KJV King James Version
And 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.
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Joshua 9:27
And 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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
On that day he made them woodcutters and water carriers, as they are to this day for the congregation of the LORD and for the altar at the place He would choose.
WEB World English Bible
That day Joshua made them wood cutters and drawers of water for the congregation and for the altar of Yahweh, to this day, in the place which he should choose.
ASV American Standard Version
And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of Jehovah, unto this day, in the place which he should choose.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Joshua maketh them on that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the company, and for the altar of Jehovah, unto this day, at the place which He doth choose.
Surrounding context — Joshua 9
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.
27 And 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.
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וַיִּתְּנֵ֨םH5414 · na.tanto give: giveיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַH3091 · ye.ho.shu.aJoshuaבַּיּ֣וֹםH3117 · yomdayהַה֗וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itחֹטְבֵ֥יH2404 · cha.tavto chopעֵצִ֛יםH6086 · etstree: woodוְשֹׁ֥אֲבֵיH7579 · sha.avto drawמַ֖יִםH4325 · ma.yimwaterלָֽעֵדָ֑הH5712 · e.dahcongregationוּלְמִזְבַּ֤חH4196 · miz.be.achaltarיְהוָה֙H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDעַד־H5704 · adtillהַיּ֣וֹםH3117 · yomdayהַזֶּ֔הH2088 · zehthisאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)הַמָּק֖וֹםH4725 · ma.qomplaceאֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhichיִבְחָֽר׃ פH977 · ba.charto choose
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