American Standard Version
"And now, behold, we are in thy hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do. "
— Joshua 9:25, American Standard Version
“And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.”
“Now, behold, we are in your hand. Do to us as it seems good and right to you to do."”
“So now we are in your power. Do to us what you think is good and appropriate.””
“And now we are in thy hand: deal with us as it seemeth good and right unto thee.”
“And now we are in your hands: do to us whatever seems good and right to you.”
“And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.”
And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell among us?
Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall never fail to be of you bondmen, both hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.
And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that Jehovah 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 for our lives because of you, and have done this thing.
And now, behold, we are in thy hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.
And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not.
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.