Verse 6
Joshua 9:6
American Standard Version Byzantine Text
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And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We are come from a far country: now therefore make ye 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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