Joshua 9:24 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the Lord thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing.”
Joshua 9:24 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joshua 9:24 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joshua 9:24 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They answered Joshua, and said, “Because your servants were certainly told how Yahweh your God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you. Therefore we were very afraid for our lives because of you, and have done this thing.”
Joshua 9:24 — World English Bible
Joshua 9:24 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that Jehovah thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; therefore we were sore afraid for our lives because of you, and have done this thing.”
Joshua 9:24 — American Standard Version
Joshua 9:24 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And they answer Joshua and say, `Because it was certainly declared to thy servants, that Jehovah thy God commanded Moses His servant to give to you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; and we fear greatly for ourselves because of you, and we do this thing;”
Joshua 9:24 — Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 9:24 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they answered Joshua and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants how that Jehovah thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; and we feared greatly for our lives because of you, and did this thing.”
Joshua 9:24 — Darby Translation
Joshua 9:24 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And they answered Ioshua, and sayd, Because it was tolde thy seruants, that the Lord thy God had commanded his seruant Moses to giue you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land out of your sight, therefore we were exceeding sore afraid for our liues at the presence of you, and haue done this thing:”
Joshua 9:24 — Geneva Bible
Joshua 9:24 in Context — Joshua 9
22 Josué les fit appeler, et leur parla ainsi: Pourquoi nous avez-vous trompés, en disant: Nous sommes très éloignés de vous, tandis que vous habitez au milieu de nous?
23 Maintenant vous êtes maudits, et vous ne cesserez point d’être dans la servitude, de couper le bois et de puiser l’eau pour la maison de mon Dieu.
24 Ils répondirent à Josué, et dirent: On avait rapporté à tes serviteurs les ordres de l’Éternel, ton Dieu, à Moïse, son serviteur, pour vous livrer tout le pays et pour en détruire devant vous tous les habitants, et votre présence nous a inspiré une grande crainte pour notre vie: voilà pourquoi nous avons agi de la sorte.
25 Et maintenant nous voici entre tes mains; traite-nous comme tu trouveras bon et juste de nous traiter.
26 Josué agit à leur égard comme il avait été décidé; il les délivra de la main des enfants d’Israël, qui ne les firent pas mourir;
What Does Joshua 9:24 Mean?
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