Joshua 9:23
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God. | Now therefore you are under a curse and will perpetually serve as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.” | Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall never fail to be of you bondmen, both hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and therefore | וְעַתָּ֖ה | ve-'a-TAH | H6258 | nowעַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) 1) now 1a) now 1b) in phrases |
| [are] cursed | אֲרוּרִ֣ים | 'a-ru-RIM | H0779 | to curseאָרַר (a.rar) 1) to curse 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to curse 1a2) cursed be he (participle used as in curses) 1b) (Niphal) to be cursed, cursed 1c)(Piel) to curse, lay under a curse, put a curse on 1d) (Hophal) to be made a curse, be cursed |
| you | אַתֶּ֑ם | 'a-TEM | H0859D | youאַנְתּוּן (an.tun) you, thou (second pers. pl.) Aramaic of at.tem (אַתֶּם "you(m.p.)" H0859D) |
| and not | וְלֹֽא־ | ve-lo'- | H3808 | notלֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809) |
| he will be cut off | יִכָּרֵ֨ת | yi-ka-RET | H3772G | to cut: cutכָּרַת (ka.rat) : cut/fell 1) to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cut off 1a1a) to cut off a body part, behead 1a2) to cut down 1a3) to hew 1a4) to cut or make a covenant 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be cut off 1b2) to be cut down 1b3) to be chewed 1b4) to be cut off, fail 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be cut off 1c2) to be cut down 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cut off 1d2) to cut off, destroy 1d3) to cut down, destroy 1d4) to take away 1d5) to permit to perish 1e) (Hophal) cut off |
| a slave | עֶ֗בֶד | 'E-ved | H5650 | servant/slaveעֲבַד (a.vad) servant, slave Aramaic of e.ved (עֶ֫בֶד "servant/slave" H5650) |
| and cutters of | וְחֹטְבֵ֥י | ve-cho-te-VEI | H2404 | to chopחָטַב (cha.tav) 1) to cut, gather 1a) (Qal) to cut, gather (wood) 1b) (Pual) to cut, carve |
| woods | עֵצִ֛ים | 'e-TZIM | H6086G | woodאָע (a) wood, beam, timber Aramaic of ets (עֵץ ": wood" H6086) |
| and drawers of | וְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי־ | ve-sho-'a-vei- | H7579 | to drawשָׁאַב (sha.av) 1) to draw (water) 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to draw (water) 1a2) water-drawing women (participle) |
| water | מַ֖יִם | MA-yim | H4325G | waterמַי (ma.yim) 1) water, waters 1a) water 1b) water of the feet, urine 1c) of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.) |
| for [the] house of | לְבֵ֥ית | le-VEIT | H1004Q | No entry |
| God my | אֱלֹהָֽי׃ | 'e-lo-HAI | H0430G | Godאֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) This name means "gods" (plural intensive-singular meaning), "God" Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.