<vn='1'>And it came to <sn="1961">pass</s>, when <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="4428">kings</s><sn="834">which</s> were on this <sn="5676">side</s><sn="3383">Jordan</s>, in the <sn="2022">hills</s>, and in the <sn="8219">valleys</s>, and in <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="2348">coasts</s> of the <sn="1419">great</s><sn="3220">sea</s><sn="413">over</s><sn="4136">against</s><sn="3844">Lebanon</s>, the <sn="2850">Hittite</s>, and the <sn="567">Amorite</s>, the <sn="3669">Canaanite</s>, the <sn="6522">Perizzite</s>, the <sn="2340">Hivite</s>, and the <sn="2983">Jebusite</s>, <sn="8085">heard</s> thereof; </v>
<vn='2'>That they gathered <sn="6908">themselves</s><sn="3162">together</s>, to <sn="3898">fight</s><sn="5973">with</s><sn="3091">Joshua</s> and <sn="5973">with</s><sn="3478">Israel</s>, with <sn="259">one</s><sn="6310">accord</s>. </v>
<vn='3'>And when the <sn="3427">inhabitants</s> of <sn="1391">Gibeon</s><sn="8085">heard</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="834">what</s><sn="3091">Joshua</s> had <sn="6213">done</s> unto <sn="3405">Jericho</s> and to <sn="5857">Ai</s>, </v>
<vn='4'><sn="1992">They</s> did <sn="6213">work</s><sn="6195">wilily</s>, and <sn="1980">went</s> and made as if they had been <sn="6737">ambassadors</s>, and <sn="3947">took</s><sn="1087">old</s><sn="8242">sacks</s> upon their <sn="2543">asses</s>, and <sn="3196">wine</s><sn="4997">bottles</s>, <sn="1087">old</s>, and <sn="1234">rent</s>, and bound <sn="6887">up</s>; </v>
<vn='5'>And <sn="1087">old</s><sn="5275">shoes</s> and <sn="2921">clouted</s> upon their <sn="7272">feet</s>, and <sn="1087">old</s><sn="8008">garments</s><sn="5921">upon</s> them; and <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="3899">bread</s> of their <sn="6718">provision</s> was <sn="3001">dry</s> and <sn="5350">moldy</s>. </v>
<vn='6'>And they <sn="1980">went</s><sn="413">to</s><sn="3091">Joshua</s><sn="413">unto</s> the <sn="4264">camp</s> at <sn="1537">Gilgal</s>, and <sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> him, and <sn="413">to</s> the <sn="376">men</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s>, We be <sn="935">come</s> from a far <sn="4480 776 7350">country</s>: <sn="6258">now</s> therefore <sn="3772">make</s> ye a <sn="1285">league</s> with us. </v>
<vn='7'>And the <sn="376">men</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> the <sn="2340">Hivites</s>, <sn="194">Peradventure</s><sn="859">ye</s><sn="3427">dwell</s><sn="7130">among</s> us; and <sn="349">how</s> shall we <sn="3772">make</s> a <sn="1285">league</s> with you? </v>
<vn='8'>And they <sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s><sn="3091">Joshua</s>, <sn="587">We</s> are thy <sn="5650">servants</s>. And <sn="3091">Joshua</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> them, <sn="4310">Who</s> are <sn="859">ye</s>? and from <sn="4480 370">whence</s><sn="935">come</s> ye? </v>
<vn='9'>And they <sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> him, From a very far <sn="4480 776 3966 7350">country</s> thy <sn="5650">servants</s> are <sn="935">come</s> because of the <sn="8034">name</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s> thy <sn="430">God</s>: <sn="3588">for</s> we have <sn="8085">heard</s> the <sn="8089">fame</s> of him, and <sn="3605">all</s><sn="834">that</s> he <sn="6213">did</s> in <sn="4714">Egypt</s>, </v>
<vn='10'>And <sn="3605">all</s><sn="834">that</s> he <sn="6213">did</s> to the <sn="8147">two</s><sn="4428">kings</s> of the <sn="567">Amorites</s>, <sn="834">that</s> were <sn="5676">beyond</s><sn="3383">Jordan</s>, to <sn="5511">Sihon</s><sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="2809">Heshbon</s>, and to <sn="5747">Og</s><sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="1316">Bashan</s>, <sn="834">which</s> was at <sn="6252">Ashtaroth</s>. </v>
<vn='11'>Wherefore our <sn="2205">elders</s> and <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="3427">inhabitants</s> of our <sn="776">country</s><sn="559">spoke</s><sn="413">to</s> us, <sn="559">saying</s>, <sn="3947">Take</s><sn="6720">victuals</s> with <sn="3027">you</s> for the <sn="1870">journey</s>, and <sn="1980">go</s> to <sn="7125">meet</s> them, and <sn="559">say</s><sn="413">unto</s> them, <sn="587">We</s> are your <sn="5650">servants</s>: therefore <sn="6258">now</s><sn="3772">make</s> ye a <sn="1285">league</s> with us. </v>
<vn='12'><sn="2088">This</s> our <sn="3899">bread</s> we took <sn="2525">hot</s> for our <sn="6679">provision</s> out of our <sn="4480 1004">houses</s> on the <sn="3117">day</s> we came <sn="3318">forth</s> to <sn="1980">go</s><sn="413">unto</s> you; but <sn="6258">now</s>, <sn="2009">behold</s>, it is <sn="3001">dry</s>, and it <sn="1961">is</s><sn="5350">moldy</s>: </v>
<vn='13'>And <sn="428">these</s><sn="4997">bottles</s> of <sn="3196">wine</s>, <sn="834">which</s> we <sn="4390">filled</s>, were <sn="2319">new</s>; and, <sn="2009">behold</s>, they be <sn="1234">rent</s>: and <sn="428">these</s> our <sn="8008">garments</s> and our <sn="5275">shoes</s> are become <sn="1086">old</s> by reason of the <sn="3966">very</s><sn="4480 7230">long</s><sn="1870">journey</s>. </v>
<vn='14'>And the <sn="376">men</s><sn="3947">took</s> of their <sn="4480 6718">victuals</s>, and <sn="7592">asked</s><sn="3808">not</s> counsel at the <sn="6310">mouth</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s>. </v>
<vn='15'>And <sn="3091">Joshua</s><sn="6213">made</s><sn="7965">peace</s> with them, and <sn="6213">made</s> a <sn="1285">league</s> with them, to let them <sn="2421">live</s>: and the <sn="5387">princes</s> of the <sn="5712">congregation</s><sn="7650">swore</s> unto them. </v>
<vn='16'>And it came to <sn="1961">pass</s> at the <sn="4480 7097">end</s> of <sn="7969">three</s><sn="3117">days</s><sn="310 834">after</s> they had <sn="3772">made</s> a <sn="1285">league</s> with them, that they <sn="8085">heard</s><sn="3588">that</s><sn="1992">they</s> were <sn="413">their</s><sn="7138">neighbors</s>, and that <sn="1992">they</s><sn="3427">dwelt</s><sn="7130">among</s> them. </v>
<vn='17'>And the <sn="1121">children</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s><sn="5265">journeyed</s>, and <sn="935">came</s><sn="413">unto</s> their <sn="5892">cities</s> on the <sn="7992">third</s><sn="3117">day</s>. Now their <sn="5892">cities</s> were <sn="1391">Gibeon</s>, and <sn="3716">Chephirah</s>, and <sn="881">Beeroth</s>, and <sn="7157">Kirjath</s> -jearim. </v>
<vn='18'>And the <sn="1121">children</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s><sn="5221">smote</s> them <sn="3808">not</s>, <sn="3588">because</s> the <sn="5387">princes</s> of the <sn="5712">congregation</s> had <sn="7650">sworn</s> unto them by the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="430">God</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s>. And <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="5712">congregation</s><sn="3885">murmured</s><sn="5921">against</s> the <sn="5387">princes</s>. </v>
