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KJV Lexicon And the princesnasiy' (naw-see') an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist -- captain, chief, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour. said 'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) unto them Let them live chayah (khaw-yaw') to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive but let them be hewers chatab (khaw-tab') to chop or carve wood -- cut down, hew(-er), polish. of wood `ets (ates) a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) -- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood. and drawers sha'ab (sahw-ab') to bale up water -- (woman to) draw(-er, water). of water mayim (mah'-yim) water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring). unto all the congregation `edah (ay-daw') a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd) -- assembly, company, congregation, multitude, people, swarm. as the princes nasiy' (naw-see') an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist -- captain, chief, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour. had promised dabar (daw-bar') perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue them Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible The leaders said to them, "Let them live." So they became hewers of wood and drawers of water for the whole congregation, just as the leaders had spoken to them. King James Bible And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them. Holman Christian Standard Bible They also said, "Let them live." So the Gibeonites became woodcutters and water carriers for the whole community, as the leaders had promised them. International Standard Version The leaders told them, "Let them live." So they became wood cutters and water carriers for the entire congregation, which is what the leaders had decided concerning them. NET Bible The leaders then added, "Let them live." So they became woodcutters and water carriers for the whole community, as the leaders had decided. GOD'S WORD® Translation The leaders said that they should be allowed to live. So they became woodcutters and water carriers for the whole congregation, as the leaders had said. King James 2000 Bible And the leaders said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the leaders had promised them. Links Joshua 9:21Joshua 9:21 NIV Joshua 9:21 NLT Joshua 9:21 ESV Joshua 9:21 NASB Joshua 9:21 KJV |
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