Joshua 9:6
And they went to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, and said to him and to the men of Israel, We have come from a far country: now therefore make a treaty with us.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
They went to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel: “We have come from a distant land; now make a treaty with us.”
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And they went to hua 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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And they went{H3212} to Joshua{H3091} unto the camp{H4264} at Gilgal,{H1537} and said{H559} unto him, and to the men{H376} of Israel,{H3478} We are come{H935} from a far{H7350} country:{H776} now therefore make{H3772} ye a covenant{H1285} with us.
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And they went{H3212}{(H8799)} to Joshua{H3091} unto the camp{H4264} at Gilgal{H1537}, and said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, and to the men{H376} of Israel{H3478}, We be come{H935}{(H8804)} from a far{H7350} country{H776}: now therefore make{H3772}{(H8798)} ye a league{H1285} with us.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
and they wente vnto Iosua in to ye hoost at Gilgall, and sayde vnto him, and to euery man in Israel: We are come out of a farre countre, therfore make now a couenaunt wt vs.
Geneva Bible (1560)
So they came vnto Ioshua into the hoste to Gilgal, and said vnto him, and vnto the men of Israel, Wee be come from a farre countrey: nowe therefore make a league with vs.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And they came vnto Iosuah into the hoast to Gilgal, and sayde vnto him and vnto all the men of Israel, We be come from a far countrey: and nowe make ye agreement with vs.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
They went to Joshua to the camp at Gilgal, and said to him, and to the men of Israel, We are come from a far country: now therefore make you a covenant with us.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
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;'
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
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.
World English Bible (2000)
They went to Joshua to 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."
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
They came to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel,“We have come from a distant land. Make a treaty with us.”
Referenced Verses
- Josh 5:10 : 10 And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month at evening in the plains of Jericho.
- 2 Kgs 20:14 : 14 Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, What did these men say? And from where did they come to you? And Hezekiah said, They have come from a far country, even from Babylon.
- Deut 20:11-15 : 11 And it shall be, if it makes you answer of peace, and opens to you, then it shall be, that all the people that are found within shall be tributaries to you, and they shall serve you. 12 And if it will not make peace with you, but will make war against you, then you shall besiege it: 13 And when the LORD your God has delivered it into your hands, you shall strike every male of it with the edge of the sword: 14 But the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil of it, you shall take for yourself; and you shall eat the spoil of your enemies, which the LORD your God has given you. 15 Thus shall you do to all the cities which are very far from you, which are not of the cities of these nations.
- Josh 9:9 : 9 And they said to him, From a very far country your servants have come because of the name of the LORD your God: for we have heard of His fame, and all that He did in Egypt,
- Josh 10:43 : 43 Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.
- 1 Kgs 8:41 : 41 Moreover concerning a stranger, who is not of your people Israel, but comes out of a far country for your name's sake;
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- Josh 9:7-93 verses86%
7 And the men of Israel said to the Hivites, Perhaps you dwell among us; how then shall we make a treaty with you?
8 And they said to Joshua, We are your servants. And Joshua said to them, Who are you? and where do you come from?
9 And they said to him, From a very far country your servants have come because of the name of the LORD your God: for we have heard of His fame, and all that He did in Egypt,
- Josh 9:11-122 verses82%
11 Therefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spoke to us, saying, Take provisions with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say to them, We are your servants: therefore now make a treaty with us.
12 This bread of ours we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go to you; but now, see, it is dry and moldy:
- Josh 9:22-254 verses80%
22 And Joshua called for them, and he spoke to them, saying, Why have you deceived us, saying, We are very far from you; when you dwell among us?
23 Now therefore you are cursed, and none of you shall be freed from being servants, woodcutters, and water carriers for the house of my God.
24 And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told to your servants how the LORD your 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 very afraid for our lives because of you, and have done this thing.
25 And now, see, we are in your hand: do to us as it seems good and right to you to do.
- Josh 9:15-173 verses78%
15 And Joshua made peace with them, and made a treaty with them, to let them live: and the leaders of the congregation swore to them.
16 And it happened at the end of three days after they had made a treaty with them, that they heard that they were their neighbors, and that they lived among them.
17 And the children of Israel journeyed and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim.
- Josh 9:1-55 verses74%
1 And it happened, when all the kings on this side of the Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and along all the coasts of the great sea opposite Lebanon, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard of it;
2 That they gathered themselves together to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.
3 And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,
4 They acted craftily, and went and pretended to be ambassadors, and took old sacks on their donkeys, and wine bottles, old, torn, and bound up;
5 And patched up old shoes on their feet, and old garments on them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and moldy.
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6 And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua to the camp at Gilgal, saying, Do not let your hand be slack from your servants; come up to us quickly, and save us and help us, for all the kings of the Amorites who dwell in the mountains have gathered together against us.
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16 And they answered Joshua, saying, All that you command us we will do, and wherever you send us, we will go.
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28 And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with you: and we said, Let there now be an oath between us, even between us and you, and let us make a covenant with you;
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15 And they came to the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, in the land of Gilead, and spoke with them, saying,
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9 And Joshua said to the children of Israel, Come here and hear the words of the LORD your God.
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4 Come up to me and help me, so that we may attack Gibeon, for it has made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.
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23 So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them:
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22 And every one of you came near to me, and said, Let us send men before us, and they shall search out the land for us, and bring us back word of the way we must go up and of the cities we will come to.
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2 And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men here tonight from the children of Israel to search out the country.
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15 Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.
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6 Then the children of Judah came to Joshua in Gilgal; and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, You know the thing that the LORD said to Moses the man of God concerning me and you in Kadeshbarnea.
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6 And they said to Jephthah, Come and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.
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43 Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.
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13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, there stood a man opposite him with his sword drawn in his hand; and Joshua went to him and said to him, Are you for us or for our adversaries?
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19 There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, except the Hivites, the inhabitants of Gibeon: all others they took in battle.
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19 And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which you saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh Barnea.
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1 Now it happened, when Adonizedek king of Jerusalem heard how Joshua had taken Ai and utterly destroyed it—just as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king—and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among them,
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9 So the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book, and returned to Joshua at Shiloh.
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22 Only in this will the men consent to dwell with us, to become one people, if every male among us is circumcised as they are circumcised.
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17 And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this your oath which you have made us swear.
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7 And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, why have you at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? Would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side of Jordan!
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22 But Joshua had said to the two men who had spied out the land, Go into the prostitute's house, and bring out from there the woman, and all that she has, as you swore to her.
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12 And to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, Joshua spoke, saying,
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1 Then Nahash the Ammonite came up and encamped against Jabesh-gilead, and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, "Make a covenant with us, and we will serve you."
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1 Then Joshua called the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,