Hebrew Interlinear

Joshua 9:20 Interlinear

This we will do to them we will even let them live lest wrath be upon us because of the oath which we sware

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1זֹ֛אתH2063this (often used adverb)
2נַֽעֲשֶׂ֥הH6213This we will doto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
3לָהֶ֖םH0
4וְהַֽחֲיֵ֣הH2421to them we will even let them liveto live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
5אוֹתָ֑םH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
6וְלֹֽאH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
7יִֽהְיֶ֤הH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
8עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
9קֶ֔צֶףH7110lest wratha splinter (as chipped off)
10עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
11הַשְּׁבוּעָ֖הH7621be upon us because of the oathproperly, something sworn, i.e., an oath
12אֲשֶׁרH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
13נִשְׁבַּ֥עְנוּH7650which we swareto seven oneself, i.e., swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
14לָהֶֽם׃H0

Verse Context

Joshua 9:19said But all the princes unto all the congregation...
Joshua 9:20 (current) This we will do to them we will even let them live lest wrath be upon us because of the oath which we sware
Joshua 9:21said And the princes unto them Let them live but let them be hewers...

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