Parallel Verses
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?"
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?
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?
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?
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 said unto the Hivites, "Peradventure you dwell among us, and then how should we make peace with you?" 8 And they said unto Joshua, "We are thy servants." And Joshua said unto them, "What are ye, and whence come ye?" 9 And they answered him, "From a very far country thy servants are come, in the name of the LORD thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 20:11
And if they answer thee again peaceably, and open unto thee, then let all the people that is found therein be tributaries unto thee and serve thee.
2 Kings 10:5
And the governor of the king's house and of the city and of the elders and the nurses sent to Jehu, saying, "We are thy servants and will do all that thou shalt bid us. We will make no man king: but do thou what seemeth good in thine eyes."
Joshua 9:11
Wherefore our elders and all the inhabiters of our country spake to us saying, 'Take victuals with you to serve by the way, and go against them, and say unto them: We are your servants.' Now therefore make a covenant of peace with us.
Genesis 9:25-26
he said, "Cursed be Canaan, and a servant, of all servants be he to his brethren."
Joshua 9:23
And now therefore cursed be you, and there shall not cease to be of you, bondmen and hewers of wood and drawers of water unto the house of my God."
Joshua 9:25
And now, behold, we are in thine hand; as it seemeth good and right in thine eyes to do unto us, so do."
Joshua 9:27
And Joshua made them that same day hewers of wood and drawers of water unto the congregation and unto the altar of God unto this day, in the place which God should choose.
1 Kings 9:20-21
And all the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites, which were not of the children of Israel,