Verse 6
Joshua 9:6
World English Bible
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They went to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal, and said to him and to the men of Israel, “We have come from a far country. Now therefore make a covenant with us.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֵּלְכ֧וּ אֶל יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ אֶל הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֖ה הַ/גִּלְגָּ֑ל וַ/יֹּאמְר֨וּ אֵלָ֜י/ו וְ/אֶל אִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל מֵ/אֶ֤רֶץ רְחוֹקָה֙ בָּ֔אנוּ וְ/עַתָּ֖ה כִּרְתוּ לָ֥/נוּ בְרִֽית
English Translation
And they went to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal and said to him and to the men of Israel, "We have come from a distant land, and now make a covenant with us."
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Chapter 9 Context
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When all the kings who were beyond the Jordan, in the hill country, and in the lowland, and on all t...
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they gathered themselves together to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.
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3
But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,
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they also resorted to a ruse, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks...
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and old and patched shoes on their feet, and wore old garments. All the bread of their food supply w...
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6
They went to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal, and said to him and to the men of Israel, “We have come f...
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The men of Israel said to the Hivites, “What if you live among us? How could we make a covenant with...
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8
They said to Joshua, “We are your servants.”
Joshua said to them, “Who are you? Where do you come fr...
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9
They said to him, “Your servants have come from a very far country because of the name of Yahweh you...
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10
and all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon king of He...
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11
Our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spoke to us, saying, ‘Take supplies in your hand f...
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12
This our bread we took hot for our supplies out of our houses on the day we went out to go to you; b...
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13
These wine skins, which we filled, were new; and behold, they are torn. These our garments and our s...
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14
The men sampled their provisions, and didn’t ask counsel from Yahweh’s mouth.
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15
Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live. The princes of the con...
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16
At the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, they heard that they were their n...
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17
The children of Israel traveled and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gib...
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18
The children of Israel didn’t strike them, because the princes of the congregation had sworn to them...
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19
But all the princes said to all the congregation, “We have sworn to them by Yahweh, the God (Elohim)...
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20
We will do this to them, and let them live; lest wrath be on us, because of the oath which we swore...
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21
The princes said to them, “Let them live, so they became wood cutters and drawers of water for all t...
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22
Joshua called for them, and he spoke to them, saying, “Why have you deceived us, saying, ‘We are ver...
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23
Now therefore you are cursed, and some of you will never fail to be slaves, both wood cutters and dr...
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24
They answered Joshua, and said, “Because your servants were certainly told how Yahweh your God (Eloh...
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Now, behold, we are in your hand. Do to us as it seems good and right to you to do.”
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26
He did so to them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, so that they didn’t...
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27
That day Joshua made them wood cutters and drawers of water for the congregation and for Yahweh’s al...
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