And it came about,וַיְהִיwhenכִallכָּלthe kingsהַמְּלָכִיםwho wereאֲשֶׁרbeyondבְּעֵבֶרthe Jordan,הַיַּרְדֵּןin the hill country,בָּהָרin the Shephelah,וּבַשְּׁפֵלָהand on allוּבְכֹלthe coastחוֹףof the GreatהַגָּדוֹלSeaהַיָּםoppositeאֶל מוּלLebanon,הַלְּבָנוֹןthe Hittite,הַחִתִּיthe Amorite,וְהָאֱמֹרִיthe Canaanite,הַכְּנַעֲנִיthe Perizzite,הַפְּרִזִּיthe Hivite,הַחִוִּיand the Jebusite,וְהַיְבוּסִיheard of it,שְׁמֹעַ
they gatheredוַיִּתְקַבְּצוּtogetherיַחְדָּוto fightלְהִלָּחֵםwithעִםJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַand withוְעִםIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלwith oneאֶחָדvoice.פֶּה
But the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵיof Gibeonגִבְעוֹןheardשָׁמְעוּwhatאֵת אֲשֶׁרJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַhad doneעָשָׂהto Jerichoלִירִיחוֹand to Ai,וְלָעָי
and they tooגַם הֵמָּהactedוַיַּעֲשׂוּwith cunning:בְּעָרְמָהthey wentוַיֵּלְכוּand posed as envoys,וַיִּצְטַיָּרוּand tookוַיִּקְחוּworn-outבָּלִיםsacksשַׂקִּיםfor their donkeys,לַחֲמוֹרֵיהֶםand wineskinsוְנֹאדוֹת יַיִןworn-out,בָּלִיםtorn,וּמְבֻקָּעִיםand mended,וּמְצֹרָרִים
andוּworn-outבָּלוֹתand patchedוּמְטֻלָּאוֹתsandalsנְעָלוֹתon their feet,בְּרַגְלֵיהֶםand worn-outבָּלוֹתcloaksוּשְׂלָמוֹתon them;עֲלֵיהֶםand allוְכֹלthe breadלֶחֶםof their provisionצֵידָםwasהָיָהdryיָבֵשׁand crumbled.נִקֻּדִים
They wentוַיֵּלְכוּtoאֶלJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַatאֶלthe campהַמַּחֲנֶהat Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּלand saidוַיֹּאמְרוּto himאֵלָיוand toוְאֶלthe menאִישׁof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵל“From a landמֵאֶרֶץfar awayרְחוֹקָהwe have come;בָּאנוּnowוְעַתָּהmakeכִּרְתוּa covenantבְרִיתwith us.”לָנוּ
The menאִישׁof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלthe Hivite,הַחִוִּי“Perhapsאוּלַיyouאַתָּהliveיוֹשֵׁבamong us;בְּקִרְבִּיthen howוְאֵיךְcan we makeאֶכְרָתa covenantבְרִיתwith you?”לְךָ
They saidוַיֹּאמְרוּtoאֶלJoshua,יְהוֹשֻׁעַ“We areאֲנָחְנוּyour servants.”עֲבָדֶיךָAnd Joshuaוַ יְהוֹשֻׁעַsaidיֹּאמֶרto them,אֲלֵהֶם“Whoמִיare you,אַתֶּםand whereוּמֵאַיִןdo you come from?”תָּבֹאוּ
They saidוַיֹּאמְרוּto him,אֵלָיו“From a landמֵאֶרֶץveryמְאֹדfar awayרְחוֹקָהyour servantsעֲבָדֶיךָhave comeבָּאוּbecause of the nameלְשֵׁםof YHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim;אֱלֹהֶיךָforכִּיwe have heardשָׁמַעְנוּof his fameשָׁמְעוֹand allוְאֵת כָּלthatאֲשֶׁרhe didעָשָׂהin Egypt,בְּמִצְרָיִם
