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Joshua 9:21

They continued, “Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for the whole congregation.” So the leaders kept their promise.
Joshua 9:21
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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)

וַיֹּאמְר֧וּ אֲלֵיהֶ֛ם הַנְּשִׂיאִ֖ים יִֽחְי֑וּ וַ֠יִּֽהְיוּ חֹטְבֵ֨י עֵצִ֤ים וְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי־מַ֙יִם֙ לְכָל־הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר דִּבְּר֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם הַנְּשִׂיאִֽים׃

  1. וַיֹּאמְר֧וּvai.yo.me.Ru“and they said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.Hem“to them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  3. הַנְּשִׂיאִ֖יםha.ne.si.'Im“the leaders”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from נָשִׂיא · “leader” · Strong's H5387A
  4. יִֽחְי֑וּyich.Yu“let them live”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from חָיָה · “to live” · Strong's H2421
  5. וַ֠יִּֽהְיוּVai.yih.yu“and they were”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  6. חֹטְבֵ֨יcho.te.Vei“cutters of”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from חָטַב · “to chop” · Strong's H2404
  7. עֵצִ֤ים'e.Tzim“wood<s>”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עֵץ · “wood” · Strong's H6086G
  8. וְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי־ve.sho.'a.vei-“and drawers of”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from שָׁאַב · “to draw” · Strong's H7579
  9. מַ֙יִם֙ma.yim“water”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  10. לְכָל־le.khol“for all”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  11. הָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.Dah“the congregation”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עֵדָה · “congregation” · Strong's H5712
  12. כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.Sher“just as”
    Preposition + Particle, relative · from כַּאֲשֶׁר · “as which” · Strong's H0834D
  13. דִּבְּר֥וּdi.be.Ru“they had spoken”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  14. לָהֶ֖םla.Hem“to <the> them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  15. 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)