Focused Passage

Joshua 9:1-2

The Gibeonite Deception and Israel’s Covenant Oath

The surrounding kings prepare for war, the Gibeonites deceive Israel into making a covenant, Israel fails to inquire of the LORD, and Joshua preserves the oath while assigning Gibeon to servant labor for the LORD’s house.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1Now when news of this reached all the kings west of the Jordan—those in the hill country, the foothills, and all along the coast of the Great Sea toward Lebanon (the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites)—

2they came together to wage war against Joshua and Israel.

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Verse 1

Cross-references

Joshua 6:27Classic cross-references Numbers 34:6Classic cross-references Exodus 3:17Classic cross-references Joshua 12:8Classic cross-references Exodus 23:23Classic cross-references

Original words

Now whenוַיְהִ֣יH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularnews of this reachedכִשְׁמֹ֣עַH8085Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructallכָּֽל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe kingsהַמְּלָכִ֡יםH4428Article | Noun - masculine pluralwestבְּעֵ֨בֶרH5676Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֜ןH3383Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularthoseאֲשֶׁר֩H834Pronoun - relativein the hill countryבָּהָ֣רH2022Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularthe foothillsוּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֗הH8219Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularand allוּבְכֹל֙H3605Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructalong the coastח֚וֹףH2348Noun - masculine singular constructof the Greatהַגָּד֔וֹלH1419Article | Adjective - masculine singularSeaהַיָּ֣םH3220Article | Noun - masculine singulartowardאֶל־H413Preposition. . .מ֖וּלH4136PrepositionLebanonהַלְּבָנ֑וֹןH3844Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularthe Hittitesהַֽחִתִּי֙H2850Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularAmoritesוְהָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔יH567Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙H3669Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularPerizzitesהַפְּרִזִּ֔יH6522Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularHivitesהַחִוִּ֖יH2340Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularand Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃H2983Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular

BSB notes

Hebrew Shephelah or lowlands; that is, the western foothills of Judea
That is, the Mediterranean Sea

Verse 2

Original words

they cameוַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֣וּH6908Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraltogetherיַחְדָּ֔וH3162Adverb. . .פֶּ֖הH6310Noun - masculine singular. . .אֶחָֽד׃פH259Number - masculine singularto wage warלְהִלָּחֵ֥םH3898Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive constructagainstעִם־H5973PrepositionJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַH3091Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .וְעִם־H5973Conjunctive waw | Prepositionand Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singular

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