KJV King James Version
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.
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Joshua 9:23
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now therefore you are under a curse and will perpetually serve as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”
WEB World English Bible
Now therefore you are cursed, and some of you will never fail to be bondservants, both wood cutters and drawers of water for the house of my God.”
ASV American Standard Version
Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall never fail to be of you bondmen, both hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and now, cursed are ye, and none of you is cut off from being a servant, even hewers of wood and drawers of water, for the house of my God.’
Surrounding 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.
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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וְעַתָּ֖הH6258 · at.tahnowאֲרוּרִ֣יםH779 · a.rarto curseאַתֶּ֑םH859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)וְלֹֽא־H3808 · lonotיִכָּרֵ֨תH3772 · ka.ratto cut: cutמִכֶּ֜םH9036 · khemyouעֶ֗בֶדH5650 · e.vedservant/slaveוְחֹטְבֵ֥יH2404 · cha.tavto chopעֵצִ֛יםH6086 · etstree: woodוְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי־H7579 · sha.avto drawמַ֖יִםH4325 · ma.yimwaterלְבֵ֥יתH1004 · betplaceאֱלֹהָֽי׃H430 · e.lo.himGod
Cross-references
Joshua 9:21And 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.Joshua 9:27And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the LORD, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose.Leviticus 27:28-29Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the LORD of all that he hath, [both] of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing [is] most holy unto the LORD.Genesis 9:25-26And he said, Cursed [be] Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
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