Joshua 9:23

Modern English Version

Therefore now you are cursed, and you will always be slaves, cutting wood and carrying water for the house of my God.”

Cross References

Deuteronomy 29:11

your little ones, your wives, and your foreigners who are in your camp, from the one who chops your wood to the one who draws your water —

Joshua 9:21

The leaders of the congregation also said to them, “Let them live!” So they became woodcutters and water carriers for the whole congregation, as the leaders told them.

Joshua 9:27

That day he made them woodcutters and water carriers for the congregation and the altar of the Lord, even to this day, at the place He would choose.