Revised Version 1895

Joshua 9:18-27

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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