Her sound shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, like hewers of wood.
Joshua 9:21 - King James 2000 And the leaders said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the leaders had promised them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the leaders said to them, Let them live [and be our slaves]. So they became hewers of wood and drawers of water for all the assembly, just as the leaders had said of them. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible The leaders went on to say to them, “Let them live.” So they became woodcutters and water haulers for the whole community, exactly as the leaders had intended for them. Catholic Public Domain Version But though they live, let them serve the entire multitude by cutting wood and carrying water." And while they were discussing these things, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But so let them live, as to serve the whole multitude in hewing wood, and bringing in water. As they were speaking these things, |
Her sound shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, like hewers of wood.
You stand this day all of you before the LORD your God; your heads of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, with all the men of Israel,
Your little ones, your wives, and your stranger that is in your camp, from the hewer of your wood unto the drawer of your water:
Now it came to pass, when Adonizedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;
And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live: and the leaders of the congregation swore to them.
This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath come upon us, because of the oath which we swore to them.
Now therefore you are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being slaves, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.
And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the LORD, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose.