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Bishop's Bible

Joshua 9:25

And beholde, we are in thyne hande: as it seemeth good and right in thyne eyes to do vnto vs, so do.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Contracts;   Joshua;   Kirjath-Jearim;   Magnanimity;   Servant;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Gibeonites;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Gibeon;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - All-Sufficiency of God;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Alliance;   Gibeon;   Slave;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Joshua, the Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Gibeon;   Israel;   Joshua;   Stranger;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Journeyings of israel from egypt to canaan;   Nethinim;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Conquest of Canaan;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Alliances;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Gibeon and Gibeonites;   Hivites;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Now we are in your hands. Do to us whatever you think is right.”
Hebrew Names Version
Now, behold, we are in your hand: as it seems good and right to you to do to us, do.
King James Version
And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.
Lexham English Bible
So then, look, we are in your hand; do with us whatever seems good and right in your eyes."
English Standard Version
And now, behold, we are in your hand. Whatever seems good and right in your sight to do to us, do it."
New Century Version
Now you can decide what to do with us, whatever you think is right."
New English Translation
So now we are in your power. Do to us what you think is good and appropriate."
Amplified Bible
"Now look, we are in your hands; do to us as it seems good and right in your sight."
New American Standard Bible
"And now behold, we are in your hands; do to us as it seems good and right in your sight to do."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And beholde nowe, we are in thine hand: doe as it seemeth good and right in thine eyes to doe vnto vs.
Legacy Standard Bible
So now, behold, we are in your hands; do as it seems good and right in your sight to do to us."
Contemporary English Version
and you are strong enough to do anything to us that you want. We just ask you to do what seems right."
Complete Jewish Bible
Now, as you see, we are in your hands; do to us whatever seems good and right to you."
Darby Translation
And now behold, we are in thy hand: as it is good and right in thine eyes to do to us, do.
Easy-to-Read Version
Now we are your servants. You can do whatever you think is right."
George Lamsa Translation
And now, behold, we are in your hands; do to us as it seems good in your sight.
Good News Translation
Now we are in your power; do with us what you think is right."
Literal Translation
And now, behold, we are in your hand. Do whatever is good, and as is right in your eyes to do.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But now lo, we are in thy handes: loke what thou thinkest good and righte to do vnto vs, that do.
American Standard Version
And now, behold, we are in thy hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.
Bible in Basic English
And now we are in your hands: do to us whatever seems good and right to you.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And now, behold, we are in thy hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.'
King James Version (1611)
And now behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right vnto thee to doe vnto vs, doe.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And now, behold, we are in your power; do to us as it is pleasing to you, and as it seems good to you.
English Revised Version
And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.
Berean Standard Bible
Now we are in your hands. Do to us as it seems good and right to you."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
`Now forsothe we ben in `thin hond; do thou to vs that, that semeth riytful and good to thee.
Young's Literal Translation
and now, lo, we [are] in thy hand, as [it is] good, and as [it is] right in thine eyes to do to us -- do.'
Update Bible Version
And now, look, we are in your hand: as it seems good and right to you to do to us, do.
Webster's Bible Translation
And now, behold, we [are] in thy hand: do as it seemeth good and right to thee to do to us,
World English Bible
Now, behold, we are in your hand: as it seems good and right to you to do to us, do.
New King James Version
And now, here we are, in your hands; do with us as it seems good and right to do to us."
New Living Translation
Now we are at your mercy—do to us whatever you think is right."
New Life Bible
Now see, we are in your hands. Do to us whatever you think is good and right in your eyes."
New Revised Standard
And now we are in your hand: do as it seems good and right in your sight to do to us."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, therefore, here we are, in thy hand, - as may be good and right in thine eyes, to do unto us, do.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And now we are in thy hand: deal with us as it seemeth good and right unto thee.
Revised Standard Version
And now, behold, we are in your hand: do as it seems good and right in your sight to do to us."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Now behold, we are in your hands; do as it seems good and right in your sight to do to us."

Contextual Overview

22 And Iosuah called for them, & talked with them, and sayde, Wherfore haue ye beguiled vs, saying, We dwell farre from you: when ye dwell among vs? 23 And nowe are ye cursed, and there shal not ceasse to be of you bondmen, and hewers of wood, & drawers of water for the house of my God. 24 And they aunswered Iosuah, & sayd, It was tolde thy seruauntes how that the Lorde thy God had commaunded his seruaunt Moyses to geue you all the lande, and to destroy all the inhabitours therof out of your sight, and therfore we were exceedyng sore afrayde for our liues at the presence of you, and haue done this thing. 25 And beholde, we are in thyne hande: as it seemeth good and right in thyne eyes to do vnto vs, so do. 26 And euen so did he vnto them, and rid them out of the hande of the chyldren of Israel, that they slue them not. 27 And Iosuah made them that same day hewers of wood, and drawers of water for the congregation and for the aulter of God, vnto this day, in the place whiche he shoulde choose.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

we are: Genesis 16:6, Judges 8:15, 2 Samuel 24:14, Isaiah 47:6, Jeremiah 26:14, Jeremiah 38:5

as it seemeth: Judges 10:15, 1 Samuel 3:18, Matthew 11:26

Reciprocal: Joshua 6:21 - utterly Joshua 9:8 - General Joshua 10:6 - from thy 2 Kings 10:5 - We are thy servants Isaiah 27:5 - let him Luke 15:19 - make

Cross-References

Genesis 3:14
And the lord god said vnto ye serpent: Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed aboue all cattel, and aboue euery beast of the fielde: vpon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eate all the dayes of thy lyfe.
Genesis 4:11
And nowe art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receaue thy brothers blood from thy hande.
Genesis 9:7
But be fruitefull, and multiplie you, breede in the earth, and increase therein.
Genesis 9:8
God spake also vnto Noah, & to his sonnes with hym, saying:
Genesis 9:20
Noah also began to be an husbandman, and planted a vineyarde.
Genesis 9:21
And he drynkyng of the wyne, was dronken, and vncouered within his tent.
Genesis 9:22
And Ham the father of Chanaan, seeyng the nakednesse of his father, tolde his two brethren without.
Genesis 9:28
Noah liued after the fludde three hundred and fiftie yeres.
Genesis 49:7
Cursed be their wrath, for it was shamelesse, and their fiercenesse, for it was cruell: I wyll deuide them in Iacob, and scatter them in Israel.
Deuteronomy 27:16
Cursed be he that curseth his father and his mother: and all the people shall say, Amen.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And now, behold, we [are] in thine hand,.... In thy power, and at thy disposal, and are ready to submit to whatsoever may be enjoined us:

as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do; do what is consistent with the laws of kindness, and with the rules of justice, and particularly with the league made, and oath taken; all which they left with him to consider of, and to do as in his wisdom and goodness he should see fit.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Joshua 9:25. We are in thine hand — Entirely in thy power.

As it seemeth good and right unto thee - do. — Whatever justice and mercy dictate to thee to do to us, that perform. They expect justice, because they deceived the Israelites; but they expect mercy also, because they were driven to use this expedient for fear of losing their lives. The appeal to Joshua is full of delicacy and cogent argument.


 
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