Joshua 9:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 9:21 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 →
וַיֹּאמְר֧וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲלֵיהֶ֛ם
ʼêl
H413
to
הַנְּשִׂיאִ֖ים
nâsîyʼ
H5387
chief
יִֽחְי֑וּ
châyâh
H2421
to live
וַ֠יִּֽהְיוּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
חֹטְבֵ֨י
châṭab
H2404
to cut
עֵצִ֤ים
ʻêts
H6086
tree
וְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי
shâʼab
H7579
to draw
מַ֨יִם֙
mayim
H4325
water
לְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה
ʻêdâh
H5712
congregation
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
דִּבְּר֥וּ
dâbar
H1696
to speak
לָהֶ֖ם
הַנְּשִׂיאִֽים
nâsîyʼ
H5387
chief
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World English Bible Public Domain
The princes said to them, Let them live: so they became wood cutters and drawers of water to all the congregation, as the princes had spoken to them.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then the leaders said to them, “Let them live.” So they became hewers of wood and drawers of water for all of the congregation, just as the leaders had spoken to them.
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