Joshua 9:16

Three days after they had made the treaty with the Gibeonites, the Israelites learned that they were neighbors, living among them.
Joshua 9:16
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיְהִ֗י מִקְצֵה֙ שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֔ים אַחֲרֵ֕י אֲשֶׁר־כָּרְת֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם בְּרִ֑ית וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֗וּ כִּי־קְרֹבִ֥ים הֵם֙ אֵלָ֔יו וּבְקִרְבּ֖וֹ הֵ֥ם יֹשְׁבִֽים׃

  1. וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hi“and it was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. מִקְצֵה֙mik.Tzeh“from [the] end of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from קָצֶה · “end” · Strong's H7097A
  3. שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shet“three”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, construct · from שָׁלֹשׁ · “three” · Strong's H7969
  4. יָמִ֔יםya.Mim“days”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  5. אַחֲרֵ֕י'a.cha.Rei“after”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
  6. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“that”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  7. כָּרְת֥וּka.re.Tu“they had made”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from כָּרַת · “make(covenant)” · Strong's H3772H
  8. לָהֶ֖םla.Hem“to <the> them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  9. בְּרִ֑יתbe.Rit“a covenant”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from בְּרִית · “covenant” · Strong's H1285
  10. וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֗וּvai.yish.me.'U“and they heard”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  11. כִּי־ki-“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  12. קְרֹבִ֥יםke.ro.Vim“[were] near”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from קָרֹב · “near” · Strong's H7138
  13. הֵם֙hem“they”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
  14. אֵלָ֔יו'e.Lav“to him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  15. וּבְקִרְבּ֖וֹu.ve.kir.Bo“and in midst his”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קֶ֫רֶב · “among” · Strong's H7130G
  16. הֵ֥םhem“they”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
  17. יֹשְׁבִֽים׃yo.she.Vim“[were] dwelling”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)