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Joshua 9

1And it came to pass, when all thekingsהַמְּלָכִ֡יםha.me.la.KhimH4428who were on thissideבְּעֵ֨בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֜ןhai.yar.DenH3383, in thehillsבָּהָ֣רba.HarH2022, and in thevalleysוּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֗הu.va.she.fe.LahH8219, and in all thecoastsח֚וֹףChofH2348of thegreatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419seaהַיָּ֣םhai.YamH3220oppositeמ֖וּלmulH4136Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֑וֹןha.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'H8085these things ;

2That theygatheredוַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֣וּvai.yit.ka.be.TzuH6908themselvestogetherיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162, tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֥םle.hi.la.ChemH3898withJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091and withIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, withoneאֶחָֽד׃ פ'e.ChadH259accordפֶּ֖הpehH6310.

3And when theinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֨יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofGibeonגִבְע֜וֹןgiv.'onH1391heardשָׁמְע֗וּsha.me.'UH8085whatJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091haddoneעָשָׂ֧ה'a.SahH6213toJerichoלִֽירִיח֖וֹli.ri.ChoH3405and toAiוְלָעָֽי׃ve.la.'AiH5857,

4They alsoworkedוַיַּעֲשׂ֤וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213deceitfullyבְּעָרְמָ֔הbe.'a.re.MahH6195, andwentH3212and made as if they had beenambassadorsוַיִּצְטַיָּ֑רוּvai.yitz.tai.Ya.ruH6737, andtookוַיִּקְח֞וּvai.yik.ChuH3947oldבָּלִים֙ba.LimH1087sacksשַׂקִּ֤יםsa.KimH8242upon theirdonkeysלַחֲמ֣וֹרֵיהֶ֔םla.cha.Mo.rei.HemH2543, andwineיַ֙יִן֙ya.yinH3196bottlesוְנֹאד֥וֹתve.no.DotH4997,oldבָּלִ֔יםba.LimH1087, andtornוּמְבֻקָּעִ֖יםu.me.vu.ka.'ImH1234, and boundupוּמְצֹרָרִֽים׃u.me.tzo.ra.RimH6887;

5Andoldבָּל֤וֹתba.LotH1087andpatchedוּמְטֻלָּאוֹת֙u.me.tu.la.'OtH2921shoesוּנְעָל֨וֹתu.ne.'a.LotH5275upon theirfeetבְּרַגְלֵיהֶ֔םbe.rag.lei.HemH7272, andoldבָּל֖וֹתba.LotH1087garmentsוּשְׂלָמ֥וֹתu.se.la.MotH8008upon them; and all thebreadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899of theirprovisionצֵידָ֔םtzei.DamH6718wasdryיָבֵ֖שׁya.VeshH3001andmouldyנִקֻּדִֽים׃ni.ku.DimH5350.

6And theywentH3212toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091to thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264atGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֑לha.gil.GalH1537, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, and to themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, We havecomeבָּ֔אנוּBa.nuH935from afarרְחוֹקָה֙re.cho.KahH7350countryמֵאֶ֤רֶץme.'E.retzH776: now thereforemakeכִּרְתוּ־kir.tu-H3772ye aleagueבְרִֽית׃ve.RitH1285with us.

7And themenאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.yo.me.ruH559to theHivitesהַחִוִּ֑יha.chi.ViH2340,Perhapsאוּלַ֗י'u.LaiH194yedwellיוֹשֵׁ֔בyo.ShevH3427amongבְּקִרְבִּי֙be.kir.BiH7130us; and how shall wemakeאֶֽכְרָת'ekh.rot-H3772aleagueבְרִֽית׃ve.RitH1285with you?

8And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, We are thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650. AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Who are ye? andwhereוּמֵאַ֥יִןu.me.'A.yinH370did youcomeתָּבֹֽאוּ׃ta.Vo.'uH935from?

9And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, From averyמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966farרְחוֹקָ֤הre.cho.KahH7350countryמֵאֶ֨רֶץme.'E.retzH776thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650havecomeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935because of thenameלְשֵׁ֖םle.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: for we haveheardשָׁמַ֣עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085thefameשָׁמְע֔וֹsha.me.'OH8089of him, and all that hedidעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213inEgyptבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃be.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,

10And all that 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, who was atAshtarothבְּעַשְׁתָּרֽוֹת׃be.'ash.ta.RotH6252.

