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Joshua 9:24

The Gibeonites answered, “Your servants were told clearly that the LORD your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land and wipe out all its inhabitants before you. So we greatly feared for our lives because of you, and that is why we have done this.
Joshua 9:24
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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)

וַיַּעֲנ֨וּ אֶת־יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ כִּי֩ הֻגֵּ֨ד הֻגַּ֤ד לַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ אֵת֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֜ה יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֣ה עַבְדּ֔וֹ לָתֵ֤ת לָכֶם֙ אֶת־כָּל־הָאָ֔רֶץ וּלְהַשְׁמִ֛יד אֶת־כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֥י הָאָ֖רֶץ מִפְּנֵיכֶ֑ם וַנִּירָ֨א מְאֹ֤ד לְנַפְשֹׁתֵ֙ינוּ֙ מִפְּנֵיכֶ֔ם וַֽנַּעֲשֵׂ֖ה אֶת־הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃

  1. וַיַּעֲנ֨וּvai.ya.'a.Nu“and they answered”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עָנָה · “to answer” · Strong's H6030B
  2. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  3. יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'“Joshua”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹשׁוּעַ · “Joshua” · Strong's H3091G
  4. וַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.Ru“and they said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  5. כִּי֩ki“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  6. הֻגֵּ֨דhu.Ged“certainly <to tell>”
    Verb, hophal, infinitive absolute, absolute · from נָגַד · “to tell” · Strong's H5046
  7. הֻגַּ֤דhu.Gad“it was told”
    Verb, hophal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָגַד · “to tell” · Strong's H5046
  8. לַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙la.'a.va.Dei.kha“to servants your”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  9. אֵת֩'et“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  10. אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sher“this:”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  11. צִוָּ֜הtzi.Vah“he had commanded”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from צָוָה · “to command” · Strong's H6680
  12. יְהוָ֤הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  13. אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.kha“God your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  14. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  15. מֹשֶׁ֣הmo.Sheh“Moses”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from מֹשֶׁה · “Moses” · Strong's H4872
  16. עַבְדּ֔וֹav.Do“servant his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  17. לָתֵ֤תla.Tet“to give”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  18. לָכֶם֙la.Khem“to <the> you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from Op2m · “you” · Strong's H9036
  19. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  20. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  21. הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retz“the land”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  22. וּלְהַשְׁמִ֛ידu.le.hash.Mid“and to destroy”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from שָׁמַד · “to destroy” · Strong's H8045
  23. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  24. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  25. יֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.Vei“[the] inhabitants of”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
  26. הָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retz“the land”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  27. מִפְּנֵיכֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.Khem“from before you”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  28. וַנִּירָ֨אva.ni.Ra'“and we were afraid”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, plural · from יָרֵא · “frightening(DANGER)” · Strong's H3372G
  29. מְאֹ֤דme.'Od“very”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from מְאֹד · “much” · Strong's H3966
  30. לְנַפְשֹׁתֵ֙ינוּ֙le.naf.sho.Tei.nu“for lives our”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “life” · Strong's H5315H
  31. מִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.Khem“<from> because of you”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from פָּנֶה · “because” · Strong's H6440I
  32. וַֽנַּעֲשֵׂ֖הva.na.'a.Seh“and we did”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, plural · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  33. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  34. הַדָּבָ֥רha.da.Var“the thing”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּבָר · “thing” · Strong's H1697I
  35. הַזֶּֽה׃ha.Zeh“<the> this”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)