Hebrew Interlinear
Joshua 9:21 Interlinear
“said And the princes unto them Let them live but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation had promised And the princes”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיֹּֽאמְר֧וּ | H559 | said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 2 | אֲלֵיהֶ֛ם | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 3 | הַנְּשִׂיאִֽים׃ | H5387 | And the princes | properly, an exalted one, i.e., a king or sheik; also a rising mist |
| 4 | יִֽחְי֑וּ | H2421 | unto them Let them live | to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive |
| 5 | וַ֠יִּֽהְיוּ | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 6 | חֹֽטְבֵ֨י | H2404 | but let them be hewers | to chop or carve wood |
| 7 | עֵצִ֤ים | H6086 | of wood | a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) |
| 8 | וְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי | H7579 | and drawers | to bale up water |
| 9 | מַ֙יִם֙ | H4325 | of water | water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen |
| 10 | לְכָל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 11 | הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה | H5712 | unto all the congregation | a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd) |
| 12 | כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 13 | דִּבְּר֥וּ | H1696 | had promised | perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue |
| 14 | לָהֶ֖ם | H0 | ||
| 15 | הַנְּשִׂיאִֽים׃ | H5387 | And the princes | properly, an exalted one, i.e., a king or sheik; also a rising mist |
Verse Context
Joshua 9:20 This we will do to them we will even let them live ...
Joshua 9:21 (current)said And the princes unto them Let them live but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation had promised And the princes
Joshua 9:22called And Joshua for them and he spake unto them saying...