1 And it came to pass, when all the kings * h4428 which were on this side * h5676 Jordan * h3383, in the hills * h2022, and in the valleys * h8219, and in all the coasts * h2348 of the great * h1419 sea * h3220 over against * h4136 Lebanon * h3844, the Hittite * h2850, and the Amorite * h567, the Canaanite * h3669, the Perizzite * h6522, the Hivite * h2340, and the Jebusite * h2983, heard * h8085 h8800 thereof ;
2 That they gathered * h6908 h8691 themselves together * h3162, to fight * h3898 h8736 with Joshua * h3091 and with Israel * h3478, with one * h259 accord * h6310. accord: Heb. mouth
3 And when the inhabitants * h3427 h8802 of Gibeon * h1391 heard * h8085 h8804 what Joshua * h3091 had done * h6213 h8804 unto Jericho * h3405 and to Ai * h5857,
4 They did work * h6213 h8799 wilily * h6195, and went * h3212 h8799 and made as if they had been ambassadors * h6737 h8691, and took * h3947 h8799 old * h1087 sacks * h8242 upon their asses * h2543, and wine * h3196 bottles * h4997, old * h1087, and rent * h1234 h8794, and bound up * h6887 h8794;
5 And old * h1087 shoes * h5275 and clouted * h2921 h8794 upon their feet * h7272, and old * h1087 garments * h8008 upon them; and all the bread * h3899 of their provision * h6718 was dry * h3001 h8804 and mouldy * h5350.
6 And they went * h3212 h8799 to Joshua * h3091 unto the camp * h4264 at Gilgal * h1537, and said * h559 h8799 unto him, and to the men * h376 of Israel * h3478, We be come * h935 h8804 from a far * h7350 country * h776: now therefore make * h3772 h8798 ye a league * h1285 with us.
7 And the men * h376 of Israel * h3478 said * h559 h8799 unto the Hivites * h2340, Peradventure * h194 ye dwell * h3427 h8802 among * h7130 us; and how shall we make * h3772 h8799 a league * h1285 with you?
8 And they said * h559 h8799 unto Joshua * h3091, We are thy servants * h5650. And Joshua * h3091 said * h559 h8799 unto them, Who are ye? and from whence * h370 come * h935 h8799 ye?
9 And they said * h559 h8799 unto him, From a very * h3966 far * h7350 country * h776 thy servants * h5650 are come * h935 h8804 because of the name * h8034 of the LORD * h3068 thy God * h430: for we have heard * h8085 h8804 the fame * h8089 of him, and all that he did * h6213 h8804 in Egypt * h4714,
10 And all that he did * h6213 h8804 to the two * h8147 kings * h4428 of the Amorites * h567, that were beyond * h5676 Jordan * h3383, to Sihon * h5511 king * h4428 of Heshbon * h2809, and to Og * h5747 king * h4428 of Bashan * h1316, which was at Ashtaroth * h6252.
11 Wherefore our elders * h2205 and all the inhabitants * h3427 h8802 of our country * h776 spake * h559 h8799 to us, saying * h559 h8800, Take * h3947 h8798 victuals * h6720 with you * h3027 for the journey * h1870, and go * h3212 h8798 to meet * h7125 h8800 them, and say * h559 h8804 unto them, We are your servants * h5650: therefore now make * h3772 h8798 ye a league * h1285 with us. with you: Heb. in your hand
12 This our bread * h3899 we took hot * h2525 for our provision * h6679 h8694 out of our houses * h1004 on the day * h3117 we came forth * h3318 h8800 to go * h3212 h8800 unto you; but now, behold, it is dry * h3001 h8804, and it is mouldy * h5350:
13 And these bottles * h4997 of wine * h3196, which we filled * h4390 h8765, were new * h2319; and, behold, they be rent * h1234 h8694: and these our garments * h8008 and our shoes * h5275 are become old * h1086 h8804 by reason of the very * h3966 long * h7230 journey * h1870.
