Catholic Public Domain Version
"But they said to Joshua, “We are your servants.” And Joshua said to them: “But who are you? And where are you from?” "
— Joshua 9:8, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?”
“And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye? ”
“They said to Joshua, "We are your servants." Joshua said to them, "Who are you? Where do you come from?"”
“But they said to Joshua,“We are willing to be your subjects.” So Joshua said to them,“Who are you and where do you come from?””
“But they said to Joshua: We are thy servants. Joshua said to them: Who are you? and whence came you?”
“And they said to Joshua, We are your servants. Then Joshua said to them, Who are you and where do you come from?”
“And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?”
and having very old shoes, which had been sewn with patches indicating their age, and being clothed in old garments, having also loaves, which they carried as food for the journey, which were hard and broken into pieces.
And they traveled to Joshua, who at that time was staying in the camp at Gilgal. And they said to him, and to all of Israel with him, “We have come from a far away land, desiring to make peace with you.” And the sons of Israel responded to them, and said,
“Perhaps instead, you live in the land which ought to be ours by lot, and we would be unable to form a pact with you.”
But they said to Joshua, “We are your servants.” And Joshua said to them: “But who are you? And where are you from?”
They responded: “Your servants have arrived, from a very far away land, in the name of the Lord, your God. For we have heard about the fame of his power, all the things that he has done in Egypt,
and to the two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan: Sihon, the king of Heshbon, and Og, the king of Bashan, who was at Ashtaroth.
And our elders, and all the inhabitants of our land, have said to us: ‘Take in hand provisions for the very long journey, and meet with them, and say: We are your servants; form a pact with us.’