Joshua 9:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell among us?”
Joshua 9:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joshua 9:22 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joshua 9:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Joshua called for them, and he spoke to them, saying, “Why have you deceived us, saying, ‘We are very far from you,’ when you live among us?”
Joshua 9:22 — World English Bible
Joshua 9:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell among us? ”
Joshua 9:22 — American Standard Version
Joshua 9:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Joshua calleth for them, and speaketh unto them, saying, `Why have ye deceived us, saying, We are very far from you, and ye in our midst dwelling?”
Joshua 9:22 — Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 9:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Joshua called for them, and he spoke to them, saying, Why have ye deceived us, saying, We are very far from you; whereas ye dwell in our midst? ”
Joshua 9:22 — Darby Translation
Joshua 9:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Ioshua then called them, and talked with them, and sayd, Wherefore haue ye beguiled vs, saying, We are very farre from you, when ye dwel among vs?”
Joshua 9:22 — Geneva Bible
Joshua 9:22 in Context — Joshua 9
20 This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.
21 And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.
22 And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell among us?
23 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.
24 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.
What Does Joshua 9:22 Mean?
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