14 And the men * h582 took * h3947 h8799 of their victuals * h6718, and asked * h7592 h8804 not counsel at the mouth * h6310 of the LORD * h3068. the men...: or, they received the men by reason of their victuals
15 And Joshua * h3091 made * h6213 h8799 peace * h7965 with them, and made * h3772 h8799 a league * h1285 with them, to let them live * h2421 h8763: and the princes * h5387 of the congregation * h5712 sware * h7650 h8735 unto them.
16 And it came to pass at the end * h7097 of three * h7969 days * h3117 after * h310 they had made * h3772 h8804 a league * h1285 with them, that they heard * h8085 h8799 that they were their neighbours * h7138, and that they dwelt * h3427 h8802 among * h7130 them.
17 And the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478 journeyed * h5265 h8799, and came * h935 h8799 unto their cities * h5892 on the third * h7992 day * h3117. Now their cities * h5892 were Gibeon * h1391, and Chephirah * h3716, and Beeroth * h881, and Kirjathjearim * h7157.
18 And the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478 smote * h5221 h8689 them not, because the princes * h5387 of the congregation * h5712 had sworn * h7650 h8738 unto them by the LORD * h3068 God * h430 of Israel * h3478. And all the congregation * h5712 murmured * h3885 h8735 against the princes * h5387.
19 But all the princes * h5387 said * h559 h8799 unto all the congregation * h5712, We have sworn * h7650 h8738 unto them by the LORD * h3068 God * h430 of Israel * h3478: now therefore we may * h3201 h8799 not touch * h5060 h8800 them.
20 This we will do * h6213 h8799 to them; we will even let them live * h2421 h8687, lest wrath * h7110 be upon us, because of the oath * h7621 which we sware * h7650 h8738 unto them.
21 And the princes * h5387 said * h559 h8799 unto them, Let them live * h2421 h8799; but let them be hewers * h2404 h8802 of wood * h6086 and drawers * h7579 h8802 of water * h4325 unto all the congregation * h5712; as the princes * h5387 had promised * h1696 h8765 them.
22 And Joshua * h3091 called * h7121 h8799 for them, and he spake * h1696 h8762 unto them, saying * h559 h8800, Wherefore have ye beguiled * h7411 h8765 us, saying * h559 h8800, We are very * h3966 far * h7350 from you; when ye dwell * h3427 h8802 among * h7130 us?
23 Now therefore ye are cursed * h779 h8803, and there shall none of you be freed * h3772 h8735 from being bondmen * h5650, and hewers * h2404 h8802 of wood * h6086 and drawers * h7579 h8802 of water * h4325 for the house * h1004 of my God * h430. none...: Heb. not be cut off from you
24 And they answered * h6030 h8799 Joshua * h3091, and said * h559 h8799, Because it was certainly * h5046 h8715 told * h5046 h8717 thy servants * h5650, how that the LORD * h3068 thy God * h430 commanded * h6680 h8765 his servant * h5650 Moses * h4872 to give * h5414 h8800 you all the land * h776, and to destroy * h8045 h8687 all the inhabitants * h3427 h8802 of the land * h776 from before * h6440 you, therefore we were sore * h3966 afraid * h3372 h8799 of our lives * h5315 because * h6440 of you, and have done * h6213 h8799 this thing * h1697.
25 And now, behold, we * h2009 are in thine hand * h3027: as it seemeth * h5869 good * h2896 and right * h3477 unto thee to do * h6213 h8800 unto us, do * h6213 h8798.
26 And so did * h6213 h8799 he unto them, and delivered * h5337 h8686 them out of the hand * h3027 of the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478, that they slew * h2026 h8804 them not.
27 And Joshua * h3091 made * h5414 h8799 them that day * h3117 hewers * h2404 h8802 of wood * h6086 and drawers * h7579 h8802 of water * h4325 for the congregation * h5712, and for the altar * h4196 of the LORD * h3068, even unto this day * h3117, in the place * h4725 which he should choose * h977 h8799. made: Heb. gave, or, delivered to be