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Joshua 9:1-27

9:1

And it came to pass, when all the kings
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which [were] on this side
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Jordan
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in the hills
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and in the valleys
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and in all the coasts
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of the great
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sea
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over against
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Lebanon
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the Hittite
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and the Amorite
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the Canaanite
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the Perizzite
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the Hivite
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and the Jebusite
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heard
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[thereof];

9:2

That they gathered
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themselves together
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to fight
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with Joshua
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and with Israel
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with one
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accord
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{accord: Heb. mouth}

9:3

And when the inhabitants
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of Gibeon
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heard
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what Joshua
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had done
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unto Jericho
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and to Ai
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9:4

They did work
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wilily
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and went
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and made as if they had been ambassadors
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and took
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old
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sacks
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upon their asses
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and wine
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bottles
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old
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and rent
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and bound up
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9:5

And old
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shoes
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and clouted
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upon their feet
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and old
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garments
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upon them; and all the bread
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of their provision
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was dry
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[and] mouldy
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9:6

And they went
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to Joshua
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unto the camp
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at Gilgal
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and said
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unto him, and to the men
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of Israel
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We be come
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from a far
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country
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now therefore make
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ye a league
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with us.

9:7

And the men
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of Israel
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said
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unto the Hivites
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Peradventure
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ye dwell
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among
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us; and how shall we make
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a league
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with you?

9:8

And they said
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unto Joshua
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We [are] thy servants
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And Joshua
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said
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unto them, Who [are] ye? and from whence
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come
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ye?

9:9

And they said
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unto him, From a very
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far
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country
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thy servants
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are come
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because of the name
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of the LORD
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thy God
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for we have heard
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the fame
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of him, and all that he did
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in Egypt
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9:10

And all that he did
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to the two
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kings
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of the Amorites
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that [were] beyond
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Jordan
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to Sihon
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king
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of Heshbon
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and to Og
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king
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of Bashan
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which [was] at Ashtaroth
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9:11

Wherefore our elders
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and all the inhabitants
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of our country
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spake
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to us, saying
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Take
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victuals
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with you
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for the journey
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and go
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to meet
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them, and say
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unto them, We [are] your servants
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therefore now make
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ye a league
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with us. {with you: Heb. in your hand}

9:12

This our bread
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we took hot
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[for] our provision
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out of our houses
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on the day
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we came forth
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to go
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unto you; but now, behold, it is dry
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and it is mouldy
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9:13

And these bottles
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of wine
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which we filled
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[were] new
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and, behold, they be rent
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and these our garments
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and our shoes
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are become old
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by reason of the very
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long
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journey
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9:14

And the men
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took
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of their victuals
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and asked
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not [counsel] at the mouth
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of the LORD
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{the men...: or, they received the men by reason of their victuals}

9:15

And Joshua
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made
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peace
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with them, and made
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a league
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with them, to let them live
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and the princes
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of the congregation
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sware
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unto them.

9:16

And it came to pass at the end
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of three
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days
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after
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they had made
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a league
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with them, that they heard
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that they [were] their neighbours
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and [that] they dwelt
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among
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them.

9:17

And the children
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of Israel
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journeyed
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and came
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unto their cities
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on the third
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day
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Now their cities
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[were] Gibeon
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and Chephirah
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and Beeroth
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and Kirjathjearim
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9:18

And the children
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of Israel
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smote
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them not, because the princes
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of the congregation
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had sworn
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unto them by the LORD
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God
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of Israel
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And all the congregation
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murmured
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against the princes
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9:19

But all the princes
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said
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unto all the congregation
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We have sworn
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unto them by the LORD
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God
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of Israel
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now therefore we may
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not touch
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them.

9:20

This we will do
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to them; we will even let them live
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lest wrath
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be upon us, because of the oath
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which we sware
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unto them.

9:21

And the princes
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said
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unto them, Let them live
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but let them be hewers
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of wood
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and drawers
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of water
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unto all the congregation
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as the princes
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had promised
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them.

9:22

And Joshua
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called
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for them, and he spake
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unto them, saying
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Wherefore have ye beguiled
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us, saying
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We [are] very
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far
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from you; when ye dwell
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among
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us?

9:23

Now therefore ye [are] cursed
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and there shall none of you be freed
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from being bondmen
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and hewers
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of wood
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and drawers
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of water
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for the house
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of my God
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{none...: Heb. not be cut off from you}

9:24

And they answered
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Joshua
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and said
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Because it was certainly
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told
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thy servants
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how that the LORD
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thy God
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commanded
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his servant
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Moses
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to give
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you all the land
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and to destroy
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all the inhabitants
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of the land
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from before
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you, therefore we were sore
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afraid
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of our lives
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because
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of you, and have done
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this thing
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9:25

And now, behold, we
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[are] in thine hand
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as it seemeth
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good
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and right
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unto thee to do
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unto us, do
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9:26

And so did
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he unto them, and delivered
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them out of the hand
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of the children
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of Israel
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that they slew
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them not.

9:27

And Joshua
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made
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them that day
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hewers
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of wood
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and drawers
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of water
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for the congregation
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and for the altar
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of the LORD
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even unto this day
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in the place
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which he should choose
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{made: Heb. gave, or, delivered to be}