| NASB © | Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Definition | Origin | | The leaders | הַנְּשִׂיאִ֖ים | han·ne·si·'im | 5387a | one lifted up, a chief, prince | from nasa |
| said | וַיֹּאמְר֧וּ | vai·yo·me·ru | 559 | to utter, say | a prim. root |
| to them, "Let them live." | יִֽחְי֑וּ | yich·yu; | 2421a | to live | a prim. root |
| So they became | וַ֠יִּֽהְיוּ | vai·yih·yu | 1961 | to fall out, come to pass, become, be | a prim. root |
| hewers of wood | חֹטְבֵ֨י | cho·te·vei | 2404 | to cut or gather wood | a prim. root |
| and drawers | וְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי־ | ve·sho·'a·vei- | 7579 | to draw (water) | a prim. root |
| of water | מַ֙יִם֙ | ma·yim | 4325 | waters, water | a prim. root |
| for the whole | לְכָל־ | le·chol- | 3605 | the whole, all | from kalal |
| congregation, | הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה | ha·'e·dah, | 5712 | congregation | from yaad |
| just | | | 3512c | according as, as, when | from a preposition prefix and asher |
| as the leaders | הַנְּשִׂיאִֽים׃ | han·ne·si·'im. | 5387a | one lifted up, a chief, prince | from nasa |
| had spoken | דִּבְּר֥וּ | dib·be·ru | 1696 | to speak | a prim. root |
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KJV Lexicon
And the princes
nasiy' (naw-see')
an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist -- captain, chief, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour.
said
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto them Let them live
chayah (khaw-yaw')
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
but let them be hewers
chatab (khaw-tab')
to chop or carve wood -- cut down, hew(-er), polish.
of wood
`ets (ates)
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) -- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
and drawers
sha'ab (sahw-ab')
to bale up water -- (woman to) draw(-er, water).
of water
mayim (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
unto all the congregation
`edah (ay-daw')
a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd) -- assembly, company, congregation, multitude, people, swarm.
as the princes
nasiy' (naw-see')
an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist -- captain, chief, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour.
had promised
dabar (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
them | New American Standard (©1995)
The leaders said to them, "Let them live." So they became hewers of wood and drawers of water for the whole congregation, just as the leaders had spoken to them.King James Bible
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. American King James Version
And the princes said to them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water to all the congregation; as the princes had promised them. American Standard Version
And the princes said unto them, Let them live: so they became hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation, as the princes had spoken unto them. Darby Bible Translation
And the princes said to them, Let them live. And they were hewers of wood and drawers of water for all the assembly; as the princes had said to them. English Revised Version
And the princes said unto them, Let them live: so they became hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had spoken unto them. Webster's Bible Translation
And the princes said to them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood, and drawers of water to all the congregation; as the princes had promised them. World English Bible
The princes said to them, "Let them live, so they became wood cutters and drawers of water for all the congregation, as the princes had spoken to them." Young's Literal Translation
And the princes say unto them, 'They live, and are hewers of wood and drawers of water for all the company, as the princes spake to them.' Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
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