Joshua 9:8

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ אֲנָ֑חְנוּ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֧ם יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ מִ֥י אַתֶּ֖ם וּמֵאַ֥יִן תָּבֹֽאוּ

Transliteration

And-they-yōʾmərû to-yəhôšuaʿ ʿăḇāḏê-your we and-he-yōʾmer to-them yəhôšuaʿ who you and-from-where tāḇōʾû

Grammar Details

• *yōʾmərû*: Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they said
• *yəhôšuaʿ*: proper noun - Joshua
• *ʿăḇāḏê*: masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your servants
• *yōʾmer*: Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he said
• *tāḇōʾû*: Qal imperfect 2nd masculine plural - you come/will come

Word Meanings

• *ʿăḇāḏê*: servants/slaves
• *tāḇōʾû*: you come/are coming/have come

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  They replied to Joshua, “We are your servants.” But Joshua said to them, “Who are you, and where do you come from?”

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And they said{H559} unto Joshua,{H3091} We are thy servants.{H5650} And Joshua{H3091} said{H559} unto them, Who are ye? and from whence{H370} come{H935} ye?

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And they said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Joshua{H3091}, We are thy servants{H5650}. And Joshua{H3091} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto them, Who are ye? and from whence{H370} come{H935}{(H8799)} ye?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  They saide vnto Iosua: We are yi seruautes. Iosua sayde vnto them: What are ye, & whence come ye?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And they said vnto Ioshua, We are thy seruants. Then Ioshua saide vnto them, Who are ye? And whence come ye?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And they sayde vnto Iosuah: We are thy seruauntes. And Iosuah sayde vnto them againe: What are ye, & whence come ye?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They said to Joshua, We are your servants. Joshua said to them, Who are you? and from whence come you?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and they say unto Joshua, `Thy servants we `are'.' And Joshua saith unto them, `Who `are' ye? and whence come ye?'

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

• World English Bible (2000)

  They said to Joshua, "We are your servants." Joshua said to them, "Who are you? Where do you come from?"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But they said to Joshua,“We are willing to be your subjects.” So Joshua said to them,“Who are you and where do you come from?”

Referenced Verses

• Deut 20:11 : 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.
• 2 Kgs 10:5 : 5 And he who was over the house, and he who was over the city, the elders also, and those who raised the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are your servants, and will do all that you bid us; we will not make any king: do what is good in your eyes.
• Josh 9:11 : 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.
• Josh 9:23 : 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.
• Josh 9:25 : 25 And now, see, we are in your hand: do to us as it seems good and right to you to do.
• Josh 9:27 : 27 And Joshua made them that day woodcutters and water carriers for the congregation, and for the altar of the LORD, even to this day, in the place which He would choose.
• 1 Kgs 9:20-21 : 20 All the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who were not of the children of Israel, 21 Their children who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel were not able to utterly destroy, upon those Solomon levied a tribute of servitude to this day.
• Gen 9:25-26 : 25 And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants he shall be to his brothers. 26 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem, and Canaan shall be his servant.