Focused Passage

Joshua 9:16-18

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

16Three days after they had made the treaty with the Gibeonites, the Israelites learned that they were neighbors, living among them.

17So the Israelites set out and on the third day arrived at their cities—Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.

18But the Israelites did not attack them, because the leaders of the congregation had sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel. And the whole congregation grumbled against the leaders.

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Verse 16

Cross-references

Joshua 9:22Classic cross-references

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-וַיְהִ֗יH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular-מִקְצֵה֙H7097Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructThreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתH7969Number - masculine singular constructdaysיָמִ֔יםH3117Noun - masculine pluralafterאַחֲרֵ֕יH310Preposition-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativethey had madeכָּרְת֥וּH3772Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralthe treatyבְּרִ֑יתH1285Noun - feminine singularwith [the Gibeonites]לָהֶ֖םPreposition | third person masculine plural[the Israelites] learnedוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֗וּH8085Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralthatכִּי־H3588Conjunctionthey [were]הֵם֙H1992Pronoun - third person masculine plural-אֵלָ֔יוH413Preposition | third person masculine singularneighborsקְרֹבִ֥יםH7138Adjective - masculine plurallivingיֹשְׁבִֽים׃H3427Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralamong themוּבְקִרְבּ֖וֹH7130Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular. . .הֵ֥םH1992Pronoun - third person masculine plural

Verse 17

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2 Samuel 4:2Classic cross-references Joshua 9:3Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 6:21Classic cross-references Ezra 2:25Classic cross-references Jeremiah 26:20Classic cross-references

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So the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־H1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularset outוַיִּסְע֣וּH5265Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraland on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יH7992Article | Number - ordinal masculine singulardayבַּיּ֣וֹםH3117Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singulararrivedוַיָּבֹ֛אוּH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural. . .אֶל־H413Prepositionat their citiesעָרֵיהֶ֖םH5892Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural-וְעָרֵיהֶם֙H5892Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine pluralGibeonגִּבְע֣וֹןH1391Noun - proper - feminine singularChephirahוְהַכְּפִירָ֔הH3716Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularBeerothוּבְאֵר֖וֹתH881Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularvvvוְקִרְיַ֥תH7157and Kiriath-jearimיְעָרִֽים׃H7157Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular

Verse 18

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Joshua 2:12Classic cross-references Psalms 15:4Classic cross-references

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But the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singulardid notוְלֹ֤אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleattack themהִכּוּם֙H5221Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine pluralbecauseכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionthe leadersנְשִׂיאֵ֣יH5387Noun - masculine plural constructof the congregationהָֽעֵדָ֔הH5712Article | Noun - feminine singularhad sworn an oathנִשְׁבְּע֤וּH7650Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluralto themלָהֶם֙Preposition | third person masculine pluralby the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֖הH3068Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singularthe Godאֱלֹהֵ֣יH430Noun - masculine plural constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularAnd the wholeכָל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructcongregationהָעֵדָ֖הH5712Article | Noun - feminine singulargrumbledוַיִּלֹּ֥נוּH3885Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralagainstעַל־H5921Prepositionthe leadersהַנְּשִׂיאִֽים׃H5387Article | Noun - masculine plural

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