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 9:1 ¶ And it came to pass,º when allº the kingsº whichº [were] on this sideº Yardën יַרדֵּן,º in the hills,º and in the valleys,º and in allº the coastsº of the greatº seaº overº againstº Lævänôn לְבָנוֹן,º the Çittî חִתִּי,º and the ´Émörî אֱמֹרִי,º the Cæna`ánî כְּנַעֲנִי,º the Pærizzî פְּרִזִּי,º the Çiwwî חִוִּי,º and the Yævûsî יְבוּסִי,º heardºº [thereof];

 9:1 ¶ And it came to pass, when all the kings which [were] on this side Yarden, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Levanon, the Chitti, and the Emori, the Kenaani, the Perizzi, the Chiwwi, and the Yevusi, heard [thereof];

 9:2 That they gatheredºº themselvesº together,º to fightºº withº Yæhôšuå` יְהוֹשֻׁעַº and withº Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵל,º with oneº accord.º

 9:2 That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Yehoshua and with Yisrael, with one accord.

 9:3 ¶ And when the inhabitantsºº of Giv`ôn גִּבעוֹןº heardººº whatº Yæhôšuå` יְהוֹשֻׁעַº had doneºº unto Yærîçô יְרִיחוֹº and to `Ay עַי,º

 9:3 ¶ And when the inhabitants of Givon heard what Yehoshua had done unto Yericho and to Ay,

 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

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

 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

 9:5 And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry [and] mouldy.

 9:6 And they wentººº toº Yæhôšuå` יְהוֹשֻׁעַº untoº the campº at Gilgäl גִּלגָּל,º and saidºº untoº him, and toº the menº of Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵל,º We be comeºº from a farº country:ººº nowº therefore makeºº ye a leagueº with us.

 9:6 And they went to Yehoshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Yisrael, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us.

 9:7 And the menº of Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵלº saidºº untoº the Çiwwîm חִוִּים,º Peradventureº yeº dwellºº amongº us; and howº shall we makeºº a leagueº with you?

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

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

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

 9:9 And they saidºº untoº him, From a veryº farº countryºººº thy servantsº are comeºº because of the nameº of Yähwè יָהוֶהº thy ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִים:º forº we have heardºº the fameº of him, and allº thatº he didºº in Mixrayim מִצרַיִם,º

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

 9:10 And allº thatº he didºº to the twoº kingsº of the ´Émörîm אֱמֹרִים,º thatº [were] beyondº Yardën יַרדֵּן,º to Sîçôn סִיחוֹןº kingº of Çešbôn חֶשׁבּוֹן,º and to `Ôq עוֹגº kingº of Bäšän בָּשָׁן,º whichº [was] at `Aštärô± עַשׁתָּרוֹת.º

 9:10 And all that he did to the two kings of the Emorim, that [were] beyond Yarden, to Sichon king of Cheshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which [was] at Ashtaroth.

 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.

 9:11 Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take victuals with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We [are] your servants: therefore now make ye a league with us.

 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

 9:12 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 it is mouldy:

 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

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

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

 9:14 And the men took of their victuals, and asked not [counsel] at the mouth of Yahweh.

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

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

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

 9:17 And the childrenº of Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵלº journeyed,ºº and cameºº untoº their citiesº on the thirdº day.º Now their citiesº [were] Giv`ôn גִּבעוֹן,º and Cæfîrà כְּפִירָה,º and Bæ´ërö± בְּאֵרֹת,º and Kirya± Yæ`ärîm קִריַת־יְעָרִים.º

 9:17 And the children of Yisrael journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities [were] Givon, and Kefirah, and Beeroth, and Qiryath-Yearim.

 9:18 And the childrenº of Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵלº smoteºº them not,º becauseº the princesº of the congregationº had swornºº unto them by Yähwè יָהוֶהº ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִיםº of Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵל.º And allº the congregationº murmuredºº againstº the princes.º

 9:18 And the children of Yisrael smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by Yahweh Elohim of Yisrael. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.

 9:19 But allº the princesº saidºº untoº allº the congregation,º Weº have swornºº unto them by Yähwè יָהוֶהº ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִיםº of Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵל:º nowº therefore we mayºº notº touchºº them.

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

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

 9:21 And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.

 9:22 ¶ And Yæhôšuå` יְהוֹשֻׁעַº 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?

 9:22 ¶ And Yehoshua 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?

 9:23 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 ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִים.º

 9:23 Now therefore ye [are] cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my Elohim.

 9:24 And they answeredººº Yæhôšuå` יְהוֹשֻׁעַ,º and said,ºº Becauseº it was certainlyºº toldºº thy servants,ºº how thatº Yähwè יָהוֶהº thy ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִיםº commandedºº his servantºº Möšè מֹשֶׁהº 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

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

 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

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

 9:26 And soº didºº he unto them, and deliveredºº them out of the handºº of the childrenº of Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵל,º that they slewºº them not.º

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

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

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