Joshua 9:21
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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.They continued, “Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for the whole congregation.” So the leaders kept their promise.
In other translations
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.They continued, “Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for the whole congregation.” So the leaders kept their promise.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמְרוּvaiyomeruand they saidH559אֲלֵיהֶם'aleihemto themH413הַנְּשִׂיאִיםhanesi'imthe leadersH5387יִחְיוּyichyulet them liveH2421וַיִּהְיוּvaiyihyuand they wereH1961חֹטְבֵיchoteveicutters ofH2404עֵצִים'etzimwood<s>H6086וְשֹׁאֲבֵי־vesho'avei-and drawers ofH7579מַיִםmayimwaterH4325לְכָל־lekholfor allH3605הָעֵדָהha'edahthe congregationH5712כַּאֲשֶׁרka'asherjust asH834דִּבְּרוּdiberuthey had spokenH1696לָהֶםlahemto <the> themהַנְּשִׂיאִים׃hanesi'imthe leadersH5387
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Related verses
- Deuteronomy 29:11Your little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that is in thy camp, from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water:your children and wives, and the foreigners in your camps who cut your wood and draw your water—
- Joshua 9:27And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the Lord, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose.On that day he made them woodcutters and water carriers, as they are to this day for the congregation of the LORD and for the altar at the place He would choose.
- Joshua 9:23Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.Now therefore you are under a curse and will perpetually serve as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”
- 2 Chronicles 2:17-1817 And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred. 18 And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work.17 Solomon numbered all the foreign men in the land of Israel following the census his father David had conducted, and there were found to be 153,600 in all. 18 Solomon made 70,000 of them porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors.
- Joshua 9:15And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.And Joshua made a treaty of peace with them to let them live, and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them.
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