Joshua 9:23
“Now 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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Joshua 9:23 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Now 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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Now 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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und nun, verflucht seid ihr; und nicht sollt ihr aufhören, Knechte zu sein, sowohl Holzhauer als Wasserschöpfer für das Haus meines Gottes!
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Vosotros pues ahora sois malditos, y no faltará de vosotros siervo, y quien corte la leña y saque el agua para la casa de mi Dios.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Vós pois agora sois malditos, e não faltará de vós servo, e quem corte a lenha e tire a água para a casa de meu Deus.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Agora, por causa disso, sois malditos, e entre vós nunca deixará de haver escravos, que cortarão madeira e tirarão água para a casa do meu Deus".
📖 Joshua 9:23 in Context
21And 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.
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?
23Now 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.
24And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the Lord 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 of our lives because of you, and have done this thing.
25And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.
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