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899of theirprovisionH3899wasdryיָבֵ֖שׁya.VeshH3001and wasbecomeהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961mouldy.

6And theywentH935toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091unto thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264atGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֑לha.gil.GalH1537, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, and to themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,WeH6258arecomeבָּ֔אנוּBa.nuH935from afarרְחוֹקָה֙re.cho.KahH7350countryמֵאֶ֤רֶץme.'E.retzH776:nowH6258thereforemakeכִּרְתוּ־kir.tu-H3772ye acovenantבְרִֽית׃ve.RitH1285withusH413.

7And themenאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.yo.me.ruH559unto theHivitesהַחִוִּ֑יha.chi.ViH2340, Peradventure yedwellיוֹשֵׁ֔בyo.ShevH3427amongusאֶל־'el-H413; andhowוְאֵ֖יךְve.'EikhH349shallweבְּקִרְבִּי֙be.kir.BiH7130makeאֶֽכְרָת'ekh.rot-H3772acovenantבְרִֽית׃ve.RitH1285withyouאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859?

8And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,Weאֲנָ֑חְנוּ'a.Na.che.nuH587are thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650. AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Who are ye? and from whencecomeתָּבֹֽאוּ׃ta.Vo.'uH935ye?

9And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, From averyמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966farרְחוֹקָ֤הre.cho.KahH7350countryמֵאֶ֨רֶץme.'E.retzH776thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650arecomeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935becauseH3588of thenameלְשֵׁ֖םle.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: forweH3588haveheardשָׁמַ֣עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085thefameH8034of him, andallכָּל־kol-H3605that hedidעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213inEgyptבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃be.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,

10andallכָּל־kol-H3605that hedidעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213to thetwoלִשְׁנֵי֙lish.NeiH8147kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567, that werebeyondבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383, toSihonלְסִיחוֹן֙le.si.chOnH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןchesh.BonH2809, and toOgוּלְע֥וֹגu.le.'ogH5747kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBashanהַבָּשָׁ֖ןha.ba.ShanH1316,whichH834was atAshtarothבְּעַשְׁתָּרֽוֹת׃be.'ash.ta.RotH6252.

11And oureldersזְֽקֵינֵינוּ֩ze.kei.nei.NuH2205andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427of ourcountryאַרְצֵ֜נוּ'ar.Tze.nuH776spake tousאֵלֵ֡ינוּ'e.Lei.nuH413sayingH559,Takeקְח֨וּke.ChuH3947provision in yourhandבְיֶדְכֶ֤םve.yed.KhemH3027for thejourneyלַדֶּ֔רֶךְla.De.rekhH1870and go tomeetH7125them, andsayH559unto them,Weאֲנַ֔חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587are yourservantsעַבְדֵיכֶ֣ם'av.dei.KhemH5650: andnowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258makeכִּרְתוּ־kir.tu-H3772ye acovenantבְרִֽית׃ve.RitH1285withusאֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH413.

12This ourbreadלַחְמֵ֗נוּlach.Me.nuH3899weH3117tookH3318hotחָ֞םchamH2525for ourprovisionH3899outH3318of ourhousesמִבָּ֣תֵּ֔ינוּmi.Ba.Tei.nuH1004on thedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117weH3117cameH1961forthH3318togoH3318untoyouH3117; butnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258,beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, it isdryיָבֵ֔שׁya.VeshH3001, and isbecomeH1961mouldy:

13andtheseוְאֵ֨לֶּהve.'E.lehH428wineskinsנֹאד֤וֹתno.DotH4997,whichH834weH834filledמִלֵּ֣אנוּmi.Le.nuH4390, werenewחֲדָשִׁ֔יםcha.da.ShimH2319; and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009, they be rent: andtheseוְאֵ֤לֶּהve.'E.lehH428ourgarmentsשַׂלְמוֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙sal.mo.Tei.nuH8008and ourshoesוּנְעָלֵ֔ינוּu.ne.'a.Lei.nuH5275arebecomeH1086oldH1086byreasonH834of theveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966longמֵרֹ֥בme.RoH7230journeyהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870.

14And themenH376tookוַיִּקְח֥וּvai.yik.ChuH3947of their provision, andaskedשָׁאָֽלוּ׃sha.'A.luH7592notלֹ֥אlo'H3808counselH6310at themouthפִּ֥יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

15AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091madeH6213peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965with them, andmadeH6213acovenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285with them, to let themliveלְחַיּוֹתָ֑םle.chai.yo.TamH2421: and theprincesנְשִׂיאֵ֖יne.si.'EiH5387of thecongregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ha.'e.DahH5712sware unto them.

16And itcameH1961topassH1961at theendמִקְצֵה֙mik.TzehH7097ofthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117afterאַחֲרֵ֕י'a.cha.ReiH310they hadmadeכָּרְת֥וּka.re.TuH3772acovenantבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285with them, that theyheardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֗וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085that they were their neighbours, and that theydweltיֹשְׁבִֽים׃yo.she.VimH3427among them.

17And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478journeyedוַיִּסְע֣וּvai.yis.'UH5265, andcameוַיָּבֹ֛אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935unto theircitiesעָרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.rei.HemH5892on thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117.NowH3117theircitiesוְעָרֵיהֶם֙ve.'a.rei.HemH5892wereGibeonגִּבְע֣וֹןgiv.'onH1391, and Chephirah, andBeerothוּבְאֵר֖וֹתu.ve.'e.RotH881, andKiriath-jearimH7157.

