Joshua

Joshua 9:11

¹¹So the elders and inhabitants of our land told us, ‘Take provisions for your journey; go to meet them and say to them: We are your servants. Please make a treaty with us.’

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So the elders	זְֽקֵינֵינוּ֩	zə·qê·nê·nū	Adjective - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H2205 old
and	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
inhabitants	יֹשְׁבֵ֨י	yō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
of our land	אַרְצֵ֜נוּ	’ar·ṣê·nū	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural	H776 earth, land
told	וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
us	אֵלֵ֡ינוּ	’ê·lê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H413 motion to
Take	קְח֨וּ	qə·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H3947 take
provisions	צֵידָה֙	ṣê·ḏāh	Noun - feminine singular	H6720 id.
for your journey	לַדֶּ֔רֶךְ	lad·de·reḵ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
go	וּלְכ֖וּ	ū·lə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
to meet them	לִקְרָאתָ֑ם	liq·rā·ṯām	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H7122 encounter, befall
and say	וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֤ם	wa·’ă·mar·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
to them	אֲלֵיהֶם֙	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to
We	אֲנַ֔חְנוּ	’ă·naḥ·nū	Pronoun - first person common plural	H587 we
are your servants	עַבְדֵיכֶ֣ם	‘aḇ·ḏê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H5650 slave, servant
Please make	כִּרְתוּ־	kir·ṯū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H3772 cut off, cut down
a treaty	בְרִֽית׃	ḇə·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1285 covenant
with us	לָ֥נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.