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Joshua 9:8

Joshua

6 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.”

7 But the men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you dwell near us. How can we make a treaty with you?”

“We are your servants,” they said to Joshua. Then Joshua asked them, “Who are you and where have you come from?”

9 “Your servants have come from a very distant land,” they replied, “because of the fame of the LORD your God. For we have heard the reports about Him: all that He did in Egypt,

10 and all that He did to the two kings of the Amorites beyond the Jordan—Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“We are your servants,” they said to Joshua. Then Joshua asked them, “Who are you and where have you come from?”
KJV
And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?
WEB
They said to Joshua, “We are your servants.” Joshua said to them, “Who are you? Where do you come from?”
ASV
And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?
DARBY
And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said to them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?
BLB
And they said to Joshua, “We [are] your servants.” And Joshua said to them, “Who [are] you⁺, and from where have you⁺ come?”
ÅB
Da sa de til Josva: Vi vil være dine tjenere. Og Josva sa til dem: Hvem er dere, og hvor kommer dere fra?
OTB
De svarte Josva: “Vi er dine tjenere.” Josva spurte dem: “Hvem er dere, og hvor kommer dere fra?”
B1930
Da sa de til Josva: Vi vil være dine tjenere. Og Josva sa til dem: Hvem er I, og hvor kommer I fra?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Kings 10:5

    So the palace administrator, the overseer of the city, the elders, and the guardians sent a message to Jehu: “We are your servants, and we will do whatever you say. We will not make anyone king. Do whatever is good in your sight.”

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  • Deuteronomy 20:11

    If they accept your offer of peace and open their gates, all the people there will become forced laborers to serve you.

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  • Joshua 9:11

    So the elders and inhabitants of our land told us, ‘Take provisions for your journey; go to meet them and say to them: We are your servants. Please make a treaty with us.’

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  • Joshua 9:23

    Now therefore you are under a curse and will perpetually serve as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”

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  • Genesis 9:25–26

    he said, “Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”

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  • Joshua 9:27

    On that day he made them woodcutters and water carriers, as they are to this day for the congregation of the LORD and for the altar at the place He would choose.

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  • 1 Kings 9:20–21

    As for all the people who remained of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (the people who were not Israelites)—

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  • Joshua 9:25

    Now we are in your hands. Do to us whatever seems good and right to you.”

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