18And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478smoteהִכּוּם֙hi.KumH5221themnotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588theprincesנְשִׂיאֵ֣יne.si.'EiH5387of thecongregationהָֽעֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712hadswornנִשְׁבְּע֤וּnish.be.'UH7650unto them by theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478. Andallכָל־khol-H3605thecongregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712murmuredוַיִּלֹּ֥נוּvai.yi.Lo.nuH3885againstעַל־'al-H5921theprincesהַנְּשִׂיאִֽים׃ha.ne.si.'ImH5387.

19Butallכָל־khol-H3605theprincesהַנְּשִׂיאִים֙ha.ne.si.'ImH5387saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559untoallכָּל־kol-H3605thecongregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712,WeH587haveswornנִשְׁבַּ֣עְנוּnish.Ba'.nuH7650unto them by theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258thereforeweH587maynotלֹ֥אlo'H3808touchלִנְגֹּ֥עַlin.Go.a'H5060them.

20ThisweH834willdoנַעֲשֶׂ֥הna.'a.SehH6213to them, andletיִֽהְיֶ֤הyih.YehH1961themliveוְהַחֲיֵ֣הve.ha.cha.YehH2421; lestwrathקֶ֔צֶףKe.tzefH7110beuponH5921usH5921,becauseH5921of theoathהַשְּׁבוּעָ֖הha.she.vu.'AhH7621whichH834weH834sware unto them.

21And theprincesהַנְּשִׂיאִ֖יםha.ne.si.'ImH5387saidוַיֹּאמְר֧וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto them,LetH1961themliveיִֽחְי֑וּyich.YuH2421:soH1961theybecameH1961hewersחֹטְבֵ֨יcho.te.VeiH2404ofwoodעֵצִ֤ים'e.TzimH6086anddrawersוְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי־ve.sho.'a.vei-H7579ofwaterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325untoallלְכָל־le.kholH3605thecongregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712; as theprincesהַנְּשִׂיאִֽים׃ha.ne.si.'ImH5387hadspokenדִּבְּר֥וּdi.be.RuH1696unto them.

22AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for them, and he spake unto them,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Wherefore have ye beguiledusH413,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Weאֲנַ֤חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587areveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966farרְחוֹקִ֨יםre.cho.KimH7350fromyouוְאַתֶּ֖םve.'a.TemH859; when yedwellיֹשְׁבִֽים׃yo.she.VimH3427amongusH413?

23Nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258therefore ye arecursedאֲרוּרִ֣ים'a.ru.RimH779, and there shallneverוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808failיִכָּרֵ֨תyi.ka.RetH3772to be ofyouאַתֶּ֑ם'a.TemH859bondmen,bothH4480hewersוְחֹטְבֵ֥יve.cho.te.VeiH2404ofwoodעֵצִ֛ים'e.TzimH6086anddrawersוְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי־ve.sho.'a.vei-H7579ofwaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325for thehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of myGodאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.

24And theyansweredH559Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, andsaidH559,BecauseH3588it wascertainlyH3588toldH5046thyservantsלַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙la.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,howH834that theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430commandedצִוָּ֜הtzi.VahH6680hisservantעַבְדּ֔וֹav.DoH5650Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872togiveלָתֵ֤תla.TetH5414youH834allכָּל־kol-H3605thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and todestroyוּלְהַשְׁמִ֛ידu.le.hash.MidH8045allכָּל־kol-H3605theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776frombeforeH6440youH834; thereforeweH3588were soreafraidוַנִּירָ֨אva.ni.Ra'H3372for ourlivesלְנַפְשֹׁתֵ֙ינוּ֙le.naf.sho.Tei.nuH5315becauseH3588ofyouH834, and havedoneוַֽנַּעֲשֵׂ֖הva.na.'a.SehH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.

25AndnowH6258,beholdהִנְנ֣וּhi.NuH2005,weH6258are in thinehandבְיָדֶ֑ךָve.ya.De.khaH3027: as it seemethgoodכַּטּ֨וֹבka.TovH2896andrightוְכַיָּשָׁ֧רve.khai.ya.SharH3477unto thee todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213untousבְּעֵינֶ֛יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,doעֲשֵֽׂה׃'a.SehH6213.

26Andsoכֵּ֑ןKenH3651didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213he unto them, anddeliveredוַיַּצֵּ֥לvai.ya.TzelH5337themoutH3027of thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, that theyslewהֲרָגֽוּם׃ha.ra.GumH2026themnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808.

27AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091madeוַיִּתְּנֵ֨םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117hewersחֹטְבֵ֥יcho.te.VeiH2404ofwoodעֵצִ֛ים'e.TzimH6086anddrawersוְשֹׁ֥אֲבֵיve.Sho.'a.veiH7579ofwaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325for thecongregationלָֽעֵדָ֑הla.'e.DahH5712, and for thealtarוּלְמִזְבַּ֤חu.le.miz.BachH4196of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, unto thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, in theplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he shouldchooseיִבְחָֽר׃ פyiv.CharH977.

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