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But the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵיof Gibeonגִבְעוֹןheardשָׁמְעוּwhatאֵת אֲשֶׁרJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַhad doneעָשָׂהto Jerichoלִירִיחוֹand to Ai,וְלָעָי
Joshua 9:3
Study it in the app“But the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 9:3, word by word
- But the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיyoshve
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshve” appears- of Gibeonגִבְעוֹןgivon
Gibeon
See it on the mapWhere else “givon” appears- heardשָׁמְעוּshamu
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shamu” appears- Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַyehoshua
Joshua
Joshua, the helper and successor of Moses. The name means "YHWH saves"; in Greek it is the same name as "Jesus". Other men bore it, among them the high priest after the exile (Haggai 1:1).
Where else “yehoshua” appears- had doneעָשָׂהasa
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asa” appears- to Jerichoירִיחוֹyricho
Jericho
See it on the mapWhere else “yricho” appears- and to Aiעָיay
Ai
See it on the mapWhere else “ay” appears
Places in this verse
1Gibeon
Today: al-Jib (Gibeon), West Bank
A city about 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Jerusalem.
Its people tricked Joshua into making peace with Israel (Josh 9:3-15). When Joshua defended them, the sun stood still (Josh 10:12). Solomon offered sacrifices there (1 Kgs 3:4).
2Jericho
Today: Jericho (Ariha), West Bank
A city in the Jordan valley, about 15 miles (25 km) northeast of Jerusalem and not far from the river.
It was the first city Israel took in Canaan; its walls fell (Josh 6:20). Centuries later Jesus passed through Jericho and saved Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10).
3Ai ?
Today: possibly et-Tell or Khirbet el-Maqatir, West Bank
A city east of Bethel; its exact site is not certain.
Israel was defeated there because of Achan's sin (Josh 7:2-5), and later God gave them the victory (Josh 8:1).
The context
2they gathered together to fight with Joshua and with Israel with one voice.
3 · This verse (above)
4and they too acted with cunning: they went and posed as envoys, and took worn-out sacks for their donkeys, and wineskins worn-out, torn, and mended,