Joshua 9:23

Now therefore you are under a curse and will perpetually serve as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”
Joshua 9:23
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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)

וְעַתָּ֖ה אֲרוּרִ֣ים אַתֶּ֑ם וְלֹֽא־יִכָּרֵ֨ת מִכֶּ֜ם עֶ֗בֶד וְחֹטְבֵ֥י עֵצִ֛ים וְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי־מַ֖יִם לְבֵ֥ית אֱלֹהָֽי׃

  1. וְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.Tah“and therefore”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
  2. אֲרוּרִ֣ים'a.ru.Rim“[are] cursed”
    Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, plural, absolute · from אָרַר · “to curse” · Strong's H0779
  3. אַתֶּ֑ם'a.Tem“you”
    Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אַתֶּם · “you(m.p.)” · Strong's H0859D
  4. וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  5. יִכָּרֵ֨תyi.ka.Ret“he will be cut off”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from כָּרַת · “cut” · Strong's H3772G
  6. מִכֶּ֜םmi.Kem“from <the> you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from Op2m · “you” · Strong's H9036
  7. עֶ֗בֶד'E.ved“a slave”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  8. וְחֹטְבֵ֥יve.cho.te.Vei“and cutters of”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from חָטַב · “to chop” · Strong's H2404
  9. עֵצִ֛ים'e.Tzim“wood<s>”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עֵץ · “wood” · Strong's H6086G
  10. וְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי־ve.sho.'a.vei-“and drawers of”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from שָׁאַב · “to draw” · Strong's H7579
  11. מַ֖יִםMa.yim“water”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  12. לְבֵ֥יתle.Veit“for [the] house of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004Q
  13. אֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.Hai“God my”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)