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Joshua 9:1

Now on hearing the news of these things, all the kings on the west side of Jordan, in the hill-country and the lowlands and by the Great Sea in front of Lebanon, the Hittites and the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites,

And it cometh to pass, when all the kings who [are] beyond the Jordan, in the hill-country, and in the low-country, and in every haven of the great sea, over-against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, hear

Joshua 9:2

Came together with one purpose, to make war against Joshua and Israel.

that they gather themselves together to fight with Joshua, and with Israel one mouth.

Joshua 9:3

And the men of Gibeon, hearing what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,

And the inhabitants of Gibeon have heard that which Joshua hath done to Jericho and to Ai,

Joshua 9:4

Acting with deceit, got food together as if for a long journey; and took old food-bags for their asses, and old and cracked wine-skins kept together with cord;

and they work, even they, with subtilty, and go, and feign to be ambassadors, and take old sacks for their asses, and wine-bottles, old, and rent, and bound up,

Joshua 9:5

And put old stitched-up shoes on their feet, and old clothing on their backs; and all the food they had with them was dry and broken up.

and sandals, old and patched, on their feet, and old garments upon them, and all the bread of their provision is dry it was crumbs.

Joshua 9:6

And they came to Joshua to the tent-circle at Gilgal, and said to him and to the men of Israel, We have come from a far country: so now make an agreement with us.

And they go unto Joshua, unto the camp at Gilgal, and say unto him, and unto the men of Israel, `From a land far off we have come, and now, make with us a covenant;`

Joshua 9:7

And the men of Israel said to the Hivites, It may be that you are living among us; how then may we make an agreement with you?

and the men of Israel say unto the Hivite, `It may be in our midst ye are dwelling, and how do we make with thee a covenant?`

Joshua 9:8

And they said to Joshua, We are your servants. Then Joshua said to them, Who are you and where do you come from?

and they say unto Joshua, `Thy servants we [are].` And Joshua saith unto them, `Who [are] ye? and whence come ye?`

Joshua 9:9

And they said to him, Your servants have come from a very far country, because of the name of the Lord your God: for the story of his great name, and of all he did in Egypt has come to our ears,

And they say unto him, `From a land very far off have thy servants come, for the name of Jehovah thy God, for we have heard His fame, and all that He hath done in Egypt,

Joshua 9:10

And what he did to the two kings of the Amorites east of Jordan, to Sihon, king of Heshbon, and to Og, king of Bashan, at Ashtaroth.

and all that He hath done to the two kings of the Amorite who [are] beyond the Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, who [is] in Ashtaroth.

Joshua 9:11

So the responsible men and all the people of our country said to us, Take food with you for the journey and go to them, and say to them, We are your servants: so now make an agreement with us.

`And our elders, and all the inhabitants of our land speak unto us, saying, Take in your hand provision for the way, and go to meet them, and ye have said unto them, Your servants we [are], and now, make with us a covenant;

Joshua 9:12

This bread which we have with us for our food, we took warm and new from our houses when starting on our journey to you; but now see, it has become dry and broken up.

this our bread hot we provided ourselves with it out of our houses, on the day of our coming out to go unto you, and now, lo, it is dry, and hath been crumbs;

Joshua 9:13

And these wine-skins were new when we put the wine in them, and now they are cracked as you see; and our clothing and our shoes have become old because of our very long journey here.

and these [are] the wine-bottles which we filled, new, and lo, they have rent; and these, our garments and our sandals, have become old, from the exceeding greatness of the way.`

Joshua 9:14

And the men took some of their food, without requesting directions from the Lord.

And the men take of their provision, and the mouth of Jehovah have not asked;

Joshua 9:15

So Joshua made peace with them, and made an agreement with them that they were not to be put to death: and the chiefs of the people took an oath to them.

and Joshua maketh with them peace, and maketh with them a covenant, to keep them alive; and swear to them do the princes of the company.

Joshua 9:16

Now three days after, when they had made this agreement with them, they had word that these men were their neighbours, living near them.

And it cometh to pass, at the end of three days after that they have made with them a covenant, that they hear that they [are] their neighbours that in their midst they are dwelling.

Joshua 9:17

And the children of Israel went forward on their journey, and on the third day came to their towns. Now their towns were Gibeon and Chephirah and Beeroth and Kiriath-jearim.

And the sons of Israel journey and come in unto their cities on the third day and their cities [are] Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath-Jearim

Joshua 9:18

And the children of Israel did not put them to death, because the chiefs of the people had taken an oath to them by the Lord, the God of Israel. And all the people made an outcry against the chiefs.

and the sons of Israel have not smitten them, for sworn to them have the princes of the company by Jehovah God of Israel, and all the company murmur against the princes.

Joshua 9:19

But all the chiefs said to the people, We have taken an oath to them by the Lord, the God of Israel, and so we may not put our hands on them.

And all the princes say unto all the company, `We we have sworn to them by Jehovah, God of Israel; and now, we are not able to come against them;

Joshua 9:20

This is what we will do to them: we will not put them to death, for fear that wrath may come on us because of our oath to them.

this we do to them, and have kept them alive, and wrath is not upon us, because of the oath which we have sworn to them.`

Joshua 9:21

Keep them living, and let them be servants, cutting wood and getting water for all the people. And all the people did as the chiefs had said to them.

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.`

Joshua 9:22

Then Joshua sent for them, and said to them, Why have you been false to us, saying, We are very far from you, when you are living among us?

And Joshua calleth for them, and speaketh unto them, saying, `Why have ye deceived us, saying, We are very far from you, and ye in our midst dwelling?

Joshua 9:23

Now because of this you are cursed, and you will for ever be our servants, cutting wood and getting water for the house of my God.

and now, cursed are ye, and none of you is cut off [from being] a servant, even hewers of wood and drawers of water, for the house of my God.`

Joshua 9:24

And, answering Joshua, they said, Because it came to the ears of your servants that the Lord your God had given orders to his servant Moses to give you all this land, and to send destruction on all the people living in it, because of you; so, fearing greatly for our lives because of you, we have done this.

And they answer Joshua and say, `Because it was certainly declared to thy servants, that Jehovah thy God commanded Moses His servant to give to you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; and we fear greatly for ourselves because of you, and we do this thing;

Joshua 9:25

And now we are in your hands: do to us whatever seems good and right to you.

and now, lo, we [are] in thy hand, as [it is] good, and as [it is] right in thine eyes to do to us do.`

Joshua 9:26

So he kept them safe from the children of Israel, and did not let them be put to death.

And he doth to them so, and delivereth them from the hand of the sons of Israel, and they have not slain them;

Joshua 9:27

And that day Joshua made them servants, cutting wood and getting water for the people and for the altar of the Lord, in the place marked out by him, to this day.

and Joshua maketh them on that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the company, and for the altar of Jehovah, unto this day, at the place which He doth choose.

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