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Joshua 9:6

They went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land; please make a treaty with us.”

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֵּלְכ֧וּvai.ye.le.Khuand they wentH1980 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'JoshuaH3091 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.Nehthe campH4264 →
הַגִּלְגָּ֑לha.gil.Gal<the> GilgalH1537 →
וַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559 →
אֵלָ֜יו'e.Lavto himH413 →
וְאֶל־ve.'el-and toH413 →
אִ֣ישׁ'ish[the] man ofH376 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
מֵאֶ֤רֶץme.'E.retzfrom a landH776 →
רְחוֹקָה֙re.cho.KahdistantH7350 →
בָּ֔אנוּBa.nuwe have comeH935 →
וְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.Tahand thereforeH6258 →
כִּרְתוּ־kir.tu-makeH3772 →
לָ֥נוּLa.nuto <the> us
בְרִֽית׃ve.Rita covenantH1285 →

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Joshua 5:10On the evening of the fourteenth day of the month, while the Israelites were camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, they kept the Passover.Joshua 9:22Then Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and said, “Why did you deceive us by telling us you live far away from us, when in fact you live among us?2 Kings 20:14Then the prophet Isaiah went to King Hezekiah and asked, “Where did those men come from, and what did they say to you?” “They came from a distant land,” Hezekiah replied, “from Babylon.”Hebrews 9:20saying, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.”Isaiah 39:3Then the prophet Isaiah went to King Hezekiah and asked, “Where did those men come from, and what did they say to you?” “They came to me from a distant land,” Hezekiah replied, “from Babylon.”Joshua 10:6Then the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: “Do not abandon your servants. Come quickly and save us! Help us, because all the kings of the Amorites from the hill country have joined forces against us.”1 Kings 8:41And as for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of Your name—Joshua 10:43Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.Deuteronomy 20:11–15If they accept your offer of peace and open their gates, all the people there will become forced laborers to serve you.Joshua 9:9“Your servants have come from a very distant land,” they replied, “because of the fame of the LORD your God. For we have heard the reports about Him: all that He did in Egypt,Ezra 10:3So now let us make a covenant before our God to send away all the foreign wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the command of our God. Let it be done according to the Law.

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The Walls of Jericho Fall Down — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Walls of Jericho Fall Down — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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