World English Bible
"Now, behold, we are in your hand. Do to us as it seems good and right to you to do.""
— Joshua 9:25, World English Bible
“And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.”
“And now, behold, we are in thy hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, 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.”
Joshua called for them, and he spoke to them, saying, "Why have you deceived us, saying, 'We are very far from you,' when you live among us?
Now therefore you are cursed, and some of you will never fail to be bondservants, both wood cutters and drawers of water for the house of my God."
They answered Joshua, and said, "Because your servants were certainly told how 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 very afraid for our lives because of you, and have done this thing.
Now, behold, we are in your hand. Do to us as it seems good and right to you to do."
He did so to them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, so that they didn't kill them.
That day Joshua made them wood cutters and drawers of water for the congregation and for the altar of Yahweh, to this day, in the place which he should choose.