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Joshua 9:18

But the Israelites did not attack them, because the leaders of the congregation had sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel. And the whole congregation grumbled against the leaders.
Joshua 9:18
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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)

וְלֹ֤א הִכּוּם֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּֽי־נִשְׁבְּע֤וּ לָהֶם֙ נְשִׂיאֵ֣י הָֽעֵדָ֔ה בַּֽיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּלֹּ֥נוּ כָל־הָעֵדָ֖ה עַל־הַנְּשִׂיאִֽים׃

  1. וְלֹ֤אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  2. הִכּוּם֙hi.Kum“they attacked them”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
  3. בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei“[the] people of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  4. יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  5. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  6. נִשְׁבְּע֤וּnish.be.'U“they had sworn an oath”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from שָׁבַע · “to swear” · Strong's H7650
  7. לָהֶם֙la.Hem“to <the> them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  8. נְשִׂיאֵ֣יne.si.'Ei“[the] leaders of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from נָשִׂיא · “leader” · Strong's H5387A
  9. הָֽעֵדָ֔הha.'e.Dah“the congregation”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עֵדָה · “congregation” · Strong's H5712
  10. בַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.weh“by Yahweh”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  11. אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei“[the] God of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  12. יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  13. וַיִּלֹּ֥נוּvai.yi.Lo.nu“and they grumbled”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from לוּן · “to grumble” · Strong's H3885B
  14. כָל־khol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  15. הָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.Dah“the congregation”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עֵדָה · “congregation” · Strong's H5712
  16. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  17. הַנְּשִׂיאִֽים׃ha.ne.si.'Im“the leaders”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from נָשִׂיא · “leader” · Strong's H5387A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)