Joshua
Joshua 9:20
20This is how we will treat them: We will let them live, so that no wrath will fall on us because of the oath we swore to them.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This | זֹ֛את | zōṯ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| is how we will treat | נַעֲשֶׂ֥ה | na·‘ă·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H6213 do, make |
| them | לָהֶ֖ם | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| We will let them live | וְהַחֲיֵ֣ה | wə·ha·ḥă·yêh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H2421 live |
| so that no | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| wrath | קֶ֔צֶף | qe·ṣep̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H7110 wrath |
| will fall | יִֽהְיֶ֤ה | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| on us | עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙ | ‘ā·lê·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | H5921 height |
| because of | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the oath | הַשְּׁבוּעָ֖ה | haš·šə·ḇū·‘āh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H7621 oath, curse |
| we swore | נִשְׁבַּ֥עְנוּ | niš·ba‘·nū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common plural | H7650 swear |
| to them | לָהֶֽם׃ | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.