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 9:1 ¶ And it came to pass, when all the kings that were beyond the Jordan, in the hill-country, and in the lowland, and on all the shore of the great sea in front of Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof;

 9:1 ¶ And it came to pass,º when allº the kingsº whichº [were] on this sideº Jordan,º in the hills,º and in the valleys,º and in allº the coastsº of the greatº seaº overº againstº Lebanon,º the Hittite,º and the Amorite,º the Canaanite,º the Perizzite,º the Hivite,º and the Jebusite,º heardºº [thereof];

 9:2 that they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.

 9:2 That they gatheredºº themselvesº together,º to fightºº withº Joshuaº and withº Israel,º with oneº accord.º

 9:3 ¶ But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,

 9:3 ¶ And when the inhabitantsºº of Gibeonº heardººº whatº Joshuaº had doneºº unto Jerichoº and to Ai,º

 9:4 they also did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine-skins, old and rent and bound up,

 9:4 Theyº did workºº wilily,º and wentººº and made as if they had been ambassadors,ºº and tookºº oldº sacksº upon their asses,º and wineº bottles,º old,º and rent,ºº and bound up;ºº

 9:5 and old and patched shoes upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and was become mouldy.

 9:5 And oldº shoesº and cloutedºº upon their feet,º and oldº garmentsº uponº them; and allº the breadº of their provisionº was dryºº [and] mouldy.º

 9:6 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.

 9:6 And they wentººº toº Joshuaº untoº the campº at Gilgal,º and saidºº untoº him, and toº the menº of Israel,º We be comeºº from a farº country:ººº nowº therefore makeºº ye a leagueº with us.

 9:7 And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a covenant with you?

 9:7 And the menº of Israelº saidºº untoº the Hivites,º Peradventureº yeº dwellºº amongº us; and howº shall we makeºº a leagueº with you?

 9:8 And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?

 9:8 And they saidºº untoº Joshua,º Weº [are] thy servants.º And Joshuaº saidºº untoº them, Whoº [are] ye?º and from whenceºº comeºº ye?

 9:9 And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of Jehovah thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,

 9:9 And they saidºº untoº him, From a veryº farº countryºººº thy servantsº are comeºº because of the nameº of the LORDº thy God:º forº we have heardºº the fameº of him, and allº thatº he didºº in Egypt,º

 9:10 and all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, who was at Ashtaroth.

 9:10 And allº thatº he didºº to the twoº kingsº of the Amorites,º thatº [were] beyondº Jordan,º to Sihonº kingº of Heshbon,º and to Ogº kingº of Bashan,º whichº [was] at Ashtaroth.º

 9:11 And our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take provision in your hand for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We are your servants: and now make ye a covenant with us.

 9:11 Wherefore our eldersº and allº the inhabitantsºº of our countryº spakeºº toº us, saying,ºº Takeºº victualsº with youº for the journey,º and goººº to meetºº them, and sayºº untoº them, Weº [are] your servants:º therefore nowº makeºº ye a leagueº with us.

 9:12 This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and is become mouldy:

 9:12 Thisº our breadº we took hotº [for] our provisionºº out of our housesºº on the dayº we came forthºº to goººº untoº you; but now,º behold,º it is dry,ºº and it isº mouldy:º

 9:13 and these wine-skins, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they are rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.

 9:13 And theseº bottlesº of wine,º whichº we filled,ºº [were] new;º and, behold,º they be rent:ºº and theseº our garmentsº and our shoesº are become oldºº by reason of the veryº longºº journey.º

 9:14 And the men took of their provision, and asked not counsel at the mouth of Jehovah.

 9:14 And the menºº tookºº of their victuals,ºº and askedºº notº [counsel] at the mouthº of the LORD.º

 9:15 And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.

 9:15 And Joshuaº madeºº peaceº with them, and madeººº a leagueº with them, to let them live:ºº and the princesº of the congregationº swareºº unto them.

 9:16 ¶ And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbors, and that they dwelt among them.

 9:16 ¶ And it came to passº at the endºº of threeº daysº afterºº they had madeºº a leagueº with them, that they heardºº thatº theyº [were] theirº neighbours,º and [that] theyº dweltºº amongº them.

 9:17 And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.

 9:17 And the childrenº of Israelº journeyed,ºº and cameºº untoº their citiesº on the thirdº day.º Now their citiesº [were] Gibeon,º and Chephirah,º and Beeroth,º and Kirjathjearim.º

 9:18 And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by Jehovah, the God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.

 9:18 And the childrenº of Israelº smoteºº them not,º becauseº the princesº of the congregationº had swornºº unto them by the LORDº Godº of Israel.º And allº the congregationº murmuredºº againstº the princes.º

 9:19 But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by Jehovah, the God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.

 9:19 But allº the princesº saidºº untoº allº the congregation,º Weº have swornºº unto them by the LORDº Godº of Israel:º nowº therefore we mayºº notº touchºº them.

 9:20 This we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.

 9:20 Thisº we will doºº to them; we will even let them live,ººº lestº wrathº beº uponº us, because ofº the oathº whichº we swareºº unto them.

 9:21 And the princes said unto them, Let them live: so they became hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation, as the princes had spoken unto them.

 9:21 And the princesº saidºº untoº them, Let them live;ºº but let them beº hewersºº of woodº and drawersºº of waterº unto allº the congregation;º asº the princesº had promisedºº them.

 9:22 ¶ And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell among us?

 9:22 ¶ And Joshuaº calledºº for them, and he spakeºº untoº them, saying,ºº Whereforeº have ye beguiledºº us, saying,ºº Weº [are] veryº farº fromº you; when yeº dwellºº amongº us?

 9:23 Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall never fail to be of you bondmen, both hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.

 9:23 Nowº therefore yeº [are] cursed,ºº and there shall noneº ofº you be freedºº from being bondmen,º and hewersºº of woodº and drawersºº of waterº for the houseº of my God.º

 9:24 And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that Jehovah thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; therefore we were sore afraid for our lives because of you, and have done this thing.

 9:24 And they answeredººº Joshua,º and said,ºº Becauseº it was certainlyºº toldºº thy servants,ºº how thatº the LORDº thy Godº commandedºº his servantºº Mosesº to giveºº you allº the land,º and to destroyººº allº the inhabitantsºº of the landº from beforeºº you, therefore we were soreº afraidºº of our livesº becauseº ofºº you, and have doneººº thisº thing.º

 9:25 And now, behold, we are in thy hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.

 9:25 And now,º behold,º weº [are] in thine hand:º as it seemethº goodº and rightº unto theeº to doºº unto us, do.ºº

 9:26 And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not.

 9:26 And soº didºº he unto them, and deliveredºº them out of the handºº of the childrenº of Israel,º that they slewºº them not.º

 9:27 And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of Jehovah, unto this day, in the place which he should choose.

 9:27 And Joshuaº madeºº them thatº dayº hewersºº of woodº and drawersºº of waterº for the congregation,º and for the altarº of the LORD,º even untoº thisº day,º inº the placeº whichº he should choose.ºº