11Therefore oureldersזְֽקֵינֵינוּ֩ze.kei.nei.NuH2205and all theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427of ourcountryאַרְצֵ֜נוּ'ar.Tze.nuH776spokeוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to us,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Takeקְח֨וּke.ChuH3947provisionsצֵידָה֙tzei.DahH6720withyouבְיֶדְכֶ֤םve.yed.KhemH3027for thejourneyלַדֶּ֔רֶךְla.De.rekhH1870, andgoH3212tomeetH7125them, andsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֤םva.'a.mar.TemH559to them, We are yourservantsעַבְדֵיכֶ֣ם'av.dei.KhemH5650: therefore nowmakeכִּרְתוּ־kir.tu-H3772ye aleagueבְרִֽית׃ve.RitH1285with us.

12This ourbreadלַחְמֵ֗נוּlach.Me.nuH3899we tookhotחָ֞םchamH2525for ourprovisionהִצְטַיַּ֤דְנוּhitz.tai.Yad.nuH6679out of ourhousesמִבָּ֣תֵּ֔ינוּmi.Ba.Tei.nuH1004on thedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117we cameforthצֵאתֵ֖נוּtze.Te.nuH3318togoH3212to you; but now, behold, it isdryיָבֵ֔שׁya.VeshH3001, and it ismouldyנִקֻּדִֽים׃ni.ku.DimH5350:

13And thesebottlesנֹאד֤וֹתno.DotH4997ofwineהַיַּ֙יִן֙hai.Ya.yinH3196, which wefilledמִלֵּ֣אנוּmi.Le.nuH4390, werenewחֲדָשִׁ֔יםcha.da.ShimH2319; and, behold, they aretornהִתְבַּקָּ֑עוּhit.ba.Ka.'uH1234: and these ourgarmentsשַׂלְמוֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙sal.mo.Tei.nuH8008and ourshoesוּנְעָלֵ֔ינוּu.ne.'a.Lei.nuH5275are becomeoldבָּל֕וּba.LuH1086by reason of theveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966longמֵרֹ֥בme.RoH7230journeyהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870.

14And themenהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582tookוַיִּקְח֥וּvai.yik.ChuH3947of theirprovisionsמִצֵּידָ֑םmi.tzei.DamH6718, andaskedשָׁאָֽלוּ׃sha.'A.luH7592not counsel at themouthפִּ֥יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

15AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091madeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965with them, andmadeוַיִּכְרֹ֥תvai.yikh.RotH3772aleagueבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285with them, to let themliveלְחַיּוֹתָ֑םle.chai.yo.TamH2421: and theprincesנְשִׂיאֵ֖יne.si.'EiH5387of thecongregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ha.'e.DahH5712sworeוַיִּשָּׁבְע֣וּvai.yi.sha.ve.'UH7650to them.

16And it came to pass at theendמִקְצֵה֙mik.TzehH7097ofthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117afterאַחֲרֵ֕י'a.cha.ReiH310they hadmadeכָּרְת֥וּka.re.TuH3772aleagueבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285with them, that theyheardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֗וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085that they were theirneighboursקְרֹבִ֥יםke.ro.VimH7138, and that theydweltיֹשְׁבִֽים׃yo.she.VimH3427amongוּבְקִרְבּ֖וֹu.ve.kir.BoH7130them.

17And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478journeyedוַיִּסְע֣וּvai.yis.'UH5265, andcameוַיָּבֹ֛אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to theircitiesעָרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.rei.HemH5892on thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117. Now theircitiesוְעָרֵיהֶם֙ve.'a.rei.HemH5892wereGibeonגִּבְע֣וֹןgiv.'onH1391, andChephirahוְהַכְּפִירָ֔הve.ha.ke.fi.RahH3716, andBeerothוּבְאֵר֖וֹתu.ve.'e.RotH881, andKirjathjearimH7157.

