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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. (KJV)

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וַיֹּאמְר֧וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Joshua 9:21 word 1

אֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.Hemto them

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Joshua 9:21 word 2

הַנְּשִׂיאִ֖יםha.ne.si.'Imthe leaders

Lemma: נָשִׂיא (na.si) · Strong's: H5387A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: leader

Used 130 times. Also: Genesis 17:20, Genesis 23:6, Genesis 25:16, Genesis 34:2, Exodus 16:22, Exodus 22:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5387A; TAHOT Joshua 9:21 word 3

יִֽחְי֑וּyich.Yulet them live

Lemma: חָיָה (cha.yah) · Strong's: H2421

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to live

Used 279 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2421; TAHOT Joshua 9:21 word 4

וַ֠יִּֽהְיוּVai.yih.yuand they were

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Joshua 9:21 word 5

חֹטְבֵ֨יcho.te.Veicutters of

Lemma: חָטַב (cha.tav) · Strong's: H2404

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to chop

Used 9 times. Also: Deuteronomy 19:5, Deuteronomy 29:11, Joshua 9:23, Joshua 9:27, 2 Chronicles 2:10, Psalms 144:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2404; TAHOT Joshua 9:21 word 6

עֵצִ֤ים'e.Tzimwood<s>

Lemma: עֵץ (ets) · Strong's: H6086G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: tree: wood

Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 6:14, Genesis 22:3, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Genesis 22:9, Exodus 7:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6086G; TAHOT Joshua 9:21 word 7

וְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי\־ve.sho.'a.vei-and drawers of

Lemma: שָׁאַב (sha.av) · Strong's: H7579

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to draw

Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 24:11, Genesis 24:13, Genesis 24:19, Genesis 24:20, Genesis 24:43, Genesis 24:44 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7579; TAHOT Joshua 9:21 word 8

מַ֙יִם֙ma.yimwater

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Joshua 9:21 word 9

לְכָל\־le.kholfor all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Joshua 9:21 word 10

הָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.Dahthe congregation

Lemma: עֵדָה (e.dah) · Strong's: H5712

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: congregation

Used 149 times. Also: Exodus 12:3, Exodus 12:6, Exodus 12:19, Exodus 12:47, Exodus 16:1, Exodus 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5712; TAHOT Joshua 9:21 word 11

כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.Sherjust as

Lemma: כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) · Strong's: H0834D

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: as which

Used 511 times. Also: Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834D; TAHOT Joshua 9:21 word 12

דִּבְּר֥וּdi.be.Ruthey had spoken

Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVpp3cp)

Meaning: to speak: speak

Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Joshua 9:21 word 13

הַנְּשִׂיאִֽים\׃ha.ne.si.'Imthe leaders

Lemma: נָשִׂיא (na.si) · Strong's: H5387A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: leader

Used 130 times. Also: Genesis 17:20, Genesis 23:6, Genesis 25:16, Genesis 34:2, Exodus 16:22, Exodus 22:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5387A; TAHOT Joshua 9:21 word 14

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

They	→	נָשִׂיא H5387A leader
continued	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
. . .	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
Let them live	→	חָיָה H2421 to live
but let them be	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
woodcutters	→	חָטַב H2404 to chop
. . .	→	עֵץ H6086G tree: wood
and water	→	מַי H4325G water
carriers	→	שָׁאַב H7579 to draw
for the whole	→	כֹּל H3605 all
congregation	→	עֵדָה H5712 congregation
So	→	כַּאֲשֶׁר H0834D as which
the leaders	→	נָשִׂיא H5387A leader
kept their promise	→	דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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