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Joshua 9:23-25
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Joshua 9:23-25
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23 Now, your people will have many troubles. All of your people will be slaves—they will have to cut wood and carry water for the house of God.[a]”
24 The Gibeonites answered, “We lied to you because we were afraid you would kill us. We heard that God commanded his servant Moses to give you all this land. And God told you to kill all the people who lived in this land. That is why we lied to you. 25 Now we are your servants. You can do whatever you think is right.”
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- Joshua 9:23 house of God This might mean the “family of God” (Israel), “the Holy Tent,” or “the Temple.”
Joshua 9:23-25
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Joshua 9:23-25
New International Version
23 You are now under a curse:(A) You will never be released from service as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”
24 They answered Joshua, “Your servants were clearly told(B) how the Lord your God had commanded his servant Moses to give you the whole land and to wipe out all its inhabitants from before you. So we feared for our lives because of you, and that is why we did this. 25 We are now in your hands.(C) Do to us whatever seems good and right(D) to you.”
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