Joshua

Joshua 9:24

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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The Gibeonites answered	וַיַּעֲנ֨וּ	way·ya·‘ă·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6030 answer, respond
Your servants	לַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙	la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
were told clearly	הֻגֵּ֨ד	hug·gêḏ	Verb - Hofal - Infinitive absolute	H5046 be conspicuous
that	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָ֤ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
had commanded	צִוָּ֜ה	ṣiw·wāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
His servant	עַבְדּ֔וֹ	‘aḇ·dōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֣ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
to give	לָתֵ֤ת	lā·ṯêṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5414 give, put, set
you	לָכֶם֙	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and wipe out	וּלְהַשְׁמִ֛יד	ū·lə·haš·mîḏ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H8045 be exterminated, destroyed
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
its inhabitants	יֹשְׁבֵ֥י	yō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
before you	מִפְּנֵיכֶ֑ם	mip·pə·nê·ḵem	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H6440 face, before
So we greatly	מְאֹ֤ד	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
feared	וַנִּירָ֨א	wan·nî·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural	H3372 fear
for our lives	לְנַפְשֹׁתֵ֙ינוּ֙	lə·nap̄·šō·ṯê·nū	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common plural	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
because of you	מִפְּנֵיכֶ֔ם	mip·pə·nê·ḵem	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H6440 face, before
and that is why we have done	וַֽנַּעֲשֵׂ֖ה	wan·na·‘ă·śêh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural	H6213 do, make
this	הַזֶּֽה׃	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that

Cross-references

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.