Joshua 9:3-27
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And when the inhabitants H3427 of Gibeon H1391 heard H8085 what H853 H834 Joshua H3091 had done H6213 to Jericho H3405 and to Ai, H5857
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They did H6213 work H6213 wilily, H6195 and went H3212 and made as if they had been ambassadors, H6735 and took H3947 old H1087 sacks H8242 on their asses, H2543 and wine H3196 bottles, H4997 old, H1087 and rent, H1234 and bound H6887 up;
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And old H1087 shoes H5275 and clouted H2921 on their feet, H7272 and old H1087 garments H8008 on them; and all H3605 the bread H3899 of their provision H6718 was dry H3001 and moldy. H5350
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And they went H3212 to Joshua H3091 to the camp H4264 at Gilgal, H1537 and said H559 to him, and to the men H376 of Israel, H3478 We be come H935 from a far H7350 country: H776 now H6258 therefore make H3772 you a league H1285 with us.
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And the men H376 of Israel H3478 said H559 to the Hivites, H2340 Peradventure H194 you dwell H3427 among H7130 us; and how H349 shall we make H3772 a league H1285 with you?
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And they said H559 to Joshua, H3091 We are your servants. H5650 And Joshua H3091 said H559 to them, Who H4310 are you? and from from where H370 come H935 you?
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And they said H559 to him, From a very H3966 far H7350 country H776 your servants H5650 are come H935 because of the name H8034 of the LORD H3068 your God: H430 for we have heard H8085 the fame H8089 of him, and all H3605 that he did H6213 in Egypt, H4714
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And all H3605 that he did H6213 to the two H8147 kings H4428 of the Amorites, H567 that were beyond H5676 Jordan, H3383 to Sihon H5511 king H4428 of Heshbon, H2809 and to Og H5747 king H4428 of Bashan, H1316 which H834 was at Ashtaroth. H6252
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Why our elders H2205 and all H3605 the inhabitants H3427 of our country H776 spoke H559 to us, saying, H559 Take H3947 victuals H6720 with you for the journey, H1870 and go H3212 to meet H7125 them, and say H559 to them, We are your servants: H5650 therefore now H6258 make H3772 you a league H1285 with us.
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This H2088 our bread H3899 we took hot H2525 for our provision H6679 out of our houses H1004 on the day H3117 we came H3318 forth H3318 to go H3212 to you; but now, H6258 behold, H2009 it is dry, H3001 and it is moldy: H5350
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And these H428 bottles H4997 of wine, H3196 which H834 we filled, H4390 were new; H2319 and, behold, H2009 they be rent: H1234 and these H428 our garments H8008 and our shoes H5275 are become H1086 old H1086 by reason of the very H3966 long H7230 journey. H1870
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And the men H582 took H3947 of their victuals, H6718 and asked H7592 not counsel at the mouth H6310 of the LORD. H3068
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And Joshua H3091 made H6213 peace H7965 with them, and made H6213 a league H1285 with them, to let them live: H2421 and the princes H5387 of the congregation H5712 swore H7650 to them.
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And it came H1961 to pass at the end H7097 of three H7969 days H3117 after H310 they had made H3772 a league H1285 with them, that they heard H8085 that they were their neighbors, H7138 and that they dwelled H3427 among H7130 them.
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And the children H1121 of Israel H3478 journeyed, H5265 and came H935 to their cities H5892 on the third H7992 day. H3117 Now their cities H5892 were Gibeon, H1391 and Chephirah, H3716 and Beeroth, H881 and Kirjathjearim. H7157
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And the children H1121 of Israel H3478 smote H5221 them not, because H3588 the princes H5387 of the congregation H5712 had sworn H7650 to them by the LORD H3068 God H430 of Israel. H3478 And all H3605 the congregation H5712 murmured H3885 against H5921 the princes. H5387
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But all H3605 the princes H5387 said H559 to all H3605 the congregation, H5712 We have sworn H7650 to them by the LORD H3068 God H430 of Israel: H3478 now H6258 therefore we may H3201 not touch H5060 them.
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This H2063 we will do H6213 to them; we will even let them live, H2421 lest H3808 wrath H7110 be on us, because H5921 of the oath H7621 which H834 we swore H7650 to them.
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And the princes H5387 said H559 to them, Let them live; H2421 but let them be hewers H2404 of wood H6086 and drawers H7579 of water H4325 to all H3605 the congregation; H5712 as the princes H5387 had promised H1696 them.
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And Joshua H3091 called H7121 for them, and he spoke H1696 to them, saying, H559 Why H4100 have you beguiled H7411 us, saying, H559 We are very H3966 far H7350 from you; when you dwell H3427 among H7130 us?
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Now H6258 therefore you are cursed, H779 and there shall none H3808 of you be freed H3772 from being slaves, H5650 and hewers H2404 of wood H6086 and drawers H7579 of water H4325 for the house H1004 of my God. H430
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And they answered H6030 Joshua, H3091 and said, H559 Because H3588 it was certainly told H5046 your servants, H5650 how that the LORD H3068 your God H430 commanded H6680 his servant H5650 Moses H4872 to give H5414 you all H3605 the land, H776 and to destroy H8045 all H3605 the inhabitants H3427 of the land H776 from before H6440 you, therefore we were sore H3966 afraid H3372 of our lives H5315 because H6440 of you, and have done H6213 this H2088 thing. H1697
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And now, H6258 behold, H2005 we are in your hand: H3027 as it seems H5869 good H2896 and right H3477 to you to do H6213 to us, do. H6213
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And so H3651 did H6213 he to them, and delivered H5337 them out of the hand H3027 of the children H1121 of Israel, H3478 that they slew H2026 them not.
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And Joshua H3091 made H5414 them that day H3117 hewers H2404 of wood H6086 and drawers H7579 of water H4325 for the congregation, H5712 and for the altar H4196 of the LORD, H3068 even to this H2088 day, H3117 in the place H4725 which H834 he should choose. H977