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Joshua 9:8
The Hivites said to Joshua, "We are your servants." But Joshua asked, "Who are you? Where do you come from?"
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Christian Standard Bible®
They said to Joshua, “We are your servants.”
They said to Joshua, “We are your servants.”
Hebrew Names Version
They said to Yehoshua, We are your servants. Yehoshua said to them, Who are you? and from whence come you?
They said to Yehoshua, We are your servants. Yehoshua said to them, Who are you? and from whence come you?
King James Version
And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?
And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?
Lexham English Bible
They said to Joshua, "We are your servants." And Joshua said to them, "Who are you, and from where do you come?"
They said to Joshua, "We are your servants." And Joshua said to them, "Who are you, and from where do you come?"
English Standard Version
They said to Joshua, "We are your servants." And Joshua said to them, "Who are you? And where do you come from?"
They said to Joshua, "We are your servants." And Joshua said to them, "Who are you? And where do you come from?"
New English Translation
But they said to Joshua, "We are willing to be your subjects." So Joshua said to them, "Who are you and where do you come from?"
But they said to Joshua, "We are willing to be your subjects." So Joshua said to them, "Who are you and where do you come from?"
Amplified Bible
They said to Joshua, "We are your servants." Then Joshua said to them, "Who are you, and where do you come from?"
They said to Joshua, "We are your servants." Then Joshua said to them, "Who are you, and where do you come from?"
New American Standard Bible
So they said to Joshua, "We are your servants." Then Joshua said to them, "Who are you and where do you come from?"
So they said to Joshua, "We are your servants." Then Joshua said to them, "Who are you and where do you come from?"
Geneva Bible (1587)
And they said vnto Ioshua, We are thy seruants. Then Ioshua saide vnto them, Who are ye? and whence come ye?
And they said vnto Ioshua, We are thy seruants. Then Ioshua saide vnto them, Who are ye? and whence come ye?
Legacy Standard Bible
But they said to Joshua, "We are your servants." Then Joshua said to them, "Who are you and where do you come from?"
But they said to Joshua, "We are your servants." Then Joshua said to them, "Who are you and where do you come from?"
Complete Jewish Bible
But they answered Y'hoshua, "We are your servants." Y'hoshua asked, "Who are you, and where do you come from?"
But they answered Y'hoshua, "We are your servants." Y'hoshua asked, "Who are you, and where do you come from?"
Darby Translation
And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said to them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?
And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said to them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?
Easy-to-Read Version
The Hivite men said to Joshua, "We are your servants." But Joshua asked, "Who are you? Where do you come from?"
The Hivite men said to Joshua, "We are your servants." But Joshua asked, "Who are you? Where do you come from?"
George Lamsa Translation
And they said to Joshua, We are your servants. And Joshua said to them, Who are you? And where do you come from?
And they said to Joshua, We are your servants. And Joshua said to them, Who are you? And where do you come from?
Good News Translation
They said to Joshua, "We are at your service." Joshua asked them, "Who are you? Where do you come from?"
They said to Joshua, "We are at your service." Joshua asked them, "Who are you? Where do you come from?"
Literal Translation
And they said to Joshua, We are your servants. And Joshua said to them, Who are you? And from where do you come?
And they said to Joshua, We are your servants. And Joshua said to them, Who are you? And from where do you come?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
They saide vnto Iosua: We are yi seruautes. Iosua sayde vnto them: What are ye, & whence come ye?
They saide vnto Iosua: We are yi seruautes. Iosua sayde vnto them: What are ye, & whence come ye?
American Standard Version
And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?
And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?
Bible in Basic English
And they said to Joshua, We are your servants. Then Joshua said to them, Who are you and where do you come from?
And they said to Joshua, We are your servants. Then Joshua said to them, Who are you and where do you come from?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they sayde vnto Iosuah: We are thy seruauntes. And Iosuah sayde vnto them againe: What are ye, & whence come ye?
And they sayde vnto Iosuah: We are thy seruauntes. And Iosuah sayde vnto them againe: What are ye, & whence come ye?
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And they said unto Joshua: 'We are thy servants.' And Joshua said unto them: 'Who are ye? and from whence come ye?'
And they said unto Joshua: 'We are thy servants.' And Joshua said unto them: 'Who are ye? and from whence come ye?'
King James Version (1611)
And they said vnto Ioshua, Wee are thy seruants. And Ioshua said vnto them, Who are ye? And from whence come ye?
And they said vnto Ioshua, Wee are thy seruants. And Ioshua said vnto them, Who are ye? And from whence come ye?
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they said to Joshua, We are thy servants: and Joshua said to them, Whence are ye, and whence have ye come?
And they said to Joshua, We are thy servants: and Joshua said to them, Whence are ye, and whence have ye come?
English Revised Version
And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?
And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?
Berean Standard Bible
"We are your servants," they said to Joshua. Then Joshua asked them, "Who are you and where have you come from?"
"We are your servants," they said to Joshua. Then Joshua asked them, "Who are you and where have you come from?"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei seiden to Josue, We ben thi seruauntis. To whiche Josue seide, What men ben ye, and fro whennus camen ye?
And thei seiden to Josue, We ben thi seruauntis. To whiche Josue seide, What men ben ye, and fro whennus camen ye?
