Joshua

Joshua 9:15–16

¹⁵And Joshua made a treaty of peace with them to let them live, and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them.

¹⁶Three days after they had made the treaty with the Gibeonites, the Israelites learned that they were neighbors, living among them.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Joshua	יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙	yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3091 Jehoshua
made	וַיַּ֨עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
a treaty	בְּרִ֖ית	bə·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1285 covenant
of peace	שָׁל֔וֹם	šā·lō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
with them	לָהֶ֛ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
to let them live	לְחַיּוֹתָ֑ם	lə·ḥay·yō·w·ṯām	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H2421 live
and the leaders	נְשִׂיאֵ֖י	nə·śî·’ê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5387 one lifted up
of the congregation	הָעֵדָֽה׃	hā·‘ê·ḏāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5712 congregation
swore an oath	וַיִּשָּׁבְע֣וּ	way·yiš·šā·ḇə·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7650 swear
to them	לָהֶ֔ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Three	שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת	šə·lō·šeṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H7969 a three, triad
days	יָמִ֔ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
after	אַחֲרֵ֕י	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind
they had made	כָּרְת֥וּ	kā·rə·ṯū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3772 cut off, cut down
the treaty	בְּרִ֑ית	bə·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1285 covenant
with	לָהֶ֖ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
learned	וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֗וּ	way·yiš·mə·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8085 hear
that	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they	הֵם֙	hêm	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
neighbors	קְרֹבִ֥ים	qə·rō·ḇîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7138 near
living	יֹשְׁבִֽים׃	yō·šə·ḇîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
among them	וּבְקִרְבּ֖וֹ	ū·ḇə·qir·bōw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7130 inward part, midst

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Joshua 9:15 2 Samuel 21:2 · Deuteronomy 20:10–11 · Joshua 11:19 · Joshua 6:22–25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.