Joshua

Joshua 9:23

²³Now therefore you are under a curse and will perpetually serve as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now therefore	וְעַתָּ֖ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
you	אַתֶּ֑ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
are under a curse	אֲרוּרִ֣ים	’ă·rū·rîm	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural	H779 curse
and will perpetually	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
serve	עֶ֗בֶד	‘e·ḇeḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
as woodcutters	וְחֹטְבֵ֥י	wə·ḥō·ṭə·ḇê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H2404 cut or gather wood
and water	מַ֖יִם	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 house	לְבֵ֥ית	lə·ḇêṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of my God	אֱלֹהָֽי׃	’ĕ·lō·hāy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H430 God

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.