Strong's Lexicon They הַנְּשִׂיאִ֖ים (han·nə·śî·’îm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5387: 1) one lifted up, chief, prince, captain, leader 2) rising mist, vapour continued וַיֹּאמְר֧וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 559: 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch אֲלֵיהֶ֛ם (’ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 413: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to) “Let them live, יִֽחְי֑וּ (yiḥ·yū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 2421: 1) to live, have life, remain alive, sustain life, live prosperously, live for ever, be quickened, be alive, be restored to life or health 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to live 1a1a) to have life 1a1b) to continue in life, remain alive 1a1c) to sustain life, to live on or upon 1a1d) to live (prosperously) 1a2) to revive, be quickened 1a2a) from sickness 1a2b) from discouragement 1a2c) from faintness 1a2d) from death 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to preserve alive, let live 1b2) to give life 1b3) to quicken, revive, refresh 1b3a) to restore to life 1b3b) to cause to grow 1b3c) to restore 1b3d) to revive 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to preserve alive, let live 1c2) to quicken, revive 1c2a) to restore (to health) 1c2b) to revive 1c2c) to restore to life but let them be וַ֠יִּֽהְיוּ (way·yih·yū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) ----- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone woodcutters חֹטְבֵ֨י (ḥō·ṭə·ḇê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 2404: 1) to cut, gather 1a) (Qal) to cut, gather (wood) 1b) (Pual) to cut, carve עֵצִ֤ים (‘ê·ṣîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6086: 1) tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows 1a) tree, trees 1b) wood, pieces of wood, gallows, firewood, cedar-wood, woody flax and water מַ֙יִם֙ (ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 4325: 1) water, waters 1a) water 1b) water of the feet, urine 1c) of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.) carriers וְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי־ (wə·šō·’ă·ḇê-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 7579: 1) to draw (water) 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to draw (water) 1a2) water-drawing women (participle) for the whole לְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything congregation.” הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה (hā·‘ê·ḏāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5712: 1) congregation, gathering So כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if the leaders הַנְּשִׂיאִֽים׃ (han·nə·śî·’îm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5387: 1) one lifted up, chief, prince, captain, leader 2) rising mist, vapour kept their promise דִּבְּר֥וּ (dib·bə·rū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 1696: 1) to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing 1a) (Qal) to speak 1b) (Niphal) to speak with one another, talk 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to speak 1c2) to promise 1d) (Pual) to be spoken 1e) (Hithpael) to speak 1f) (Hiphil) to lead away, put to flight Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThey continued, “Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for the whole congregation.” So the leaders kept their promise. Young's Literal Translation And the princes say unto them, ‘They live, and are hewers of wood and drawers of water for all the company, as the princes spake to 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. 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. Parallel Verses New International Version They continued, "Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers in the service of the whole assembly." So the leaders' promise to them was kept. New Living Translation Let them live." So they made them woodcutters and water carriers for the entire community, as the Israelite leaders directed. English Standard Version And the leaders said to them, “Let them live.” So they became cutters of wood and drawers of water for all the congregation, just as the leaders had said of them. 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. American Standard Version And the princes said unto them, Let them live: so they became hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation, as the princes had spoken unto them. English Revised Version And the princes said unto them, Let them live: so they became hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had spoken unto them. Young's Literal Translation And the princes say unto them, 'They live, and are hewers of wood and drawers of water for all the company, as the princes spake to them.' Cross References Deuteronomy 29:11 Your little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that is in thy camp, from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water: Joshua 9:20 This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them. Joshua 9:23 Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God. Joshua 9:27 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. Jeremiah 46:22 The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood. Joshua 1:1 Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying, Joshua 9:19 But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them. Joshua 9:18 And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes. Joshua 9:22 And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell among us? Joshua 9:24 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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