Young's Literal Translation
and they say unto Joshua, `Thy servants we [are].' And Joshua saith unto them, `Who [are] ye? and whence come ye?'
and they say unto Joshua, `Thy servants we [are].' And Joshua saith unto them, `Who [are] ye? and whence come ye?'
Update Bible Version
And they said to Joshua, We are your slaves. And Joshua said to them, Who are you? and from where do you come?
And they said to Joshua, We are your slaves. And Joshua said to them, Who are you? and from where do you come?
Webster's Bible Translation
And they said to Joshua, we [are] thy servants. And Joshua said to them, Who [are] ye? and whence come ye?
And they said to Joshua, we [are] thy servants. And Joshua said to them, Who [are] ye? and whence come ye?
World English Bible
They said to Joshua, We are your servants. Joshua said to them, Who are you? and from whence come you?
They said to Joshua, We are your servants. Joshua said to them, Who are you? and from whence come you?
New King James Version
But they said to Joshua, "We are your servants." And Joshua said to them, "Who are you, and where do you come from?"
But they said to Joshua, "We are your servants." And Joshua said to them, "Who are you, and where do you come from?"
New Living Translation
They replied, "We are your servants." "But who are you?" Joshua demanded. "Where do you come from?"
They replied, "We are your servants." "But who are you?" Joshua demanded. "Where do you come from?"
New Life Bible
But they said to Joshua, "We are your servants." Then Joshua said to them, "Who are you? Where do you come from?"
But they said to Joshua, "We are your servants." Then Joshua said to them, "Who are you? Where do you come from?"
New Revised Standard
They said to Joshua, "We are your servants." And Joshua said to them, "Who are you? And where do you come from?"
They said to Joshua, "We are your servants." And Joshua said to them, "Who are you? And where do you come from?"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they said unto Joshua: Thy servants, we are. And Joshua said unto them: Who, are ye? And, from whence, come ye?
And they said unto Joshua: Thy servants, we are. And Joshua said unto them: Who, are ye? And, from whence, come ye?
Douay-Rheims Bible
But they said to Josue: We are thy servants. Josue said to them: Who are you? and whence came you?
But they said to Josue: We are thy servants. Josue said to them: Who are you? and whence came you?
Revised Standard Version
They said to Joshua, "We are your servants." And Joshua said to them, "Who are you? And where do you come from?"
They said to Joshua, "We are your servants." And Joshua said to them, "Who are you? And where do you come from?"
THE MESSAGE
They said to Joshua, "We'll be your servants." Joshua said, "Who are you now? Where did you come from?"
They said to Joshua, "We'll be your servants." Joshua said, "Who are you now? Where did you come from?"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But they said to Joshua, "We are your servants." Then Joshua said to them, "Who are you and where do you come from?"
But they said to Joshua, "We are your servants." Then Joshua said to them, "Who are you and where do you come from?"
Contextual Overview
3 When the people of Gibeon heard how Joshua had defeated Jericho and Ai, 4 they decided to trick the Israelites. They gathered old sacks and old leather wine bags that were cracked and mended, and they put them on the backs of their donkeys. 5 They put old sandals on their feet and wore old clothes, and they took some dry, moldy bread. 6 Then they went to Joshua in the camp near Gilgal. The men said to Joshua and the Israelites, "We have traveled from a faraway country. Make a peace agreement with us." 7 The Israelites said to these Hivites, "Maybe you live near us. How can we make a peace agreement with you?" 8 The Hivites said to Joshua, "We are your servants." But Joshua asked, "Who are you? Where do you come from?" 9 The men answered, "We are your servants who have come from a far country, because we heard of the fame of the Lord your God. We heard about what he has done and everything he did in Egypt. 10 We heard that he defeated the two kings of the Amorites from the east side of the Jordan River—Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan who ruled in Ashtaroth. 11 So our elders and our people said to us, ‘Take food for your journey and go and meet the Israelites. Tell them, "We are your servants. Make a peace agreement with us."' 12 "Look at our bread. On the day we left home to come to you it was warm and fresh, but now it is dry and moldy.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Joshua 9:11, Joshua 9:23, Joshua 9:25, Joshua 9:27, Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Deuteronomy 20:11, 1 Kings 9:20, 1 Kings 9:21, 2 Kings 10:5
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And they said unto Joshua, we [are] thy servants,.... Not that they meant to be subjects of his, and tributaries to him; but this they said in great humility and lowliness of mind, being willing to be or do anything he should enjoin them. Abarbinel observes, that this they proposed to Joshua singly, not to be servants to all the people, but to him only, and to have him for their head and governor:
and Joshua, said, who [are] ye? and from whence come ye? by what name are ye called? and from what country do ye come? suspecting, as it should seem, that they were the inhabitants of Canaan; or however he was cautious and upon his guard, lest they should be such, and yet was not enough upon his guard to prevent imposition.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Joshua 9:8. We are thy servants. — This appears to have been the only answer they gave to the question of the Israelitish elders, and this they gave to Joshua, not to them, as they saw that Joshua was commander-in-chief of the host.
Who are ye? and from whence come ye? — To these questions, from such an authority, they felt themselves obliged to give an explicit answer; and they do it very artfully by a mixture of truth, falsehood, and hypocrisy.
