KJV King James Version
And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us.
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Joshua 9:6
And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
They went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land; please make a treaty with us.”
WEB World English Bible
They went to Joshua to the camp at Gilgal, and said to him, and to the men of Israel, “We have come from a far country. Now therefore make a covenant with us.”
ASV American Standard Version
And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We are come from a far country: now therefore make ye a covenant with us.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And they go unto Joshua, unto the camp at Gilgal, and say unto him, and unto the men of Israel, ‘From a land far off we have come, and now, make with us a covenant;’
Surrounding context — Joshua 9
3 And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,
4 They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up;
5 And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry [and] mouldy.
6 And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us.
7 And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?
8 And they said unto Joshua, We [are] thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who [are] ye? and from whence come ye?
9 And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the LORD thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֵּלְכ֧וּH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַH3091 · ye.ho.shu.aJoshuaאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הH4264 · ma.cha.nehcampהַגִּלְגָּ֑לH1537 · gil.galGilgalוַיֹּאמְר֨וּH559 · a.marto sayאֵלָ֜יוH413 · elto(wards)וְאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)אִ֣ישׁH376 · ishmanיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelמֵאֶ֤רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetרְחוֹקָה֙H7350 · ra.choqdistantבָּ֔אנוּH935 · boto come (in): comeוְעַתָּ֖הH6258 · at.tahnowכִּרְתוּ־H3772 · ka.ratto cut: cutלָ֥נוּH9035 · nuusבְרִֽית׃H1285 · be.ritcovenant
Cross-references
Joshua 5:10And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.2 Kings 20:14Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, [even] from Babylon.1 Kings 8:41Moreover concerning a stranger, that [is] not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name’s sake;Joshua 10:43And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.Joshua 9:9And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the LORD thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,Deuteronomy 20:11-15And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, [that] all the people [that is] found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee.
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