18And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478smoteהִכּוּם֙hi.KumH5221them not, because theprincesנְשִׂיאֵ֣יne.si.'EiH5387of thecongregationהָֽעֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712hadswornנִשְׁבְּע֤וּnish.be.'UH7650to them by theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478. And all thecongregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712murmuredוַיִּלֹּ֥נוּvai.yi.Lo.nuH3885against theprincesהַנְּשִׂיאִֽים׃ha.ne.si.'ImH5387.

19But all theprincesהַנְּשִׂיאִים֙ha.ne.si.'ImH5387saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to all thecongregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712, We haveswornנִשְׁבַּ֣עְנוּnish.Ba'.nuH7650to them by theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: now therefore wemayנוּכַ֖לnu.KhalH3201nottouchלִנְגֹּ֥עַlin.Go.a'H5060them.

20This we willdoנַעֲשֶׂ֥הna.'a.SehH6213to them; we will even let themliveוְהַחֲיֵ֣הve.ha.cha.YehH2421, lestwrathקֶ֔צֶףKe.tzefH7110be upon us, because of theoathהַשְּׁבוּעָ֖הha.she.vu.'AhH7621which wesworeנִשְׁבַּ֥עְנוּnish.Ba'.nuH7650to them.

21And theprincesהַנְּשִׂיאִ֖יםha.ne.si.'ImH5387saidוַיֹּאמְר֧וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to them, Let themliveיִֽחְי֑וּyich.YuH2421; but let them behewersחֹטְבֵ֨יcho.te.VeiH2404ofwoodעֵצִ֤ים'e.TzimH6086anddrawersוְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי־ve.sho.'a.vei-H7579ofwaterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325to all thecongregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712; as theprincesהַנְּשִׂיאִֽים׃ha.ne.si.'ImH5387hadpromisedדִּבְּר֥וּdi.be.RuH1696them.

22AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for them, and hespokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to them,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Why have yedeceivedרִמִּיתֶ֨םri.mi.TemH7411us,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, We areveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966farרְחוֹקִ֨יםre.cho.KimH7350from you; when yedwellיֹשְׁבִֽים׃yo.she.VimH3427amongבְּקִרְבֵּ֥נוּbe.kir.Be.nuH7130us?

23Now therefore ye arecursedאֲרוּרִ֣ים'a.ru.RimH779, and there shall none of you befreedיִכָּרֵ֨תyi.ka.RetH3772from beingslavesעֶ֗בֶד'E.vedH5650, andhewersוְחֹטְבֵ֥יve.cho.te.VeiH2404ofwoodעֵצִ֛ים'e.TzimH6086anddrawersוְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי־ve.sho.'a.vei-H7579ofwaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325for thehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of myGodאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.

24And theyansweredוַיַּעֲנ֨וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, Because it wascertainlyהֻגֵּ֨דhu.GedH5046toldהֻגַּ֤דhu.GadH5046thyservantsלַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙la.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, how theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430commandedצִוָּ֜הtzi.VahH6680hisservantעַבְדּ֔וֹav.DoH5650Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872togiveלָתֵ֤תla.TetH5414you all thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and todestroyוּלְהַשְׁמִ֛ידu.le.hash.MidH8045all theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776frombeforeמִפְּנֵיכֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440you, therefore we weregreatlyמְאֹ֤דme.'OdH3966afraidוַנִּירָ֨אva.ni.Ra'H3372for ourlivesלְנַפְשֹׁתֵ֙ינוּ֙le.naf.sho.Tei.nuH5315becauseמִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440of you, and havedoneוַֽנַּעֲשֵׂ֖הva.na.'a.SehH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.

25And now, behold,weH2009are in thyhandבְיָדֶ֑ךָve.ya.De.khaH3027:doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213as itseemethבְּעֵינֶ֛יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869goodכַּטּ֨וֹבka.TovH2896andrightוְכַיָּשָׁ֧רve.khai.ya.SharH3477to thee todoעֲשֵֽׂה׃'a.SehH6213to us.

26And sodidוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213he to them, anddeliveredוַיַּצֵּ֥לvai.ya.TzelH5337them out of thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, that theyslewהֲרָגֽוּם׃ha.ra.GumH2026them not.

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, even to thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, in theplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725which he shouldchooseיִבְחָֽר׃ פyiv.CharH977.

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