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Joshua 9:20

This is how we will treat them: We will let them live, so that no wrath will fall on us because of the oath we swore to them.”
Joshua 9:20
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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)

זֹ֛את נַעֲשֶׂ֥ה לָהֶ֖ם וְהַחֲיֵ֣ה אוֹתָ֑ם וְלֹֽא־יִֽהְיֶ֤ה עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙ קֶ֔צֶף עַל־הַשְּׁבוּעָ֖ה אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁבַּ֥עְנוּ לָהֶֽם׃

  1. זֹ֛אתzot“this”
    Particle, demonstrative · from זֹאת · “this” · Strong's H2063
  2. נַעֲשֶׂ֥הna.'a.Seh“we will do”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  3. לָהֶ֖םla.Hem“to <the> them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  4. וְהַחֲיֵ֣הve.ha.cha.Yeh“and we will let live”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, infinitive absolute, absolute · from חָיָה · “to live” · Strong's H2421
  5. אוֹתָ֑ם'o.Tam“<obj.> them”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  6. וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  7. יִֽהְיֶ֤הyih.Yeh“it will be”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  8. עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.Lei.nu“towards us”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  9. קֶ֔צֶףKe.tzef“wrath”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from קֶ֫צֶף · “wrath” · Strong's H7110A
  10. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  11. הַשְּׁבוּעָ֖הha.she.vu.'Ah“the oath”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שְׁבוּעָה · “oath” · Strong's H7621
  12. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  13. נִשְׁבַּ֥עְנוּnish.Ba'.nu“we swore”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural · from שָׁבַע · “to swear” · Strong's H7650
  14. לָהֶֽם׃la.Hem“to <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)