<vn='19'>But <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="5387">princes</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s><sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="5712">congregation</s>, <sn="587">We</s> have <sn="7650">sworn</s> unto them by the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="430">God</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s>: <sn="6258">now</s> therefore we <sn="3201">may</s><sn="3808">not</s><sn="5060">touch</s> them. </v>
<vn='20'><sn="2063">This</s> we will <sn="6213">do</s> to them; we will even let them <sn="2421 *853">live</s>, <sn="3808">lest</s><sn="7110">wrath</s><sn="1961">be</s><sn="5921">upon</s> us, because <sn="5921">of</s> the <sn="7621">oath</s><sn="834">which</s> we <sn="7650">swore</s> unto them. </v>
<vn='21'>And the <sn="5387">princes</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> them, Let them <sn="2421">live</s>; but let them <sn="1961">be</s><sn="2404">hewers</s> of <sn="6086">wood</s> and <sn="7579">drawers</s> of <sn="4325">water</s> unto <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="5712">congregation</s>; <sn="834">as</s> the <sn="5387">princes</s> had <sn="1696">promised</s> them. </v>
<vn='22'>And <sn="3091">Joshua</s><sn="7121">called</s> for them, and he <sn="1696">spoke</s><sn="413">unto</s> them, <sn="559">saying</s>, <sn="4100">Wherefore</s> have ye <sn="7411">beguiled</s> us, <sn="559">saying</s>, <sn="587">We</s> are <sn="3966">very</s><sn="7350">far</s><sn="4480">from</s> you; when <sn="859">ye</s><sn="3427">dwell</s><sn="7130">among</s> us? </v>
<vn='23'><sn="6258">Now</s> therefore <sn="859">ye</s> are <sn="779">cursed</s>, and there shall <sn="3808">none</s><sn="4480">of</s> you be <sn="3772">freed</s> from being <sn="5650">bondmen</s>, and <sn="2404">hewers</s> of <sn="6086">wood</s> and <sn="7579">drawers</s> of <sn="4325">water</s> for the <sn="1004">house</s> of my <sn="430">God</s>. </v>
<vn='24'>And they <sn="6030">answered</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="3091">Joshua</s>, and <sn="559">said</s>, <sn="3588">Because</s> it was certainly <sn="5046 5046">told</s> thy <sn="5650">servants</s>, <sn="*853"></s> how <sn="834">that</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s> thy <sn="430">God</s><sn="6680">commanded</s> his <sn="5650">servant</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="4872">Moses</s> to <sn="5414">give</s> you <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="776">land</s>, and to <sn="8045">destroy</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="3427">inhabitants</s> of the <sn="776">land</s> from <sn="4480 6440">before</s> you, therefore we were <sn="3966">sore</s><sn="3372">afraid</s> of our <sn="5315">lives</s> because <sn="4480 6440">of</s> you, and have <sn="6213">done</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="2088">this</s><sn="1697">thing</s>. </v>
<vn='25'>And <sn="6258">now</s>, <sn="2009">behold</s>, we are in thine <sn="3027">hand</s>: as it seemeth <sn="2896">good</s> and <sn="3477">right</s> unto <sn="5869">thee</s> to <sn="6213">do</s> unto us, <sn="6213">do</s>. </v>
<vn='26'>And <sn="3651">so</s><sn="6213">did</s> he unto them, and <sn="5337">delivered</s> them out of the <sn="4480 3027">hand</s> of the <sn="1121">children</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s>, that they <sn="2026">slew</s> them <sn="3808">not</s>. </v>
<vn='27'>And <sn="3091">Joshua</s><sn="5414">made</s> them <sn="1931">that</s><sn="3117">day</s><sn="2404">hewers</s> of <sn="6086">wood</s> and <sn="7579">drawers</s> of <sn="4325">water</s> for the <sn="5712">congregation</s>, and for the <sn="4196">altar</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s>, even <sn="5704">unto</s><sn="2088">this</s><sn="3117">day</s>, <sn="413">in</s> the <sn="4725">place</s><sn="834">which</s> he should <sn="977">choose</s>. </v>