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 but 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 Conj-w | V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc 4325 [e] מַ֙יִם֙ ma-yim water carriers 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 as Prep-k | Pro-r 1696 [e] דִּבְּר֥וּ dib-bə-rū had promised V-Piel-Perf-3cp   לָהֶ֖ם lā-hem them Prep | 3mp 5387 [e] הַנְּשִׂיאִֽים׃ han-nə-śî-’îm. the rulers Art | N-mp

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.

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