Joshua 9:19 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 9:19 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
כָל
kôl
H3605
all
הַנְּשִׂיאִים֙
nâsîyʼ
H5387
chief
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה
ʻêdâh
H5712
congregation
אֲנַ֨חְנוּ֙
ʼănachnûw
H587
we
נִשְׁבַּ֣עְנוּ
shâbaʻ
H7650
to swear
לָהֶ֔ם
בַּֽיהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֵ֣י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וְעַתָּ֕ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
נוּכַ֖ל
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
לִנְגֹּ֥עַ
nâgaʻ
H5060
to touch
בָּהֶֽם
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World English Bible Public Domain
But all the princes said to all the congregation, We have sworn to them by Yahweh, the God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.
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King James Version Public Domain
But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But all of the leaders said to all of the congregation, “We, we have sworn to them by Yahweh the God of Israel, so now we are not able to touch them.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).