Joshua 9

KJVAnd it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof;

GIGAKJVWhen all the kings who were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the regions of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard of it.

KJVAnd when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,

GIGAKJVAnd when the people of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,

KJVThey did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up;

GIGAKJVThey came up with a trick, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks on their donkeys, and old wineskins, torn and patched up.

KJVAnd old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy.

GIGAKJVAnd old, patched sandals on their feet, and old garments on them, and all the bread of their provision was dry and moldy.

KJVAnd they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us.

GIGAKJVAnd they went to Joshua to the camp at Gilgal, and said to him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make a league with us.

KJVAnd the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?

GIGAKJVAnd the men of Israel said to the Hivites, Perhaps you live among us. How shall we make a league with you?

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

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

KJVAnd they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the Lord thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,

GIGAKJVAnd they said to him, From a very far country your servants have come because of the name of the Lord your God. For we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,

KJVAnd all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which was at Ashtaroth.

GIGAKJVAnd all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, who was at Ashtaroth.

KJVWherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take victuals with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We are your servants: therefore now make ye a league with us.

GIGAKJVTherefore our elders and all the people of our country spoke to us, saying, Take food with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say to them, We are your servants: therefore now make a league with us.

KJVThis our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and it is mouldy:

GIGAKJVThis our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came out to go to you. But now it is dry, and it is moldy:

KJVAnd these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.

GIGAKJVAnd these wineskins, which we filled, were new. Now they are torn: and these our garments and our shoes have become old by reason of the very long journey.

KJVAnd the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the Lord.

GIGAKJVAnd the men took of their food, and did not ask counsel at the mouth of the Lord.

KJVAnd Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.

GIGAKJVAnd Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation swore to them.

KJVAnd it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a league with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they dwelt among them.

GIGAKJVAt the end of three days after they had made a league with them, that they heard that they were their neighbors, and that they lived among them.

KJVAnd the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim.

GIGAKJVAnd the children of Israel traveled, and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim.

KJVAnd the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the Lord God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.

GIGAKJVAnd the children of Israel did not strike them, because the princes of the congregation had sworn to them by the Lord God of Israel. And all the congregation complained against the princes.

KJVBut all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the Lord God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.

GIGAKJVBut all the princes said to all the congregation, We have sworn to them by the Lord God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.

KJVThis we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.

GIGAKJVThis we will do to them. We will even let them live, or else wrath be on us, because of the oath which we swore to them.

KJVAnd the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.

GIGAKJVAnd the princes said to them, Let them live. But let them be woodcutters and drawers of water to all the congregation. As the princes had promised them.

KJVAnd Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell among us?

GIGAKJVAnd Joshua called for them, and he spoke to them, saying, Therefore have you tricked us, saying, We are very far from you, when you live among us?

KJVNow 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.

GIGAKJVNow therefore you are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being slaves, and woodcutters and drawers of water for the house of my God.

KJVAnd they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the Lord thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing.

GIGAKJVAnd they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told your servants, that the Lord your God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the people of the land from before you, therefore we were terrified of our lives because of you, and have done this thing.

KJVAnd now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.

GIGAKJVAnd now we are in your hand: as it seems good and right to you to do to us, do.

KJVAnd so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not.

GIGAKJVAnd so he did to them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they did not kill them.

KJVAnd Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the Lord, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose.

GIGAKJVAnd Joshua made them that day woodcutters and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the Lord, even to this day, in the place which he should choose.