and allוְאֵת כָּלthatאֲשֶׁרhe didעָשָׂהto the twoלִשְׁנֵיkingsמַלְכֵיof the Amoriteהָאֱמֹרִיwho wereאֲשֶׁרbeyondבְּעֵבֶרthe Jordan,הַיַּרְדֵּןto Sihonלְסִיחוֹןkingמֶלֶךְof Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹןand to Ogוּלְעוֹגkingמֶלֶךְof Bashan,הַבָּשָׁןwho wasאֲשֶׁרin Ashtaroth.בְּעַשְׁתָּרוֹת
So our eldersזְקֵינֵינוּand allוְכָלthe inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיof our landאַרְצֵנוּsaidוַיֹּאמְרוּto us,אֵלֵינוּ‘Takeקְחוּprovisionצֵידָהin your handבְיֶדְכֶםfor the journeyלַדֶּרֶךְand goוּלְכוּto meet them,לִקְרָאתָםand sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּםto them,אֲלֵיהֶם“We areאֲנַחְנוּyour servants;עַבְדֵיכֶםnowוְעַתָּהmakeכִּרְתוּa covenantבְרִיתwith us.”’לָנוּ
Thisזֶהbread of oursלַחְמֵנוּwas hotחָםwhen we took it as provisionהִצְטַיַּדְנוּ אֹתוֹfrom our housesמִבָּתֵּינוּon the dayבְּיוֹםwe set outצֵאתֵנוּto comeלָלֶכֶתto you;אֲלֵיכֶםand now,וְעַתָּהlook,הִנֵּהit is dryיָבֵשׁand has crumbled.וְהָיָה נִקֻּדִים
And theseוְאֵלֶּהwineskinsנֹאדוֹת הַיַּיִןthatאֲשֶׁרwe filledמִלֵּאנוּnew,חֲדָשִׁיםlook,וְהִנֵּהthey have split;הִתְבַּקָּעוּand theseוְאֵלֶּהcloaks of oursשַׂלְמוֹתֵינוּand our sandalsוּנְעָלֵינוּhave worn outבָּלוּfrom the veryמֵ מְאֹדgreat lengthרֹבof the journey.”הַדֶּרֶךְ
The menהָאֲנָשִׁיםtookוַיִּקְחוּof their provision,מִצֵּידָםbut they did notוְ לֹאaskשָׁאָלוּthe mouthאֶת פִּיof YHWH.יְהוָה
Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַmadeוַיַּעַשׂpeaceשָׁלוֹםwith themלָהֶםand madeוַיִּכְרֹתa covenantבְּרִיתwith them,לָהֶםto let them live;לְחַיּוֹתָםand the chiefsנְשִׂיאֵיof the communityהָעֵדָהsworeוַיִּשָּׁבְעוּto them.לָהֶם
And it came about,וַיְהִיat the endמִקְצֵהof threeשְׁלֹשֶׁתdaysיָמִיםafterאַחֲרֵי אֲשֶׁרthey had madeכָּרְתוּa covenantבְּרִיתwith them,לָהֶםthat they heardוַיִּשְׁמְעוּthatכִּיthey wereהֵםtheir neighbors,קְרֹבִים אֵלָיוand that theyוּ הֵםwere livingיֹשְׁבִיםamong them.בְקִרְבּוֹ
The sonsבְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלset outוַיִּסְעוּand cameוַיָּבֹאוּtoאֶלtheir citiesעָרֵיהֶםon the thirdבַּ הַשְּׁלִישִׁיday.יּוֹםNow their citiesוְעָרֵיהֶםwere Gibeon,גִּבְעוֹןChephirah,וְהַכְּפִירָהBeeroth,וּבְאֵרוֹתand Kiriath-jearim.וְקִרְיַת יְעָרִים
The sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלdid notוְלֹאstrike them,הִכּוּםbecauseכִּיthe chiefsנְשִׂיאֵיof the communityהָעֵדָהhad swornנִשְׁבְּעוּto themלָהֶםby YHWH,בַּיהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵלAnd allוַ כָלthe communityהָעֵדָהgrumbledיִּלֹּנוּagainstעַלthe chiefs.הַנְּשִׂיאִים
