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.
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ASV
And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that Jehovah thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; therefore we were sore afraid for our lives because of you, and have done this thing.
KJV
And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the Lord thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing.
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35 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּעֲנ֨וּ | vai.ya.'a.Nu | and they answered | H6030 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ | ye.ho.Shu.a' | Joshua | H3091 → |
| וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ | vai.yo.me.Ru | and they said | H559 → |
| כִּי֩ | ki | that | H3588 → |
| הֻגֵּ֨ד | hu.Ged | certainly <to tell> | H5046 → |
| הֻגַּ֤ד | hu.Gad | it was told | H5046 → |
| לַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ | la.'a.va.Dei.kha | to servants your | H5650 → |
| אֵת֩ | 'et | <obj.> | H853 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | 'a.Sher | this: | H834 → |
| צִוָּ֜ה | tzi.Vah | he had commanded | H6680 → |
| יְהוָ֤ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ | 'e.lo.Hei.kha | God your | H430 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| מֹשֶׁ֣ה | mo.Sheh | Moses | H4872 → |
| עַבְדּ֔וֹ | av.Do | servant his | H5650 → |
| לָתֵ֤ת | la.Tet | to give | H5414 → |
| לָכֶם֙ | la.Khem | to <the> you | |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → |
| הָאָ֔רֶץ | ha.'A.retz | the land | H776 → |
| וּלְהַשְׁמִ֛יד | u.le.hash.Mid | and to destroy | H8045 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → |
| יֹשְׁבֵ֥י | yo.she.Vei | [the] inhabitants of | H3427 → |
| הָאָ֖רֶץ | ha.'A.retz | the land | H776 → |
| מִפְּנֵיכֶ֑ם | mi.pe.nei.Khem | from before you | H6440 → |
| וַנִּירָ֨א | va.ni.Ra' | and we were afraid | H3372 → |
| מְאֹ֤ד | me.'Od | very | H3966 → |
| לְנַפְשֹׁתֵ֙ינוּ֙ | le.naf.sho.Tei.nu | for lives our | H5315 → |
| מִפְּנֵיכֶ֔ם | mi.pe.nei.Khem | <from> because of you | H6440 → |
| וַֽנַּעֲשֵׂ֖ה | va.na.'a.Seh | and we did | H6213 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הַדָּבָ֥ר | ha.da.Var | the thing | H1697 → |
| הַזֶּֽה׃ | ha.Zeh | <the> this | H2088 → |
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