Joshua

Joshua 9:21

²¹They continued, “Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for the whole congregation.” So the leaders kept their promise.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They	הַנְּשִׂיאִ֖ים	han·nə·śî·’îm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5387 one lifted up
continued	וַיֹּאמְר֧וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
Let them live	יִֽחְי֑וּ	yiḥ·yū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2421 live
but let them be	וַ֠יִּֽהְיוּ	way·yih·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
woodcutters	חֹטְבֵ֨י	ḥō·ṭə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H2404 cut or gather wood
and water	מַ֙יִם֙	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
carriers	וְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי־	wə·šō·’ă·ḇê-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H7579 draw
for the whole	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
congregation	הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה	hā·‘ê·ḏāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5712 congregation
So	כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the leaders	הַנְּשִׂיאִֽים׃	han·nə·śî·’îm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5387 one lifted up
kept their promise	דִּבְּר֥וּ	dib·bə·rū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H1696 speak

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.