Verse 6
Joshua 9:6
Geneva Bible
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So they came vnto Ioshua into the hoste to Gilgal, and said vnto him, and vnto the men of Israel, Wee be come from a farre countrey: nowe therefore make a league with vs.
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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And when all the Kings that were beyonde Iorden, in the mountaines and in the valleis, and by all th...
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They gathered themselues together, to fight against Ioshua, and against Israel with one accord.
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3
But the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Ioshua had done vnto Iericho, and to Ai.
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4
And therefore they wrought craftily: for they went, and fayned themselues ambassadours, and tooke ol...
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And olde shoes and clouted vpon their feete: also the raiment vpon them was old, and all their proui...
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So they came vnto Ioshua into the hoste to Gilgal, and said vnto him, and vnto the men of Israel, We...
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Then the men of Israel said vnto the Hiuites, It may be that thou dwellest among vs, how then can I...
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8
And they said vnto Ioshua, We are thy seruants. Then Ioshua saide vnto them, Who are ye? and whence...
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9
And they answered him, From a very farre countrey thy seruants are come for the Name of the Lord thy...
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10
And all that he hath done to the two Kings of the Amorites that were beyonde Iorden, to Sihon King o...
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11
Wherefore our elders, and all the inhabitants of our countrey spake to vs, saying, Take vitailes wit...
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12
This our bread we tooke it hote with vs for vittailes out of our houses, the day we departed to come...
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Also these bottels of wine which we filled, were newe, and lo, they be rent, and these our garments...
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14
And the men accepted their tale concerning their vittailes, and counselled not with the mouth of the...
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15
So Ioshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, that he would suffer them to liue: also...
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16
But at the end of three dayes, after they had made a league with them, they heard that they were the...
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17
And the children of Israel tooke their iourney, and came vnto their cities the third day, and their...
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18
And the children of Israel slewe them not, because the Princes of the Congregation had sworne vnto t...
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Then all the Princes said vnto all the Congregation, We haue sworne vnto them by the Lord God (Elohi...
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But this we wil doe to them, and let them liue, least the wrath be vpon vs because of the othe which...
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And the Princes sayd vnto them againe, Let them liue, but they shall hewe wood, and drawe water vnto...
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Ioshua then called them, and talked with them, and sayd, Wherefore haue ye beguiled vs, saying, We a...
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23
Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of...
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And they answered Ioshua, and sayd, Because it was tolde thy seruants, that the Lord thy God (Elohim...
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And beholde nowe, we are in thine hand: doe as it seemeth good and right in thine eyes to doe vnto v...
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Euen so did he vnto them, and deliuered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they sl...
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And Ioshua appointed them that same day to be hewers of wood, and drawers of water for the Congregat...
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