Revised Version 1895

Joshua 9:3-18

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.

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