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Joshua 9:27

in Joshua 9

On that day he made them woodcutters and water carriers, as they are to this day for the congregation of the LORD and for the altar at the place He would choose.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of Jehovah, unto this day, in the place which he should choose.

KJV

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.

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This verse in Joshua 9

Commentary

2 notes on this verse
And Joshua made them that day,.... Constituted and appointed them, ordered and settled them, in the post and office after mentioned; or "gave" them (u); hence some think they had the name Nethinim, persons given to the Levites for the service of the sanctuary: namely, to be hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the Lord; some think they were employed both for the service of the congregation, when they wanted wood and water, and for the altar, and what belonged to it, that needed both.

This site's exposition

And so did he unto

on Joshua 9:26-27

Joshua keeps them alive and fixes their labour at the altar of the Lord, in the place which he should choose, which is the wording Deuteronomy 12:5 uses of the sanctuary before there is one. The men who lied to stay clear of Israel spend their generations at its centre. Ezra 2:43-58 and Ezra 8:20 list the Nethinim, given for the service of the Levites, and older writers including Gill read them as this people's descendants, a link the text of Ezra leaves unstated. The league also sets up the next chapter, since Adoni-zedek attacks Gibeon at 10:1-5 because of it, so the long day comes out of a treaty made without counsel.

The words behind it

18 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיִּתְּנֵ֨םand he made them

    vaiyitenemH5414 →2011 times

  • יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַJoshua

    yehoshua'H3091 →218 times

  • בַּיּ֣וֹםon the day

    baiyomH3117 →2304 times

  • הַה֗וּא<the> that

    hahu'H1931 →1879 times

  • חֹטְבֵ֥יcutters of

    choteveiH2404 →9 times

  • עֵצִ֛יםwood<s>

    ʾetzimH6086 →328 times

  • וְשֹׁ֥אֲבֵיand drawers of

    veshoaveiH7579 →19 times

  • מַ֖יִםwater

    mayimH4325 →581 times

  • לָֽעֵדָ֑הfor the congregation

    laedahH5712 →149 times

  • וּלְמִזְבַּ֤חand for [the] altar of

    ulemizbachH4196 →401 times

  • יְהוָה֙Yahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • עַד־until

    ʾad-H5704 →1261 times

  • הַיּ֣וֹםthe day

    haiyomH3117 →2304 times

  • הַזֶּ֔ה<the> this

    hazehH2088 →1180 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • הַמָּק֖וֹםthe place

    hamakomH4725 →401 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • יִבְחָֽר׃ פhe will choose

    yivcharH977 →171 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

11 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Genesis 9:25he said, “Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”7 worksDeuteronomy 12:5Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.3 worksPsalms 123:2As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are on the LORD our God until He shows us mercy.3 worksEzra 2:58The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all.3 worksJoshua 9:21They continued, “Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for the whole congregation.” So the leaders kept their promise.3 worksJoshua 9:23Now therefore you are under a curse and will perpetually serve as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”3 works
The other 5 cross-references, with their words ▾
Deuteronomy 20:11If they accept your offer of peace and open their gates, all the people there will become forced laborers to serve you.2 worksNehemiah 10:34We have cast lots among the priests, Levites, and people for the donation of wood by our families at the appointed times each year. They are to bring it to the house of our God to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the Law.2 worksDeuteronomy 20:16However, in the cities of the nations that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, you must not leave alive anything that breathes.2 worksEzekiel 48:18The remainder of the length bordering the holy portion and running adjacent to it will be 10,000 cubits on the east side and 10,000 cubits on the west side. Its produce will supply food for the workers of the city.2 worksJoshua 9:8“We are your servants,” they said to Joshua. Then Joshua asked them, “Who are you and where have you come from?”2 works

The walk

5 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Deuteronomy 12:5

    Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.

    it leads to

    • Deuteronomy 12:11

      then the LORD your God will choose a dwelling for His Name. And there you are to bring everything I command you: your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, and all…

    • 2 Chronicles 7:12

      the LORD appeared to him at night and said to him: “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice.

    • Deuteronomy 26:2

      you are to take some of the firstfruits of all your produce from the soil of the land that the LORD your God is giving you and put them in a basket. Then go…

    • Deuteronomy 16:2

      You are to offer to the LORD your God the Passover sacrifice from the herd or flock in the place the LORD will choose as a dwelling for His Name.

    • 1 Kings 8:29

      May Your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ‘My Name shall be there,’ so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays…

About Joshua

The Walls of Jericho Fall Down, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
The Walls of Jericho Fall Down, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Joshua: the study guide →Read Joshua 9 →

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament.

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