 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 |