Jos 9 | ABEn | STEP | And as they all heard (the kings of the Amorites on the other side of the Jordan, the ones in the mountainous area, and the ones on the plain, and the ones in all the coast of the [ 2 sea 1 great], and the ones towards Antilebanon, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Gergashites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites)

Joshua 9

CHAPTER 9 Gibeon Misleads Joshua

1 And as they all heard (the kings of the Amorites on the other side of the Jordan, the ones in the mountainous area, and the ones on the plain, and the ones in all the coast of the [²sea ¹great], and the ones towards Antilebanon, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Gergashites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites) 2 that they came together to the same place to wage war against Joshua and Israel all together. 3 And the ones dwelling in Gibeon heard all as much as Joshua did to Jericho and to Ai. 4 And they acted, even indeed themselves with astuteness. And coming, they stood by and prepared. And taking [²sackcloths ¹old] upon their donkeys, and [²leather bags ³of wine ¹old] being broken down and all tied up, 5 and the hollows in their shoes, and their sandals old and mended on their feet, and their garments being old upon them, and the bread loaves of their provisions [²dry ¹were] and moldy and worm eaten, 6 that they came to Joshua into the camp of Israel in Gilgal. And they said to Joshua, and to all Israel, From out of a land far off we have come, and now ordain with us a covenant! 7 And [⁴said ¹the ²sons ³of Israel] to the Hivites, Look, [²not ⁴with ⁵me ¹you do ³dwell together], so how do we ordain with you a covenant? 8 And they said to Joshua, [²your servants ¹We are]. And [²said ³to ⁴them ¹Joshua], From what place are you, and from what place do you come? 9 And they said to him, [³from out of ⁴a land ⁵far off ⁶exceedingly ²have come ¹your servants] in the name of the lord your God. For we have heard his name, and all as much as he did in Egypt; 10 and all as much as he did to the two kings of the Amorites, to the ones who were on the other side of the Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, who dwelt in Ashtaroth and in Edrain. 11 And [²spoke ³to ⁴us ¹our elders], and all the ones dwelling in our land, saying, Take for yourselves provisions for the journey, and go to meet with them! And you shall say to them, [²your servants ¹We are], and now ordain with us the covenant! 12 These are our bread loaves we took hot, being provided of them from our houses in the day in which we came forth to come to you. And now behold, they are dry, and have become worm eaten. 13 And these are the leather bags for the wine which we filled new, And these are torn. And these are our garments made old from the [²long ³journey ¹exceedingly]. 14 And [³took ¹the ²rulers] their provisions, and the mouth of the lord they did not ask.

Joshua Ordains a Covenant with Gibeon

15 And [²made ⁴with ⁵them ¹Joshua ³peace], and ordained with them a covenant, and [⁵swore by an oath ⁶to them ¹the ²rulers ³of the ⁴congregation]. 16 And it came to pass after three days, after the ordaining with them a covenant, they heard that [²near ¹they are] them, and that [²among ³them ¹they dwelt]. 17 And [⁴departed ¹the ²sons ³of Israel], and came forth into their cities the [²day ¹third]. And their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and cities of Jearim. 18 And [⁴did not ⁵wage war ⁶with them ¹the ²sons ³of Israel], for [⁶swore by an oath ⁷to them ¹all ²the ³rulers ⁴of the ⁵congregation] by the lord God of Israel. And [⁴complained ¹all ²the ³congregation] about the rulers. 19 And [⁴said ¹all ²the ³rulers] to all the congregation, We swore by an oath to them by the lord God of Israel. And now, we shall not be able to touch them. 20 This we will do to them -- to take them alive, and we will preserve them, and there will not be [²against ³us ¹anger] on account of the oath which we swore by an oath to them. 21 And [³said ⁴to them ¹the ²rulers], They shall live, and they shall be woodcutters and water-carriers to all the congregation, just as [³said ⁴to them ¹the ²rulers]. 22 And [²called them together ¹Joshua], and he spoke to them, saying, Why did you mislead me, saying, [³far ¹We are ⁴from ⁵you ²exceedingly]; but you are natives of the ones dwelling among us? 23 And now you are accursed, in no way shall there fail from one of you being a servant, nor woodcutter, nor a water-carrier to me, and to my God. 24 And they answered Joshua, saying that, A message was announced to us as much as [³ordered ¹the lord ²your God] Moses his servant to give to you this land, and to utterly destroy us, and all the ones dwelling upon it, from in front of you. And we feared exceedingly for our lives from your presence, and we did this thing. 25 And now, behold, we are under your hands as it pleases you. And as it seems good to do to us, you do it! 26 And they did to them thus, and [²rescued ³them ¹Joshua] in that day from the hands of the sons of Israel, and they did not do away with them. 27 And [²established ³them ¹Joshua] in that day as woodcutters and water-carriers to all the congregation, and for the altar of God until the day today, and for the place which ever he should choose.