9:1 And it came to pass, when all the kings 4428 which [were] on this side 5676 Jordan 3383, in the hills 2022, and in the valleys 8219, and in all the coasts 2348 of the great 1419 sea 3220 over against 4136 Lebanon 3844, the Hittite 2850, and the Amorite 567, the Canaanite 3669, the Perizzite 6522, the Hivite 2340, and the Jebusite 2983, heard 8085 8800 [thereof];

9:2 That they gathered 6908 8691 themselves together 3162, to fight 3898 8736 with Joshua 3091 and with Israel 3478, with one 259 accord 6310.(accord: Heb. mouth)

9:3 And when the inhabitants 3427 8802 of Gibeon 1391 heard 8085 8804 what Joshua 3091 had done 6213 8804 unto Jericho 3405 and to Ai 5857,

9:4 They did work 6213 8799 wilily 6195, and went 3212 8799 and made as if they had been ambassadors 6737 8691, and took 3947 8799 old 1087 sacks 8242 upon their asses 2543, and wine 3196 bottles 4997, old 1087, and rent 1234 8794, and bound up 6887 8794;

9:5 And old 1087 shoes 5275 and clouted 2921 8794 upon their feet 7272, and old 1087 garments 8008 upon them; and all the bread 3899 of their provision 6718 was dry 3001 8804 [and] mouldy 5350.

9:6 And they went 3212 8799 to Joshua 3091 unto the camp 4264 at Gilgal 1537, and said 559 8799 unto him, and to the men 376 of Israel 3478, We be come 935 8804 from a far 7350 country 776: now therefore make 3772 8798 ye a league 1285 with us.

9:7 And the men 376 of Israel 3478 said 559 8799 unto the Hivites 2340, Peradventure 194 ye dwell 3427 8802 among 7130 us; and how shall we make 3772 8799 a league 1285 with you?

9:8 And they said 559 8799 unto Joshua 3091, We [are] thy servants 5650. And Joshua 3091 said 559 8799 unto them, Who [are] ye? and from whence 370 come 935 8799 ye?

9:9 And they said 559 8799 unto him, From a very 3966 far 7350 country 776 thy servants 5650 are come 935 8804 because of the name 8034 of the LORD 3068 thy God 430: for we have heard 8085 8804 the fame 8089 of him, and all that he did 6213 8804 in Egypt 4714,

9:10 And all that he did 6213 8804 to the two 8147 kings 4428 of the Amorites 567, that [were] beyond 5676 Jordan 3383, to Sihon 5511 king 4428 of Heshbon 2809, and to Og 5747 king 4428 of Bashan 1316, which [was] at Ashtaroth 6252.

9:11 Wherefore our elders 2205 and all the inhabitants 3427 8802 of our country 776 spake 559 8799 to us, saying 559 8800, Take 3947 8798 victuals 6720 with you 3027 for the journey 1870, and go 3212 8798 to meet 7125 8800 them, and say 559 8804 unto them, We [are] your servants 5650: therefore now make 3772 8798 ye a league 1285 with us.(with you: Heb. in your hand)

9:12 This our bread 3899 we took hot 2525 [for] our provision 6679 8694 out of our houses 1004 on the day 3117 we came forth 3318 8800 to go 3212 8800 unto you; but now, behold, it is dry 3001 8804, and it is mouldy 5350:

9:13 And these bottles 4997 of wine 3196, which we filled 4390 8765, [were] new 2319; and, behold, they be rent 1234 8694: and these our garments 8008 and our shoes 5275 are become old 1086 8804 by reason of the very 3966 long 7230 journey 1870.

9:14 And the men 582 took 3947 8799 of their victuals 6718, and asked 7592 8804 not [counsel] at the mouth 6310 of the LORD 3068.(the men…: or, they received the men by reason of their victuals)

9:15 And Joshua 3091 made 6213 8799 peace 7965 with them, and made 3772 8799 a league 1285 with them, to let them live 2421 8763: and the princes 5387 of the congregation 5712 sware 7650 8735 unto them.

9:16 And it came to pass at the end 7097 of three 7969 days 3117 after 310 they had made 3772 8804 a league 1285 with them, that they heard 8085 8799 that they [were] their neighbours 7138, and [that] they dwelt 3427 8802 among 7130 them.

9:17 And the children 1121 of Israel 3478 journeyed 5265 8799, and came 935 8799 unto their cities 5892 on the third 7992 day 3117. Now their cities 5892 [were] Gibeon 1391, and Chephirah 3716, and Beeroth 881, and Kirjathjearim 7157.

9:18 And the children 1121 of Israel 3478 smote 5221 8689 them not, because the princes 5387 of the congregation 5712 had sworn 7650 8738 unto them by the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478. And all the congregation 5712 murmured 3885 8735 against the princes 5387.

9:19 But all the princes 5387 said 559 8799 unto all the congregation 5712, We have sworn 7650 8738 unto them by the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478: now therefore we may 3201 8799 not touch 5060 8800 them.

9:20 This we will do 6213 8799 to them; we will even let them live 2421 8687, lest wrath 7110 be upon us, because of the oath 7621 which we sware 7650 8738 unto them.

9:21 And the princes 5387 said 559 8799 unto them, Let them live 2421 8799; but let them be hewers 2404 8802 of wood 6086 and drawers 7579 8802 of water 4325 unto all the congregation 5712; as the princes 5387 had promised 1696 8765 them.

9:22 And Joshua 3091 called 7121 8799 for them, and he spake 1696 8762 unto them, saying 559 8800, Wherefore have ye beguiled 7411 8765 us, saying 559 8800, We [are] very 3966 far 7350 from you; when ye dwell 3427 8802 among 7130 us?

9:23 Now therefore ye [are] cursed 779 8803, and there shall none of you be freed 3772 8735 from being bondmen 5650, and hewers 2404 8802 of wood 6086 and drawers 7579 8802 of water 4325 for the house 1004 of my God 430.(none…: Heb. not be cut off from you)

9:24 And they answered 6030 8799 Joshua 3091, and said 559 8799, Because it was certainly 5046 8715 told 5046 8717 thy servants 5650, how that the LORD 3068 thy God 430 commanded 6680 8765 his servant 5650 Moses 4872 to give 5414 8800 you all the land 776, and to destroy 8045 8687 all the inhabitants 3427 8802 of the land 776 from before 6440 you, therefore we were sore 3966 afraid 3372 8799 of our lives 5315 because 6440 of you, and have done 6213 8799 this thing 1697.

9:25 And now, behold, we 2009 [are] in thine hand 3027: as it seemeth 5869 good 2896 and right 3477 unto thee to do 6213 8800 unto us, do 6213 8798.

9:26 And so did 6213 8799 he unto them, and delivered 5337 8686 them out of the hand 3027 of the children 1121 of Israel 3478, that they slew 2026 8804 them not.

9:27 And Joshua 3091 made 5414 8799 them that day 3117 hewers 2404 8802 of wood 6086 and drawers 7579 8802 of water 4325 for the congregation 5712, and for the altar 4196 of the LORD 3068, even unto this day 3117, in the place 4725 which he should choose 977 8799.(made: Heb. gave, or, delivered to be)

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