Joshua 9:20
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
עָשָׂה
we will do
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עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
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שָׁבַע
we swore
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שָׁבַע
To swear, to take an oath. Shaba. God swore by Himself because there is none greater. His promises are backed by His own eternal nature.
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עַל
towards/ us
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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קֶצֶף
wrath
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קֶצֶף
a splinter (as chipped off); figuratively, rage or strife
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