Joshua 9:22-24

New American Standard Bible 1995

²² Then Joshua called for them and spoke to them, saying, “Why have you deceived us, saying, ‘We are very far from you,’ ^(A)when you are living ^[a]within our land? ²³ Now therefore, you are ^(B)cursed, and ^[b]you shall never cease being slaves, both hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.” ²⁴ So they answered Joshua and said, “^(C)Because it was certainly told your servants that the Lord your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land before you; therefore we feared greatly for our lives because of you, and have done this thing.