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Joshua 9:6

JoshuaGilgal
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4 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;

5 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 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.

7 And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?

8 And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?

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BSB
They went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land; please make a treaty with us.”
KJV
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.
WEB
They went to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal, and said to him and to the men of Israel, “We have come from a far country. Now therefore make a covenant with us.”
ASV
And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We are come from a far country: now therefore make ye a covenant with us.
DARBY
And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said to him, and to the men of Israel, From a far country are we come; and now make a covenant with us.
BLB
And they went to Joshua to the camp at Gilgal and said to him and to the men of Israel, “From a distant country we have come, and now make with us a covenant.”
ÅB
Slik dro de til Josva i leiren ved Gilgal og sa til ham og Israels menn: Vi kommer fra et land langt borte; gjør nå en pakt med oss!
OTB
De dro til Josva i leiren ved Gilgal og sa til ham og israelittene: “Vi har kommet fra et fjernt land; nå inngå en pakt med oss.”
B1930
Således drog de til Josva i leiren ved Gilgal og sa til ham og Israels menn: Vi kommer fra et land langt borte; gjør nu en pakt med oss!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Joshua 5:10

    And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.

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  • 2 Kings 20:14

    Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from Babylon.

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  • Deuteronomy 20:11–15

    And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee.

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  • 1 Kings 8:41

    Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name’s sake;

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  • Joshua 9:9

    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,

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  • Joshua 10:43

    And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.

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