Joshua 9:24 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 9:24 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיַּעֲנ֨וּ
ʻânâh
H6030
to answer
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ
Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ
H3091
Joshua
וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
כִּי֩
kîy
H3588
that
הֻגֵּ֨ד
nâgad
H5046
to make known
הֻגַּ֤ד
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לַעֲבָדֶ֨יךָ֙
ʻebed
H5650
servant
אֵת֩
ʼêth
H853
-
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
צִוָּ֜ה
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
יְהוָ֤ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
מֹשֶׁ֣ה
Môsheh
H4872
Moses
עַבְדּ֔וֹ
ʻebed
H5650
servant
לָתֵ֤ת
nâthan
H5414
to give
לָכֶם֙
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הָאָ֔רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וּלְהַשְׁמִ֛יד
shâmad
H8045
to destroy
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
יֹשְׁבֵ֥י
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
הָאָ֖רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
מִפְּנֵיכֶ֑ם
pânîym
H6440
face
וַנִּירָ֨א
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
מְאֹ֤ד
mᵉʼôd
H3966
exceedingly
לְנַפְשֹׁתֵ֨ינוּ֙
nephesh
H5315
soul
מִפְּנֵיכֶ֔ם
pânîym
H6440
face
וַֽנַּעֲשֵׂ֖ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הַדָּבָ֥ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַזֶּֽה
zeh
H2088
this
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World English Bible Public Domain
They answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told your servants, how that Yahweh 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 sore afraid for our lives because of you, and have done this thing.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the LORD thy 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 sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they answered Joshua and said, “Because declaring, it was declared to your servants that Yahweh your God commanded Moses his servant to give all of the land to you and to destroy all of the dwellers of the land from your faces. And we were very afraid for our lives from your faces, so we did this thing.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).