Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And they will say to Joshua, We thy servants. And Joshua will say to them, Who are ye? and from whence will ye come?
New American Standard Bible
But they said to Joshua, “
King James Version
And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?
Holman Bible
They said to Joshua, “We are your servants.”
Then Joshua asked them, “Who are you and where do you come from?”
International Standard Version
So they responded to Joshua, "We are your servants." Joshua asked them, "Who are you? And where did you come from?"
A Conservative Version
And they said to Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said to them, Who are ye, and from where do ye come?
American Standard Version
And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?
Amplified
They said to Joshua, “We are your servants.” Then Joshua said to them, “Who are you, and where do you come from?”
Bible in Basic English
And they said to Joshua, We are your servants. Then Joshua said to them, Who are you and where do you come from?
Darby Translation
And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said to them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?
King James 2000
And they said unto Joshua, We are your servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are you? and from where do you come?
Lexham Expanded Bible
They said to Joshua, "We [are] your servants." And Joshua said to them, "Who [are] you, and from where do you come?"
Modern King James verseion
And they said to Joshua, We are your servants. And Joshua said to them, Who are you, and from where do you come?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they said unto Joshua, "We are thy servants." And Joshua said unto them, "What are ye, and whence come ye?"
NET Bible
But they said to Joshua, "We are willing to be your subjects." So Joshua said to them, "Who are you and where do you come from?"
New Heart English Bible
They said to Joshua, "We are your servants." Joshua said to them, "Who are you? Where do you come from?"
The Emphasized Bible
And they said unto Joshua: Thy servants, we are. And Joshua said unto them: Who, are ye? And, from whence, come ye?
Webster
And they said to Joshua, we are thy servants. And Joshua said to them, Who are ye? and whence come ye?
World English Bible
They said to Joshua, "We are your servants." Joshua said to them, "Who are you? Where do you come from?"
Youngs Literal Translation
and they say unto Joshua, 'Thy servants we are.' And Joshua saith unto them, 'Who are ye? and whence come ye?'
Themes
the Amorites » The gibeonites a tribe of, deceived israel into a league
Confidence » Betrayed » Instances of » Joshua, by the gibeonites
Contracts » Scriptures illustrative of the binding force of
Craftiness » Instances of » Gibeonites, in deceiving joshua and the israelites into a treaty
Deception » Instances of » The gibeonites, in misrepresenting their habitat
Gibeonites » Israel » Deceived by
Joshua » Also called jehoshua, and jehoshuah, and oshea » Makes a treaty with the gibeonites
Kirjath-jearim » not killed » by Israelistes » put under » servitude
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Joshua 9:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Gibeonites Act With Cunning
7 And the men of Israel will say to the Hivite, Perhaps thou shalt dwell in the midst of me, and I shall not make a covenant to thee. 8 And they will say to Joshua, We thy servants. And Joshua will say to them, Who are ye? and from whence will ye come? 9 And they will say to him, From a land very far off thy servants came, for the name of Jehovah thy God; for we heard his fame and all that he did in Egypt
Names
Cross References
Deuteronomy 20:11
And it was, if it shall answer thee peace, and it opened to thee, and it was all the people being found in it shall be to thee for tribute and serve thee.
2 Kings 10:5
And he over the house will send, and he over the city, and the old men, and the nourishers, to Jehu saying, We thy servants, and all which thou shalt say to us we will do; we will not make a man king: do thou the good in thine eyes.
Joshua 9:11
And our old men and all the inhabitants of our land will say to us, saying, Take in your hand food for the way, and go to meet them, and say to them, We your servants: and now cut out to us a covenant:
Genesis 9:25-26
And he will say, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be to his brethren.
Joshua 9:23
And now ye are cursed, and there shall not be cut off from you to serve, and hewing wood and drawing water for the house of my God.
Joshua 9:25
And now, behold us in thy hand: as is good and as is right in your eyes to do to us, do.
Joshua 9:27
And Joshua will give them in that day hewing wood and drawing water for the assembly and for the altar of Jehovah till this day, to the place which he shall choose.
1 Kings 9:20-21
All the people remaining of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites and the Jebusites, which were not of the sons of Israel;