Joshua 9:22-24

New Catholic Bible

²² Joshua then summoned them and he said to them, “You have deceived us by telling us that you came from a distant land when you actually live in our midst. ²³ Now, therefore, you will be cursed, you shall always be slaves, cutting firewood and drawing water for the house of my God.”

²⁴ They answered Joshua, “Your servants were informed on how the Lord, your God, commanded Moses, his servant, to give you all the land and to kill all of the inhabitants in the land ahead of you. We truly feared for our lives, for you would have done this thing.