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Joshua 9:23
Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.”
Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall never fail to be of you bondmen, both hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.
Now therefore, you are cursed, and you shall always be slaves, both cutters and gatherers of firewood and water carriers for the house of my God.”
Now therefore you are cursed, and of you there shall always be slaves, hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.
Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.
Therefore you are cursed and will always be slaves—woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”
So now you are cursed. Some of you will always serve as woodcutters and water haulers for my God’s house.”
Now you have a curse on you: you will be slaves forever, supplying people to chop wood and draw water for the house of my God.”
So now you are under a curse, and from now on your people will have to send workers to cut wood and carry water for the place of worship.”
And now ye are cursed, and ye shall never cease to be bondmen, and hewers of wood, and drawers of water for the house of my God.
Therefore you shall be under a curse, and your race shall always be hewers of wood, and carriers of water unto the house of my God.
Now, your people will have many troubles. All of your people will be slaves—they will have to cut wood and carry water for the house of God.”
Because you told lies to us, you will always have to be our servants. You will cut wood and you will fetch water to serve our God.’
So now you are cursed! The name ‘slave’ will never be removed from you. You will always be wood cutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”
Now therefore you are cursed, and some of you shall never be anything but servants, cutters of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.”
Now therefore you are cursed, and some of you shall never be anything but servants, cutters of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.”
Now, you will be placed under a curse to ·be our slaves [never cease being slaves/servants]. You will have to cut wood and carry water for the house of my God.”
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 the house of my God.
You are under a curse now. You will always be servants. You will be woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”
Because you did this, God has condemned you. Your people will always be slaves, cutting wood and carrying water for the sanctuary of my God.”
Therefore you are cursed and will always be slaves—woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”
Now, you will be placed under a curse. You will be our slaves. You will have to cut wood and carry water for the people of the house of God.”
Now therefore you are under a curse. Some of you will always be slaves, wood cutters, and water carriers for the house of my God.”
Now, therefore, ye are cursed, and ye shall always be slaves and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.
Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.
Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.
So now, you are cursed, and you shall never be cut loose from being slaves, both hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.”
Therefore you are cursed; some of you will always be slaves as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”
Now a curse shall be upon you! From this moment you must always furnish us with servants to chop wood and carry water for the service of our God.”
But Joshua called the Gibeonites together and said, “Why did you lie to us, telling us, ‘We live far, far away from you,’ when you’re our next-door neighbors? For that you are cursed. From now on it’s menial labor for you—woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”
Therefore now you are cursed, and you will always be slaves, cutting wood and carrying water for the house of my God.”
You are under a curse now. You will always be servants. You will be woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my Elohim.”
Now are you accursed: every one of you shall always be a slave, hewers of wood and drawers of water, for the house of my God.”
Now therefore, you are cursed, and you will never cease to be slaves, both gatherers of firewood and labor to draw water for the house of my God.”
Now therefore, you are cursed, and you shall never cease being slaves, both hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.”
Now, therefore, you will be cursed, you shall always be slaves, cutting firewood and drawing water for the house of my God.”
Now, you will be placed under a curse to be our slaves. You will have to cut wood and carry water for the house of my God.”
Now you are condemned to perpetual servitude as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”
So now you are under a curse. You will always serve us. You will always cut wood and carry water for the house of my God.”
You are now under a curse: You will never be released from service as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”
You are now under a curse: you will never be released from service as woodcutters and water-carriers for the house of my God.’
Now therefore, you are cursed, and none of you shall be freed from being slaves—woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”
Now you are cursed. You will never stop being servants, cutting wood and bringing water, for the house of my God.”
May you be cursed! From now on you will always be servants who cut wood and carry water for the house of my God.”
Now therefore you are cursed, and some of you shall always be slaves, hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.’
Now therefore you are cursed, and some of you shall always be slaves, hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.’
Now therefore you are cursed, and some of you shall always be slaves, hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.”
Now, therefore, you are cursed, and some of you shall always be slaves, woodcutters and drawers of water for the house of my God.”
Now therefore ye are arurim, and there shall none of you be yikaret (be cut off) from being eved, and woodcutters and water carriers for the Bais Elohai.
Now therefore you are cursed, and some of you shall always be slaves, hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.”
Now therefore you are cursed, and some of you shall always be slaves, hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.”
Now therefore, you are cursed, and you will never cease to be servants, wood-choppers and water-carriers for the House of my God.”
Your lie comes with a curse. You will live, but you will always be our slaves, carrying our water and chopping wood for the sanctuary of my True God from now on.
Now therefore you are cursed, and some of you will never fail to be slaves, both wood cutters and drawers of water for the house of my God.”
Therefore ye shall be under cursing, and none shall fail of your generation, hewing trees and bearing waters, into the house of my God. (And so because ye did this, ye shall all be cursed, and none of your generation shall ever be free, from cutting wood and carrying water, for the House of my God/for God’s household, or his family.)
and now, cursed are ye, and none of you is cut off [from being] a servant, even hewers of wood and drawers of water, for the house of my God.'
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