Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
And it cometh
to pass, when all the kings who
`are'
beyond
the
Jordan, in the hill-country
, and in the low-country
, and in every
haven
of the great sea ,
over -
against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, hear
--
And it came
to pass, when all the kings which
were
on
this
side
Jordan, in the hills
, and in the valleys
, and in all
the
coasts
of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard
thereof;
that they gather
themselves together to fight with Joshua ,
and with Israel --
one mouth
.
That they gathered
themselves together ,
to fight with Joshua and with Israel ,
with
one accord
.
And the inhabitants of Gibeon have
heard that
which
Joshua hath
done to
Jericho and to Ai,
And when
the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what
Joshua had
done unto
Jericho and to Ai,
and
they work ,
even
they,
with
subtilty
, and go,
and feign
to
be
ambassadors, and take
old sacks for
their asses, and wine -
bottles, old, and rent, and bound up ,
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 ;
and sandals,
old and patched,
on
their feet, and old garments upon them ,
and all the bread of their provision is
dry
--
it
was crumbs
.
And old shoes
and clouted
upon
their feet, and old garments upon them ;
and all the bread of their provision was dry
and
mouldy
.
And they go
unto
Joshua ,
unto the camp at Gilgal, and say
unto him, and unto
the men of Israel, `
From a land
far off
we
have
come,
and
now ,
make with us a
covenant;'
And they went
to
Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said
unto him, and to
the men of Israel, We
be
come
from a far country:
now therefore
make ye
a
league
with us .
and the men of Israel say
unto the Hivite
, `It
may
be
in
our
midst
ye are
dwelling,
and how do
we make with
thee
a covenant
? '
And the men of Israel said
unto the Hivites
, Peradventure
ye dwell
among
us;
and how shall
we make a league
with
you
?
and they say
unto Joshua, `Thy
servants
we `
are '
. '
And Joshua saith
unto them, `
Who `
are '
ye? and whence come ye? '
And they said
unto Joshua, We are thy
servants
. And Joshua said
unto them, Who are ye? and from
whence come ye?
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,
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,
and all that He hath
done
to the two kings of the Amorite
who
`are'
beyond the
Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, who
`is'
in
Ashtaroth.
And all that he did
to the two kings of the Amorites,
that
were
beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which
was
at
Ashtaroth.
`And
our elders ,
and all the inhabitants of our land
speak
unto
us, saying, Take in
your
hand
provision
for the way
, and go to meet them, and ye
have
said
unto them, Your
servants
we `
are ',
and
now ,
make with us a
covenant;
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 .
this our bread --
hot
we provided
ourselves
with
it
out of our houses ,
on the day of
our
coming
out
to go unto you ,
and
now, lo
, it is dry, and hath
been
crumbs;
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:
and these `are'
the
wine-
bottles which we filled, new ,
and lo
, they have
rent ;
and these ,
our garments and our sandals,
have
become old ,
from
the
exceeding
greatness
of the way
. '
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
.
And the men take
of their provision
, and the mouth of Jehovah
have
not
asked;
And the men took
of their victuals
, and asked
not
counsel
at
the mouth of the
LORD.
and Joshua maketh
with them peace
, and maketh
with them a
covenant
, to keep
them alive;
and swear
to
them
do
the princes of the company
.
And Joshua made
peace
with them, and made
a
league
with them, to let
them live:
and the princes of the congregation
sware
unto
them
.
And it cometh
to pass ,
at the end of three days after that
they have
made with them a
covenant
, that they hear
that they `are'
their neighbours
--
that in
their
midst
they are
dwelling
.
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 neighbors,
and
that they dwelt
among
them
.
And the sons
of Israel journey
and come
in
unto their cities on the third day --
and
their cities `are'
Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath-Jearim
--
And the children
of Israel journeyed,
and came
unto their cities on the third day .
Now
their cities were
Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim.
and the sons
of Israel have
not
smitten
them, for
sworn
to
them
have
the princes of the company
by Jehovah
God of Israel ,
and all the company
murmur
against the princes.
And the children
of Israel smote
them not
, because
the princes of the congregation
had
sworn
unto
them
by the
LORD
God of Israel .
And all the congregation
murmured
against the princes.
And
all the princes say
unto all the company
, `
We --
we
have sworn to
them by Jehovah,
God of Israel ;
and
now ,
we are
not able
to
come
against
them ;
But
all the princes said
unto all the congregation
, We have sworn unto
them by the
LORD
God of Israel :
now therefore
we may
not touch
them .
this we do to them ,
and
have
kept
them alive
, and
wrath is
not
upon us, because of the oath which we have
sworn
to
them. '
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.
And the princes say
unto them, `They
live ,
and
are
hewers of wood and drawers of water for
all the company,
as the princes spake
to
them. '
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.
And Joshua calleth
for them, and speaketh
unto them, saying, `Why
have ye deceived
us, saying, We are very far from you ,
and
ye in
our
midst
dwelling
?
And Joshua 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
?
and
now ,
cursed
are
ye, and none of you is
cut
off
`
from being '
a
servant
, even
hewers of wood and drawers of water ,
for the house of my God. '
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 God.
And they answer
Joshua and say
, `
Because it was certainly declared
to
thy servants, that Jehovah
thy God commanded Moses
His servant to give to
you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you ;
and
we fear
greatly
for
ourselves
because of you, and we
do
this thing ;
And they answered
Joshua ,
and said
, Because it was certainly told
thy servants, how
that the
LORD
thy God commanded his servant Moses
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 .
and now, lo
, we `
are '
in thy
hand ,
as `
it is'
good ,
and as
`it
is'
right in
thine
eyes
to do to
us --
do. '
And now, behold
, we are in thine
hand :
as it seemeth
good and right unto
thee
to do unto
us ,
do.
And he doth
to
them so
, and delivereth
them from
the hand of the sons
of Israel, and
they have
not
slain
them ;
And so
did
he unto
them, and delivered
them out
of
the hand of the children
of Israel, that
they slew
them not.
and Joshua maketh
them on
that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the company
, and for the altar of Jehovah
, unto this day, at
the place which He doth
choose.
And Joshua made
them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation
, and for the altar of the
LORD
, even
unto this day, in
the place which he should
choose.
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