Allכָלthe chiefsהַנְּשִׂיאִיםsaidוַיֹּאמְרוּtoאֶלallכָּלthe community,הָעֵדָה“Weאֲנַחְנוּhave swornנִשְׁבַּעְנוּto themלָהֶםby YHWH,בַּיהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלand nowוְעַתָּהwe cannotלֹא נוּכַלtouchלִנְגֹּעַthem.בָּהֶם
Thisזֹאתwe will doנַעֲשֶׂהto them:לָהֶםwe will let them live,וְהַחֲיֵה אוֹתָםandוְthere will beיִהְיֶהnoלֹאwrathקֶצֶףon usעָלֵינוּbecause ofעַלthe oathהַשְּׁבוּעָהthatאֲשֶׁרwe sworeנִשְׁבַּעְנוּto them.”לָהֶם
The chiefsהַנְּשִׂיאִיםsaidוַיֹּאמְרוּto them,אֲלֵיהֶם“Let them live.”יִחְיוּSo they becameוַיִּהְיוּcuttersחֹטְבֵיof woodעֵצִיםand drawersוְשֹׁאֲבֵיof waterמַיִםfor allלְכָלthe community,הָעֵדָהjust asכַּאֲשֶׁרthe chiefsהַנְּשִׂיאִיםhad spokenדִּבְּרוּto them.לָהֶם
Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַcalledוַיִּקְרָאthemלָהֶםand spokeוַיְדַבֵּרto them,אֲלֵיהֶםsaying,לֵאמֹר“Whyלָמָּהdid you deceiveרִמִּיתֶםus,אֹתָנוּsaying,לֵאמֹר‘We areאֲנַחְנוּveryמְאֹדfarרְחוֹקִיםfrom you,’מִכֶּםwhen youוְאַתֶּםliveיֹשְׁבִיםamong us?בְּקִרְבֵּנוּ
Nowוְעַתָּהyou areאַתֶּםcursed,אֲרוּרִיםand there shall notוְלֹאbe cut offיִכָּרֵתfrom among youמִכֶּםslaves,עֶבֶדand cuttersוְחֹטְבֵיof woodעֵצִיםand drawersוְשֹׁאֲבֵיof waterמַיִםfor the houseלְבֵיתof my Elohim.”אֱלֹהָי
They answeredוַיַּעֲנוּJoshuaאֶת יְהוֹשֻׁעַand said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“Becauseכִּיit was certainly toldהֻגֵּד הֻגַּדto your servantsלַעֲבָדֶיךָthatאֵת אֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָhad commandedצִוָּהMosesאֶת מֹשֶׁהhis servantעַבְדּוֹto giveלָתֵתyouלָכֶםallאֶת כָּלthe landהָאָרֶץand to destroyוּלְהַשְׁמִידallאֶת כָּלthe inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיof the landהָאָרֶץfrom before you;מִפְּנֵיכֶםso we fearedוַנִּירָאgreatlyמְאֹדfor our livesלְנַפְשֹׁתֵינוּbecause of you,מִפְּנֵיכֶםand we didוַנַּעֲשֵׂהthisאֶת הַזֶּהthing.הַדָּבָר
And now,וְעַתָּהlook,הִנְwe areנוּin your hand;בְיָדֶךָas it seems goodכַּטּוֹבand rightוְכַיָּשָׁרin your eyesבְּעֵינֶיךָto doלַעֲשׂוֹתto us,לָנוּdo.”עֲשֵׂה
He didוַיַּעַשׂthusכֵּןto them:לָהֶםhe delivered themוַיַּצֵּל אוֹתָםfrom the handמִיַּדof the sonsבְּנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלand they did notוְלֹאkill them.הֲרָגוּם
And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַmade them,וַיִּתְּנֵםon thatבַּ הַהוּאday,יּוֹםcuttersחֹטְבֵיof woodעֵצִיםand drawersוְשֹׁאֲבֵיof waterמַיִםfor the communityלָעֵדָהand for the altarוּלְמִזְבַּחof YHWH,יְהוָהtoעַדthisהַזֶּהday,הַיּוֹםatאֶלthe placeהַמָּקוֹםthatאֲשֶׁרhe would choose.יִבְחָר