Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
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,
New American Standard Bible
They said to him, “Your servants have come from
King James Version
And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the LORD thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,
Holman Bible
They replied to him, “Your servants have come from a far away land because of the reputation of the Lord your God. For we have heard of His fame, and all that He did in Egypt,
International Standard Version
They answered, "Your servants have arrived from a very distant land, because of the reputation of the LORD your God, because we've heard a report about all that he did in Egypt,
A Conservative Version
And they said to him, From a very far country. Thy servants have come because of the name of LORD thy God, for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,
American Standard Version
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,
Amplified
They said to him, “Your servants have come from a country that is very far away because of the fame of the Lord your God; for we have heard the news about Him and all [the remarkable things] that He did in Egypt,
Bible in Basic English
And they said to him, Your servants have come from a very far country, because of the name of the Lord your God: for the story of his great name, and of all he did in Egypt has come to our ears,
Darby Translation
And they said to him, From a very far country are thy servants come, because of the name of Jehovah thy God; for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,
Julia Smith Translation
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
King James 2000
And they said unto him, From a very far country your servants have come because of the name of the LORD your God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they said to him, "Your servants have come from a very far land because of the name of Yahweh your God; we have heard of his reputation, of all that he did in Egypt,
Modern King James verseion
And they said to him, Your servants have come from a very far country, because of the name of Jehovah your God. For we have heard of His fame and all that He did in Egypt,
NET Bible
They told him, "Your subjects have come from a very distant land because of the reputation of the Lord your God, for we have heard the news about all he did in Egypt
New Heart English Bible
They said to him, "Your servants have come from a very far country because of the name of the LORD your God; for we have heard of his fame, all that he did in Egypt,
The Emphasized Bible
And they said unto him - From a very far country, have thy servants come, because of the name of Yahweh thy God, - because we had heard his fame, and all that he had done in Egypt;
Webster
And they said to him, From a very far country thy servants have come because of the name of the LORD thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,
World English Bible
They said to him, "Your servants have come from a very far country because of the name of Yahweh your God; for we have heard of his fame, all that he did in Egypt,
Youngs Literal Translation
And they say unto him, 'From a land very far off have thy servants come, for the name of Jehovah thy God, for we have heard His fame, and all that He hath done in Egypt,
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
Lying » Exemplified » Gibeonites
Interlinear
M@`od
Rachowq
'erets
`ebed
Shem
'elohiym
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Joshua 9:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Gibeonites Act With Cunning
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, 10 and all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites beyond Jordan, Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan which dwelt at Ashtaroth.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 20:15
Thus thou shalt do unto all the cities which are a great way off from thee and not of the cities of these nations.
Joshua 9:24
And they answered Joshua and said, "It was told thy servants, how that the LORD thy God had commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabiters thereof out of your sight, and therefore we were exceeding sore afraid of our lives because of you.
Joshua 2:9-10
and said unto the men, "I know that the LORD hath given you the land, both because that the fear of you is fallen upon us, and because that the inhabiters of the land faint at your coming.
Exodus 9:16
Yet in very deed for this cause have I stirred thee up, for to show my power in thee, and to declare my name throughout all the world.
Exodus 15:14
The nations heard, and were afraid. Pangs came upon the Philistines.
Numbers 14:15
If thou shalt kill all this people as they were but one man then the nations which have heard the fame of thee, will speak, saying,
1 Kings 8:41
And likewise, if a stranger that is not of thy people Israel come out of a far country for thy name's sake
2 Chronicles 6:32-33
Thereto, a stranger which is not of thy people Israel, if he come from a far land for thy great name's sake and thy mighty hand and stretched out arm, and therefore come and pray at this house;
Nehemiah 9:5
And the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, "Stand up praise the LORD your God forever: and let thanks be given unto the name of thy glory, which exceedeth all thanksgiving and praise.
Psalm 72:19
And blessed be the name of his majesty forever; and all the lands be fulfilled with his glory. Amen, Amen.
Psalm 83:18
And they shall know that thou, whose name is Jehovah, art only the most highest over all the earth.
Psalm 148:13
praise the name of the LORD! For his name only is excellent, and his praise above heaven and earth.
Isaiah 55:5
Lo, thou shalt call an unknown people: and a people that had no knowledge of thee, shall run unto thee, because of the LORD thy God, the holy one of Israel which glorifieth thee.
Isaiah 66:19
Unto them shall I give a token, and send certain of them that be delivered among the Gentiles: into Tarshish, Put and Lud, where men can handle bows; into Tubal also and Javan. The isles far off, that have not heard speak of me, and have not seen my glory, shall preach my praise among the Gentiles
Acts 8:7
For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed of them. And many taken with palsies, and many that halted, were healed.