Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 559 [e] וַיֹּאמְר֧וּ way-yō-mə-rū And said Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp 413 [e] אֲלֵיהֶ֛ם ’ă-lê-hem to them Prep | 3mp 5387 [e] הַנְּשִׂיאִ֖ים han-nə-śî-’îm the rulers Art | N-mp 2421 [e] יִֽחְי֑וּ yiḥ-yū Let them live V-Qal-Imperf-3mp 1961 [e] וַ֠יִּֽהְיוּ way-yih-yū and let them be Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp 2404 [e] חֹטְבֵ֨י ḥō-ṭə-ḇê hewers V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc 6086 [e] עֵצִ֤ים ‘ê-ṣîm woodcutters N-mp 7579 [e] וְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי־ wə-šō-’ă-ḇê- and drawers Conj-w | V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc 4325 [e] מַ֙יִם֙ ma-yim of water N-mp 3605 [e] לְכָל־ lə-ḵāl for all Prep-l | N-msc 5712 [e] הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה hā-‘ê-ḏāh the congregation Art | N-fs 834 [e] כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר ka-’ă-šer which Prep-k | Pro-r 1696 [e] דִּבְּר֥וּ dib-bə-rū had spoken V-Piel-Perf-3cp [e] לָהֶ֖ם lā-hem to them Prep-l | 3mp 5387 [e] הַנְּשִׂיאִֽים׃ han-nə-śî-’îm the rulers Art | N-mp

Berean Study Bible
They 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. Joshua 9:21 • Joshua 9:21 NIV • Joshua 9:21 NLT • Joshua 9:21 ESV • Joshua 9:21 NASB • Joshua 9:21 KJV • Joshua 9:21 Biblia Paralela • Joshua 9:21 Chinese Bible • Joshua 9:21 French Bible • Joshua 9:21 German Bible

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