And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the Lord thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing. (Joshua 9:24)
וַיַּעֲנ֨וּ
way·ya·‘ă·nū
And they answered
H6030
Verb
יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ
yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘
Joshua
H3091
Noun
וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ
way·yō·mə·rū
and said
H559
Verb
כִּי֩
kî
Because
H3588
Conj
הֻגֵּ֨ד
hug·gêḏ
Because it was certainly
H5046
Verb
הֻגַּ֤ד
hug·gaḏ
told
H5046
Verb
לַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙
la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā
your servants
H5650
Noun
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
’ă·šer
that
H834
Prt
צִוָּ֜ה
ṣiw·wāh
commanded
H6680
Verb
יְהוָ֤ה
Yah·weh
the LORD
H3068
Noun
אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙
’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā
your God
H430
Noun
מֹשֶׁ֣ה
mō·šeh
Moses
H4872
Noun
עַבְדּ֔וֹ
‘aḇ·dōw
his servant
H5650
Noun
לָתֵ֤ת
lā·ṯêṯ
to give
H5414
Verb
כָּל־
kāl-
all
H3605
Noun
הָאָ֔רֶץ
hā·’ā·reṣ
the land
H776
Noun
וּלְהַשְׁמִ֛יד
ū·lə·haš·mîḏ
and to destroy
H8045
Verb
כָּל־
kāl-
all
H3605
Noun
יֹשְׁבֵ֥י
yō·šə·ḇê
the inhabitants
H3427
Verb
הָאָ֖רֶץ
hā·’ā·reṣ
of the land
H776
Noun
מִפְּנֵיכֶ֑ם
mip·pə·nê·ḵem
from before
H6440
Noun
וַנִּירָ֨א
wan·nî·rā
and afraid you
H3372
Verb
מְאֹ֤ד
mə·’ōḏ
therefore we were very
H3966
Adj
לְנַפְשֹׁתֵ֙ינוּ֙
lə·nap̄·šō·ṯê·nū
for our lives
H5315
Noun
מִפְּנֵיכֶ֔ם
mip·pə·nê·ḵem
because of you
H6440
Noun
וַֽנַּעֲשֵׂ֖ה
wan·na·‘ă·śêh
and have done
H6213
Verb
הַדָּבָ֥ר
had·dā·ḇār
thing
H1697
Noun
הַזֶּֽה
haz·zeh
this
H2088
Pro