Joshua 9:27
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But Joshuaיְהֹושֻׁ֜עַ
(ye·ho·v·shu·a')
3091: "the LORD is salvation," Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Isr.from Yhvh and yasha
madeוַיִּתְּנֵ֨ם
(vai·yit·te·nem)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
them that dayבַּיֹּ֣ום
(bai·yo·vm)
3117: daya prim. root
hewers of woodחֹטְבֵ֥י
(cho·te·vei)
2404: to cut or gather wooda prim. root
and drawersוְשֹׁ֥אֲבֵי
(ve·sho·'a·vei)
7579: to draw (water)a prim. root
of waterמַ֖יִם
(ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
for the congregationלָֽעֵדָ֑ה
(la·'e·dah;)
5712: congregationfrom yaad
and for the altarוּלְמִזְבַּ֤ח
(u·le·miz·bach)
4196: an altarfrom zabach
of the LORD,יְהוָה֙
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
to thisהַזֶּ֔ה
(haz·zeh,)
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
day,הַיֹּ֣ום
(hai·yo·vm)
3117: daya prim. root
in the placeהַמָּקֹ֖ום
(ham·ma·ko·vm)
4725: a standing place, placefrom qum
whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
He would choose.יִבְחָֽר׃
(yiv·char.)
977: to choosea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And Joshua
Yhowshuwa`  (yeh-ho-shoo'-ah)
Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader -- Jehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua.
made
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
them that day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
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).
for the congregation
`edah  (ay-daw')
a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd) -- assembly, company, congregation, multitude, people, swarm.
and for the altar
mizbeach  (miz-bay'-akh)
an altar -- altar.
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
even unto this day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
in the place
maqowm  (maw-kome')
a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
which he should choose
bachar  (baw-khar')
to try, i.e. (by implication) select -- acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation and for the altar of the LORD, to this day, in the place which He would choose.

King James Bible
And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the LORD, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
On that day he made them woodcutters and water carriers--as they are today--for the community and for the LORD's altar at the place He would choose.

International Standard Version
However, on that very day Joshua made them become wood cutters and water carriers for the congregation and for the LORD's altar in the place that he should choose, and this tradition continues to this day.

NET Bible
and that day made them woodcutters and water carriers for the community and for the altar of the LORD at the divinely chosen site. (They continue in that capacity to this very day.)

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But that day Joshua made them woodcutters and water carriers for the congregation. They served the LORD's altar, wherever he chose to put it. They still serve today.

King James 2000 Bible
And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the LORD, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose.
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