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New American Standard Bible (1995)
Joshua 9:23
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Therefore you are cursed and will always be slaves—woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”
Now therefore you are cursed, and there shall never fail to be of you bondservants, both wood cutters 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; some of you will always be slaves as woodcutters 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, 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."
"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 you will never cease to be slaves, both gatherers of firewood and labor to draw 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."
Now you are under a curse, and your people will have to send workers to cut wood and carry water for the place of worship."
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."
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.
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."
Now therefore you are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being gatherers of wood and drawers of water for the house of 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."
And now, you are cursed, and none of you shall fail to be slaves, and woodcutters, and drawers of water for the house of my God.
Therfore shall ye be cursed, so that of you there shall not ceasse seruauntes to hew wodd and to beare 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 because of this you are cursed, and you will for ever be our servants, cutting wood and getting water for the house of my God.
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.
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 ye are cursed, and there shall none of you bee freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood, and drawers of water, for the house of my God.
And now ye are cursed: there shall not fail of you a slave, or a hewer of wood, or a drawer of water to me and 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 under a curse and will perpetually serve as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God."
Therfor ye schulen be `vndur cursyng, and noon schal faile of youre generacioun, hewynge trees and berynge watris, in to the hows of my God.
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.'
Now therefore you are cursed, and there shall never fail to be of you slaves, both cutters 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 bond-men, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.
Now therefore you are cursed, and there shall never fail to be of you bondservants, both wood cutters and drawers of water 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."
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 you are cursed. You will never stop being servants, cutting wood and bringing 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, accursed, ye are, - and ye shall not cease to be in bond-service as 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, into 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."
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Leviticus 27:28, Leviticus 27:29
cursed: This may refer to the original curse pronounced against the descendants of Canaan: both of them seem to have implied nothing else than perpetual slavery. The Gibeonites were brought, no doubt, under tribute; performed the meanest offices for the Israelites; being in the same condition as the servile class of Hindoos, called the Chetrees; had their national importance annihilated, and yet were never permitted to incorporate themselves with the Israelites.
none of you be freed: Heb. not be cut off from you
hewers: In the East, collecting wood for fuel, and carrying water, are the peculiar employment of females. The Arab women of Barbary, and the daughters of the Turcomans, are thus employed. Hence Mr. Harmer concludes, that the bitterness of the doom of the Gibeonites does not seem to have consisted in the labouriousness of the service enjoined them, but its disgracing them from the characteristic employment of men, that of bearing arms, and condemning them and their posterity for ever to the employment of females. Joshua 9:21, Joshua 9:27
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 20:11 - tributaries Joshua 9:8 - General 1 Chronicles 20:3 - with saws Ezra 2:58 - Nethinims Nehemiah 7:46 - Nethinims Esther 7:4 - But if we Psalms 123:2 - as the eyes Galatians 1:8 - let
Cross-References
"Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the LORD your God gives you.
'You shall rise up before the grayheaded and honor the aged, and you shall revere your God; I am the LORD.
Render to all what is due them: tax to whom tax is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.
Brethren, even if anyone is caught in any trespass, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you too will not be tempted.
Do not sharply rebuke an older man, but rather appeal to him as a father, to the younger men as brothers,
The elders who rule well are to be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.
Do not receive an accusation against an elder except on the basis of two or three witnesses.
Honor all people, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the king.
Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Now therefore ye [are] cursed,.... Appear to be the posterity of cursed Canaan, and, notwithstanding the artifice used, should not be exempted from the curse denounced on Canaan: "a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren", Genesis 9:25; as these Gibeonites were; they became the servants of the Levites, who were servants to the priests; and they seemed to be spared in Providence, that that part of the curse on Canaan might be fulfilled: "and Canaan shall be his servant"; the servant of Shem, from whom the Israelites sprang, Genesis 9:25; though the curse was turned into a blessing to the Gibeonites, since though their post and office was mean, yet they had a place in the sanctuary of the Lord, and opportunity of learning the law of God, and understanding the true religion, worship, and knowledge of God, and were an emblem and pledge of the reception of the Gentiles into the church of God:
and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen; which the oath taken did not oblige Joshua, and the princes, to exempt them from, only to let them live, Joshua 9:15;
and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God; which explains what is meant by the "congregation", and who might purposely choose that phrase, to make the people more easy; but their work, as assigned them by Joshua, was not to hew wood and draw water for every one's private use, only for the service of the sanctuary, which in some sense was the service of the congregation; and a great deal of work there was to be done of this kind, much wood to hew for keeping the fire of the altar continually burning, and for boiling the flesh of the peace offerings, and the like, and much water to draw for various uses, for the washing of the priests and the sacrifices, and various other things.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Joshua 9:23. Now therefore ye are cursed — Does not this refer to what was pronounced by Noah, Genesis 9:26, against Ham and his posterity? Did not the curse of Ham imply slavery, and nothing else? Cursed be Canaan, a servant of servants shall he be; and does it not sufficiently appear that nothing else than perpetual slavery is implied in the curse of the Gibeonites? They were brought, no doubt, under tribute; performed the meanest offices for the Israelites, being in the same circumstances with the servile class of Hindoos called the Chetrees; had their national importance annihilated, and yet were never permitted to incorporate themselves with the Israelites. And we may reasonably suppose that this was the purpose of God relative to all the Canaanitish nations: those who would not renounce their idolatry, c., were to be extirpated those who did were to be preserved alive, on condition of becoming tributary, and serving as slaves. Deuteronomy 20:17.
Hewers of wood and drawers of water — The disgrace of this state lay not in the laboriousness of it, but in its being the common employment of the females; if the ancient customs among the same people were such as prevail now. The most intelligent travellers in those countries represent collecting wood for fuel, and carrying water, as the peculiar employment of the females. The Arab women of Barbary do so, according to Dr. Shaw. The daughters of the Turcomans in Palestine are employed, according to D'Arvieux, in fetching wood and water for the accommodation of their respective families. From these circumstances Mr. Harmer reasons thus: "The bitterness of the doom of the Gibeonites does not seem to have consisted in the laboriousness of the service enjoined them, for it was usual for women and children to perform what was required of them; but its degrading them from the characteristic employment of men, that of bearing arms; and condemning them and their posterity for ever to the employment of females. The not receiving them as allies was bitter; the disarming them who had been warriors, and condemning them to the employment of females, was worse; but the extending this degradation to their posterity, was bitterest of all. It is no wonder that in these circumstances they are said to have been cursed." - Obs., vol. iv., p. 297.
