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Joshua 9:22-24
1599 Geneva Bible
Joshua 9:22-24
1599 Geneva Bible
22 Joshua then called them, and talked with them, and said, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you, when ye dwell among us?
23 Now therefore ye are accursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood, and drawers of water for [a]the house of my God.
24 And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was told thy servants, that the Lord thy God had (A)commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land out of your sight, therefore we were exceeding sore afraid for our lives at the presence of you, and have done this thing:
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- Joshua 9:23 For the uses of the Tabernacle and of the temple when it shall be built.
Joshua 9:22-24
New International Version
Joshua 9:22-24
New International Version
22 Then Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and said, “Why did you deceive us by saying, ‘We live a long way(A) from you,’ while actually you live near(B) us? 23 You are now under a curse:(C) You will never be released from service as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”
24 They answered Joshua, “Your servants were clearly told(D) how the Lord your God had commanded his servant Moses to give you the whole land and to wipe out all its inhabitants from before you. So we feared for our lives because of you, and that is why we did this.
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