Joshua
Joshua 9:1–2
1Now when news of this reached all the kings west of the Jordan — those in the hill country, the foothills,a and all along the coast of the Great Seab toward Lebanon (the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites)— 2they came together to wage war against Joshua and Israel.
Footnotes
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Joshua 9:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now when | וַיְהִ֣י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| news of this reached | כִשְׁמֹ֣עַ | ḵiš·mō·a‘ | Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8085 hear |
| all | כָּֽל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the kings | הַמְּלָכִ֡ים | ham·mə·lā·ḵîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4428 king |
| west | בְּעֵ֨בֶר | bə·‘ê·ḇer | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H5676 region across or beyond, side |
| of the Jordan | הַיַּרְדֵּ֜ן | hay·yar·dên | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3383 Jordan |
| those | אֲשֶׁר֩ | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| in the hill country | בָּהָ֣ר | bā·hār | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| the foothills | וּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֗ה | ū·ḇaš·šə·p̄ê·lāh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8219 lowland |
| and all | וּבְכֹל֙ | ū·ḇə·ḵōl | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| along the coast | ח֚וֹף | ḥō·wp̄ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2348 shore, coast |
| of the Great | הַגָּד֔וֹל | hag·gā·ḏō·wl | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| Sea | הַיָּ֣ם | hay·yām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
| toward | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Lebanon | הַלְּבָנ֑וֹן | hal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3844 Lebanon |
| the Hittites | הַֽחִתִּי֙ | ha·ḥit·tî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2850 Hittite(s) |
| Amorites | וְהָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔י | wə·hā·’ĕ·mō·rî | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H567 Amorites |
| Canaanites | הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ | hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3669 trader, merchant |
| Perizzites | הַפְּרִזִּ֔י | hap·pə·riz·zî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6522 Perizzite |
| Hivites | הַחִוִּ֖י | ha·ḥiw·wî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2340 Chivvite |
| and Jebusites | וְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ | wə·hay·ḇū·sî | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2983 Jebusite, Jebusites |
Joshua 9:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| they came | וַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֣וּ | way·yiṯ·qab·bə·ṣū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6908 gather, collect |
| together | יַחְדָּ֔ו | yaḥ·dāw | Adverb | H3162 unitedness |
| to wage war | לְהִלָּחֵ֥ם | lə·hil·lā·ḥêm | Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | H3898 fight, do battle |
| against | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| Joshua | יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ | yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3091 Jehoshua |
| and Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
Cross-references
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Joshua 9:1 Numbers 34:6 · Exodus 3:17 · Exodus 23:23 · Joshua 3:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.