And as they all heard (the kings of the Amorites on the other side of the Jordan, the ones in the mountainous area, and the ones on the plain, and the ones in all the coast of the sea and the ones towards Antilebanon, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Gergashites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites)
that they came together to the same place to wage war against Joshua and Israel all together.
And the ones dwelling in Gibeon heard all as much as Joshua did to Jericho and to Ai.
And they acted, even indeed themselves with astuteness. And coming, they stood by and prepared. And taking sackcloths upon their donkeys, and leather bags being broken down
and the hollows in their shoes, and their sandals old and mended on their feet, and their garments being old upon them, and the bread loaves of their provisions dry and moldy and
that they came to Joshua into the camp of Israel in Gilgal. And they said to Joshua, and to all Israel, From out of a land far off we have come, and now ordain with us a covenant!
And said to the Hivites, Look, not so how do we ordain with you a covenant?
And they said to Joshua, your servants And said From what place are you, and from what place do you come?
And they said to him, from out of in of the lord your God. For we have heard his name, and all as much as he did in Egypt;
and all as much as he did to the two kings of the Amorites, to the ones who were on the other side of the Jordan, Sihon king of Heshbon, and Og king of Bashan, who dwelt in Ashtaroth and in Edrain.
And spoke and all the ones dwelling our land, saying, Take for yourselves provisions for the journey, and go to meet with them! And you shall say to them, your servants and now ordain with us the covenant!
These are our bread loaves being provided of them from our houses in the day in which we came forth to come to you. And now behold, they are dry, and have become
And these are the leather bags for the wine which we filled new, And these are torn. And these are our garments made old from the long
And took their provisions, and the mouth of the lord they did not ask.
And made and ordained with them a covenant, and swore by an oath
And it came to pass after three days, after the ordaining with them a covenant, they heard that near them, and that among
And departed and came forth into their cities the day And their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and cities of Jearim.
And did not for swore by an oath by the lord God of Israel. And complained about the rulers.
And said to all the congregation, We swore by an oath to them by the lord God of Israel. And now, we shall not be able to touch them.
This we will do to them to take them alive, and we will preserve them, and there will not be against on account of the oath which we swore by an oath to them.
And said They shall live, and they shall be woodcutters and water-carriers to all the congregation, just as said
And called them together and he spoke to them, saying, Why did you mislead me, saying, far but you are natives of the ones dwelling among us?
And now you are accursed, in no way shall there fail from nor woodcutter, nor a water-carrier to me, and to my God.
And they answered Joshua, saying that, A message was announced to us as much as ordered Moses his servant to give to you this land, and to utterly destroy us, and all the ones dwelling upon it, from in front of you. And we feared exceedingly for our lives from your presence, and we did this thing.
And now, behold, we are under your hands as it pleases you. And as it seems good to do to us, you do it!
And they did to them thus, and rescued in that day from of the sons of Israel, and they did not do away with them.
And established in that day as woodcutters and water-carriers to all the congregation, and for the altar of God until the day today, and for the place which ever he should choose.