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Joshua 9:15-20

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.

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