14Then the men of Israel sampled their provisions but did not seek the counsel of the LORD.
15And Joshua made a treaty of peace with them to let them live, and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them.
Focused Passage
Joshua 9:14-15
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.
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Verse 14
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Then the men of Israelהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֖יםH582Article | Noun - masculine pluralsampledוַיִּקְח֥וּH3947Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraltheir provisionsמִצֵּידָ֑םH6718Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerbut did notלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particleseekשָׁאָֽלוּ׃H7592Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralthe counselפִּ֥יH6310Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 15
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And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙H3091Noun - proper - masculine singularmadeוַיַּ֨עַשׂH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulara treatyבְּרִ֖יתH1285Noun - feminine singularof peaceשָׁל֔וֹםH7965Noun - masculine singularוַיִּכְרֹ֥תוַיִּכְרֹ֥תH3772Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularwith themלָהֶ֛םPreposition | third person masculine pluralto let them liveלְחַיּוֹתָ֑םH2421Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine pluraland the leadersנְשִׂיאֵ֖יH5387Noun - masculine plural constructof the congregationהָעֵדָֽה׃H5712Article | Noun - feminine singularswore an oathוַיִּשָּׁבְע֣וּH7650Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralto themלָהֶ֔םPreposition | third person masculine plural