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Joshua 9:19

All the leaders answered, “We have sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel, and now we cannot touch them.
Joshua 9:19
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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)

וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ כָל־הַנְּשִׂיאִים֙ אֶל־כָּל־הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה אֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙ נִשְׁבַּ֣עְנוּ לָהֶ֔ם בַּֽיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְעַתָּ֕ה לֹ֥א נוּכַ֖ל לִנְגֹּ֥עַ בָּהֶֽם׃

  1. וַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.Ru“and they said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. כָל־khol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  3. הַנְּשִׂיאִים֙ha.ne.si.'Im“the leaders”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from נָשִׂיא · “leader” · Strong's H5387A
  4. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  5. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  6. הָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.Dah“the congregation”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עֵדָה · “congregation” · Strong's H5712
  7. אֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙'a.Nach.nu“we”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from אֲנַ֫חְנוּ · “we” · Strong's H0587
  8. נִשְׁבַּ֣עְנוּnish.Ba'.nu“we have sworn an oath”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural · from שָׁבַע · “to swear” · Strong's H7650
  9. לָהֶ֔םla.Hem“to <the> them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  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. וְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.Tah“and therefore”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
  14. לֹ֥אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  15. נוּכַ֖לnu.Khal“we are able”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural · from יָכֹל · “be able” · Strong's H3201
  16. לִנְגֹּ֥עַlin.Go.a'“to touch”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from נָגַע · “to touch” · Strong's H5060
  17. בָּהֶֽם׃ba.Hem“<in> <the> them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)