Joshua

Joshua 9:7

⁷But the men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you dwell near us. How can we make a treaty with you?”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But the men	אִֽישׁ־	’îš-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
said	וַיֹּאמְרוּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the Hivites	הַחִוִּ֑י	ha·ḥiw·wî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2340 Chivvite
Perhaps	אוּלַ֗י	’ū·lay	Adverb	H194 peradventure, perhaps
you	אַתָּ֣ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
dwell	יוֹשֵׁ֔ב	yō·wō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
near us	בְּקִרְבִּי֙	bə·qir·bî	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H7130 inward part, midst
How	וְאֵ֖יךְ	wə·’êḵ	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H349 How?
can we make	אֶכְרוֹת	ʾɛḵ·rōṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
a treaty with you	בְרִֽית׃	ḇə·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1285 covenant

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.