Three days after they had made the treaty with the Gibeonites, the Israelites learned that they were neighbors, living among them.Joshua 9:16
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיְהִ֗י מִקְצֵה֙ שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֔ים אַחֲרֵ֕י אֲשֶׁר־כָּרְת֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם בְּרִ֑ית וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֗וּ כִּי־קְרֹבִ֥ים הֵם֙ אֵלָ֔יו וּבְקִרְבּ֖וֹ הֵ֥ם יֹשְׁבִֽים׃
- וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hi“and it was”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- מִקְצֵה֙mik.Tzeh“from [the] end of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from קָצֶה · “end” · Strong's H7097A
- שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shet“three”Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, construct · from שָׁלֹשׁ · “three” · Strong's H7969
- יָמִ֔יםya.Mim“days”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
- אַחֲרֵ֕י'a.cha.Rei“after”Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
- אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“that”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- כָּרְת֥וּka.re.Tu“they had made”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from כָּרַת · “make(covenant)” · Strong's H3772H
- לָהֶ֖םla.Hem“to <the> them”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
- בְּרִ֑יתbe.Rit“a covenant”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from בְּרִית · “covenant” · Strong's H1285
- וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֗וּvai.yish.me.'U“and they heard”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
- כִּי־ki-“that”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- קְרֹבִ֥יםke.ro.Vim“[were] near”Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from קָרֹב · “near” · Strong's H7138
- הֵם֙hem“they”Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
- אֵלָ֔יו'e.Lav“to him”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- 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
- הֵ֥םhem“they”Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
- 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)