Joshua 9:23
What does Joshua 9:23 mean?
A plain-English look at Joshua 9:23 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Now 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Now 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Now 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Now because of this you are cursed, and you will for ever be our servants, cutting wood and getting water for the house of my God.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and now, cursed are ye, and none of you is cut off <FI>from being<Fi> a servant, even hewers of wood and drawers of water, for the house of my God.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Therefore you shall be under a curse, and your race shall always be hewers of wood, and carriers of water, into the house of my God.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And now ye are cursed, and ye shall never cease to be bondmen, and hewers of wood, and drawers of water for the house of myGod.
Context
v.22And 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?
v.23This passage
v.24And 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.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 27:28
Notwithstanding, no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto Jehovah of all that he hath, whether of man or beast, or of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto Jehovah.
- Genesis 9:25
And he said, Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
- Joshua 9:21
And the princes said unto them, Let them live: so they became hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation, as the princes had spoken unto them.
- Joshua 9:27
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.
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