Joshua 9:24
They answered Joshua, and said, “Because your servants were certainly told how the LORD your 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 very afraid for our lives because of you, and have done this thing.Joshua 9:24 · WEB
This verse in other languages
- ગુજરાતી — યહોશુઆ ૯:૨૪
- તેઓએ યહોશુઆને ઉત્તર આપ્યો અને કહ્યું, “યહોવાહ, તમારા પ્રભુએ મૂસાને આજ્ઞા આપી કે તને આખો દેશ આપીશ અને તારી આગળથી સર્વ રહેવાસીઓનો નાશ કરીશ. તેથી તમારા કારણે અમારા જીવન વિષે અમે ઘણાં ભયભીત થયા હતા. તે કારણથી અમે આ કૃત્ય કર્યું.
- हिन्दी — यहोशू ९:२४
- उन्होंने यहोशू को उत्तर दिया, “तेरे दासों को यह निश्चय बताया गया था, कि तेरे परमेश्वर यहोवा ने अपने दास मूसा को आज्ञा दी थी कि तुम को वह सारा देश दे, और उसके सारे निवासियों को तुम्हारे सामने से सर्वनाश करे; इसलिए हम लोगों को तुम्हारे कारण से अपने प्राणों के लाले पड़ गए , इसलिए हमने ऐसा काम किया।
In context
22Joshua called for them, and he spoke to them, saying, “Why have you deceived us, saying, ‘We are very far from you,’ when you live among us?
23Now therefore you are cursed, and some of you will never fail to be slaves, both wood cutters and drawers of water for the house of my God.”
24They answered Joshua, and said, “Because your servants were certainly told how the LORD your 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 very afraid for our lives because of you, and have done this thing.
25Now, behold, we are in your hand. Do to us as it seems good and right to you to do.”
26He did so to them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, so that they didn’t kill them.
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