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Joshua 9:3-9

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,

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