Joshua

Joshua 9:22–27

22Then Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and said, “Why did you deceive us by telling us you live far away from us, when in fact you live among us? 23Now therefore you are under a curse and will perpetually serve as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”

24The Gibeonites answered, “Your servants were told clearly that the LORD your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land and wipe out all its inhabitants before you. So we greatly feared for our lives because of you, and that is why we have done this. 25Now we are in your hands. Do to us whatever seems good and right to you.”

26So Joshua did this and delivered them from the hands of the Israelites, and they did not kill the Gibeonites. 27On that day he made them woodcutters and water carriers, as they are to this day for the congregation of the LORD and for the altar at the place He would choose.

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Joshua 9:22

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַyə·hō·wō·šu·a‘Noun - proper - masculine singularH3091 Jehoshua
summonedוַיִּקְרָ֤אway·yiq·rāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
the Gibeonitesלָהֶם֙lā·hemPreposition; third person masculine plural
and saidוַיְדַבֵּ֥רway·ḏab·bêrConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1696 speak
Whyלָמָּה֩lām·māhInterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
did you deceiveרִמִּיתֶ֨םrim·mî·ṯemVerb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine pluralH7411 cast, shoot
usאֹתָ֜נוּ’ō·ṯā·nūDirect object marker; first person common pluralH853 mark of the accusative
by telling usלֵאמֹ֑רlê·mōrPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH559 utter, say
you live far awayרְחוֹקִ֨יםrə·ḥō·w·qîmAdjective - masculine pluralH7350 distant, far
fromמִכֶּם֙mik·kemPreposition; second person masculine plural
usאֲנַ֤חְנוּ’ă·naḥ·nūPronoun - first person common pluralH587 we
when in fact youוְאַתֶּ֖םwə·’at·temConjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine pluralH859 thou
liveיֹשְׁבִֽים׃yō·šə·ḇîmVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH3427 sit, remain, dwell
among usבְּקִרְבֵּ֥נוּbə·qir·bê·nūPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common pluralH7130 inward part, midst

Joshua 9:23

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Now thereforeוְעַתָּ֖הwə·‘at·tāhConjunctive waw; AdverbH6258 now
youאַתֶּ֑ם’at·temPronoun - second person masculine pluralH859 thou
are under a curseאֲרוּרִ֣ים’ă·rū·rîmVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine pluralH779 curse
and will perpetuallyוְלֹֽא־wə·lō-Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
serveעֶ֗בֶד‘e·ḇeḏNoun - masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
as woodcuttersוְחֹטְבֵ֥יwə·ḥō·ṭə·ḇêConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructH2404 cut or gather wood
and waterמַ֖יִםma·yimNoun - masculine pluralH4325 water, juice, urine
carriersוְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי־wə·šō·’ă·ḇê-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructH7579 draw
for the houseלְבֵ֥יתlə·ḇêṯPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃’ĕ·lō·hāyNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH430 God

Joshua 9:24

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The Gibeonites answeredוַיַּעֲנ֨וּway·ya·‘ă·nūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH6030 answer, respond
Your servantsלַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵāPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
were told clearlyהֻגֵּ֨דhug·gêḏVerb - Hofal - Infinitive absoluteH5046 be conspicuous
thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙’ĕ·lō·he·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH430 God
had commandedצִוָּ֜הṣiw·wāhVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
His servantעַבְדּ֔וֹ‘aḇ·dōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses
to giveלָתֵ֤תlā·ṯêṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH5414 give, put, set
youלָכֶם֙lā·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine plural
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the landהָאָ֔רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
and wipe outוּלְהַשְׁמִ֛ידū·lə·haš·mîḏConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH8045 be exterminated, destroyed
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
its inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyō·šə·ḇêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructH3427 sit, remain, dwell
before youמִפְּנֵיכֶ֑םmip·pə·nê·ḵemPreposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine pluralH6440 face, before
So we greatlyמְאֹ֤דmə·’ōḏAdverbH3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
fearedוַנִּירָ֨אwan·nî·rāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common pluralH3372 fear
for our livesלְנַפְשֹׁתֵ֙ינוּ֙lə·nap̄·šō·ṯê·nūPreposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common pluralH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
because of youמִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םmip·pə·nê·ḵemPreposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine pluralH6440 face, before
and that is why we have doneוַֽנַּעֲשֵׂ֖הwan·na·‘ă·śêhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common pluralH6213 do, make
thisהַזֶּֽה׃haz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that

Joshua 9:25

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Nowוְעַתָּ֖הwə·‘at·tāhConjunctive waw; AdverbH6258 now
we are in your handsבְיָדֶ֑ךָḇə·yā·ḏe·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH3027 hand
Doעֲשֵֽׂה׃‘ă·śêhVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH6213 do, make
to usלָ֖נוּlā·nūPreposition; first person common plural
whatever seemsבְּעֵינֶ֛יךָbə·‘ê·ne·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singularH5869 eye
goodכַּטּ֨וֹבkaṭ·ṭō·wḇPreposition-k, Article; Adjective - masculine singularH2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
and rightוְכַיָּשָׁ֧רwə·ḵay·yā·šārConjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article; Adjective - masculine singularH3477 straight, right

Joshua 9:26

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Soכֵּ֑ןkênAdverbH3651 right, veritable, honest
Joshua did thisוַיַּ֥עַשׂway·ya·‘aśConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
and deliveredוַיַּצֵּ֥לway·yaṣ·ṣêlConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5337 strip, plunder
themאוֹתָ֛ם’ō·w·ṯāmDirect object marker; third person masculine pluralH853 mark of the accusative
from the handsמִיַּ֥דmî·yaḏPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular constructH3027 hand
of the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
and they did notוְלֹ֥אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
killהֲרָגֽוּם׃hă·rā·ḡūmVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine pluralH2026 kill, slay

Joshua 9:27

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
On thatהַה֗וּאha·hūArticle; Pronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbay·yō·wmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
heיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַyə·hō·wō·šu·a‘Noun - proper - masculine singularH3091 Jehoshua
made themוַיִּתְּנֵ֨םway·yit·tə·nêmConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine pluralH5414 give, put, set
woodcuttersחֹטְבֵ֥יḥō·ṭə·ḇêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructH2404 cut or gather wood
and waterמַ֖יִםma·yimNoun - masculine pluralH4325 water, juice, urine
carriersוְשֹׁ֥אֲבֵיwə·šō·’ă·ḇêConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructH7579 draw
as they are to this dayעַד־‘aḏ-PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
for the congregationלָֽעֵדָ֑הlā·‘ê·ḏāhPreposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singularH5712 congregation
of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
and for the altarוּלְמִזְבַּ֤חū·lə·miz·baḥConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH4196 altar
atאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםham·mā·qō·wmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4725 standing, spot, condition
He would chooseיִבְחָֽר׃פyiḇ·ḥārVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH977 choose

Cross-references

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Joshua 9:22 Joshua 9:6 · Joshua 9:16

Joshua 9:23 Joshua 9:21 · Genesis 9:25–26 · Leviticus 27:28–29 · Joshua 9:27

Joshua 9:24 Deuteronomy 7:1–2 · Deuteronomy 20:15–17 · Exodus 23:31–33 · Matthew 10:28 · Numbers 33:55–56

Joshua 9:25 Genesis 16:6 · Judges 10:15 · Jeremiah 26:14

Joshua 9:27 Deuteronomy 12:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.