Joshua 9:22

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Then Joshua sent for them, and said to them, Why have you been false to us, saying, We are very far from you, when you are living among us?

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  • Josh 9:6 : 6 And they came to Joshua to the tent-circle at Gilgal, and said to him and to the men of Israel, We have come from a far country: so now make an agreement with us.
  • Josh 9:16 : 16 Now three days after, when they had made this agreement with them, they had word that these men were their neighbours, living near them.
  • 2 Cor 11:3 : 3 But I have a fear, that in some way, as Eve was tricked by the deceit of the snake, your minds may be turned away from their simple and holy love for Christ.
  • Josh 9:9-9 : 9 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, 10 And what he did to the two kings of the Amorites east of Jordan, to Sihon, king of Heshbon, and to Og, king of Bashan, at Ashtaroth.
  • Gen 3:13-14 : 13 And the Lord God said to the woman, What have you done? And the woman said, I was tricked by the deceit of the snake and I took it. 14 And the Lord God said to the snake, Because you have done this you are cursed more than all cattle and every beast of the field; you will go flat on the earth, and dust will be your food all the days of your life:
  • Gen 27:35-36 : 35 And he said, Your brother came with deceit, and took away your blessing. 36 And he said, Is it because he is named Jacob that he has twice taken my place? for he took away my birthright, and now he has taken away my blessing. And he said, Have you not kept a blessing for me?
  • Gen 27:41-45 : 41 So Esau was full of hate for Jacob because of his father's blessing; and he said in his heart, The days of weeping for my father are near; then I will put my brother Jacob to death. 42 Then Rebekah, hearing what Esau had said, sent for Jacob, her younger son, and said to him, It seems that your brother Esau is purposing to put you to death. 43 So now, my son, do what I say: go quickly to Haran, to my brother Laban; 44 And be there with him for a little time, till your brother's wrath is turned away; 45 Till the memory of what you have done to him is past and he is no longer angry: then I will send word for you to come back; are the two of you to be taken from me in one day?
  • Gen 29:25 : 25 And in the morning Jacob saw that it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What have you done to me? was I not working for you so that I might have Rachel? why have you been false to me?

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    23 Now because of this you are cursed, and you will for ever be our servants, cutting wood and getting water for the house of my God.

    24 And, answering Joshua, they said, Because it came to the ears of your servants that the Lord your God had given orders to his servant Moses to give you all this land, and to send destruction on all the people living in it, because of you; so, fearing greatly for our lives because of you, we have done this.

    25 And now we are in your hands: do to us whatever seems good and right to you.

    26 So he kept them safe from the children of Israel, and did not let them be put to death.

    27 And that day Joshua made them servants, cutting wood and getting water for the people and for the altar of the Lord, in the place marked out by him, to this day.

  • Josh 9:6-9
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    6 And they came to Joshua to the tent-circle at Gilgal, and said to him and to the men of Israel, We have come from a far country: so now make an agreement with us.

    7 And the men of Israel said to the Hivites, It may be that you are living among us; how then may we make an agreement with you?

    8 And they said to Joshua, We are your servants. Then Joshua said to them, Who are you and where do you come from?

    9 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,

  • Josh 9:19-21
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    19 But all the chiefs said to the people, We have taken an oath to them by the Lord, the God of Israel, and so we may not put our hands on them.

    20 This is what we will do to them: we will not put them to death, for fear that wrath may come on us because of our oath to them.

    21 Keep them living, and let them be servants, cutting wood and getting water for all the people. And all the people did as the chiefs had said to them.

  • Josh 9:15-16
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    15 So Joshua made peace with them, and made an agreement with them that they were not to be put to death: and the chiefs of the people took an oath to them.

    16 Now three days after, when they had made this agreement with them, they had word that these men were their neighbours, living near them.

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    11 So the responsible men and all the people of our country said to us, Take food with you for the journey and go to them, and say to them, We are your servants: so now make an agreement with us.

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    1 Then Joshua sent for the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh,

    2 And said to them, You have kept all the orders of Moses, the Lord's servant, and have done everything I gave you orders to do:

  • Josh 24:21-24
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    21 And the people said to Joshua, No! But we will be the servants of the Lord.

    22 And Joshua said to the people, You are witnesses against yourselves that you have made the decision to be the servants of the Lord. And they said, We are witnesses.

    23 Then, he said, put away the strange gods among you, turning your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel.

    24 And the people said to Joshua, We will be the servants of the Lord our God, and we will give ear to his voice.

  • Josh 9:2-3
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    2 Came together with one purpose, to make war against Joshua and Israel.

    3 And the men of Gibeon, hearing what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,

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    7 And Joshua said, O Lord God, why have you taken us over Jordan only to give us up into the hands of the Amorites for our destruction? If only it had been enough for us to keep on the other side of Jordan!

  • Josh 3:9-10
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    9 And Joshua said to the children of Israel, Come to me here: and give ear to the words of the Lord your God.

    10 And Joshua said, By this you will see that the living God is among you, and that he will certainly send out from before you the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Hivite and the Perizzite and the Girgashite and the Amorite and the Jebusite.

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    9 For when the news comes to the Canaanites and all the people of the land, they will come up, shutting us in and cutting off our name from the earth: and what will you do for the honour of your great name?

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    15 Then Joshua and all Israel, acting as if they were overcome before them, went in flight by way of the waste land.

    16 And all the people in Ai came together to go after them; and they went after Joshua, moving away from the town.

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    16 Then they said to Joshua in answer, Whatever you say to us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go.

  • Josh 1:12
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    12 And to the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said,

  • Josh 6:22
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    22 Then Joshua said to the two men who had been sent to make a search through the land, Go into the house of the loose woman, and get her out, and all who are with her, as you gave her your oath.

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    13 Now when Joshua was near Jericho, lifting up his eyes he saw a man in front of him, with his sword uncovered in his hand: and Joshua went up to him and said, Are you for us or against us?

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    10 Then Joshua gave their orders to those who were in authority over the people, saying,

  • Josh 8:9
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    9 So Joshua sent them out: and they took up a secret position between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua kept with the people that night.

  • Josh 20:1
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    1 And the Lord said to Joshua,

  • Josh 22:15
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    15 And they came to the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh, to the land of Gilead, and said to them,

  • Josh 23:2
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    2 Joshua sent for all Israel, for their responsible men and their chiefs and their judges and their overseers, and said to them, I am old, and full of years:

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    11 Israel has done wrong, sinning against the agreement which I made with them: they have even taken of the cursed thing; acting falsely like thieves they have put it among their goods.

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    4 And he gave them their orders, saying, Go and take up your position secretly at the back of the town: do not go very far away, and let all of you be ready:

  • Josh 2:23
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    23 Then the two men came down from the hill-country and went over and came back to Joshua, the son of Nun; and they gave him a complete account of what had taken place.