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 thyGod 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 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.

25 And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.

26 And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not.

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What Does Joshua 9:24 Mean?

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