Verse List for JOS 9:9

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OET (OET-RV) “Your servants have come from a very distant land,” they replied, “because of the reputation of your god, Yahweh. We’ve heard the reports about him and everything that he did in Egypt,

OET-LV And_they _said to_him/it from_a _land distant very your_servants they _have _come to_the _name _of YHWH god _of_your if/because we _have _heard of _him _of_the _report and_DOM all _of that he _did in_Miʦrayim/(Egypt).

ULT And they said to him, “Your servants have come from a very distant land because of the name of Yahweh your God. For we have heard a report of him and all that he did in Egypt

UST The men from Gibeon answered him, “We have come here from a faraway country because Yahweh your God has become famous. People have told us about all the miraculous things he did for you in Egypt.

BSB & MSB “Your servants have come from a very distant land,” they replied, “because of the fame of the LORD your God. For we have heard the reports about Him: all that He did in Egypt,

OEB ‘From a country very far away,’ they said, ‘and we have come on account of the Lord, your God, for we have heard of his fame, of all he did in Egypt,

WEBBE They said to him, “Your servants have come from a very far country because of the name of the LORD[fn] your God; for we have heard of his fame, all that he did in Egypt,

WMBB They said to him, “Your servants have come from a very far country because of the name of the LORD your God; for we have heard of his fame, all that he did in Egypt,

NET They told him, “Your subjects have come from a very distant land because of the reputation of the Lord your God, for we have heard the news about all he did in Egypt

LSV And they say to him, “Your servants have come from a very far-off land, for the Name of your God YHWH, for we have heard His fame, and all that He has done in Egypt,

FBV “Your servants have come from a land far away,” they replied. “For we have heard of the reputation of the Lord your God, and reports of all that he did in Egypt,

T4T The men from Gibeon answered, “We want to be your servants. We have come here from a distant land, because we have heard about the great things that your god has done. We have heard about everything that he did in Egypt to help you.

LEB And they said to him, “Your servants have come from a very far land because of the name of Yahweh your God; we have heard of his reputation, of all that he did in Egypt,

BBE And they said to him, Your servants have come from a very far country, because of the name of the Lord your God: for the story of his great name, and of all he did in Egypt has come to our ears,

Moff “From a country very far away,” they said, “and we have come on account of the Eternal, your God, for we have heard of his fame, of all he did in Egypt,

JPS And they said unto him: 'From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the LORD thy God; for we have heard the fame of Him, and all that He did in Egypt,

ASV And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of Jehovah thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,

DRA They answered: From a very far country thy servants are come in the name of the Lord thy God. For we have heard the fame of his power, all the things that he did in Egypt.

YLT And they say unto him, 'From a land very far off have thy servants come, for the name of Jehovah thy God, for we have heard His fame, and all that He hath done in Egypt,

Drby And they said to him, From a very far country are thy servants come, because of the name of Jehovah thy [fn]God; for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,

RV And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the LORD thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,
(And they said unto him, From a very far country thy/your servants are come because of the name of the LORD thy/your God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,)

SLT And they will say to him, From a land very far off thy servants came, for the name of Jehovah thy God; for we heard his fame and all that he did in Egypt.

Wbstr And they said to him, From a very far country thy servants have come because of the name of the LORD thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,

KJB-1769 And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the LORD thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,
(And they said unto him, From a very far country thy/your servants are come because of the name of the LORD thy/your God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,)

KJB-1611 And they said vnto him, From a very farre countrey thy seruants are come, because of the Name of the LORD thy God: for wee haue heard the fame of him, and all that hee did in Egypt,
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps They aunswered him: From a very farre coutrey thy seruauntes are come, for the name of the Lorde thy God: for we haue hearde the fame of him, & all that he did in Egypte,
(They answered him: From a very far countryy thy/your servants are come, for the name of the Lord thy/your God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,)

Gnva And they answered him, From a very farre countrey thy seruants are come for the Name of the Lord thy God: for we haue heard his fame and all that he hath done in Egypt,
(And they answered him, From a very far country thy/your servants are come for the Name of the Lord thy/your God: for we have heard his fame and all that he hath/has done in Egypt,)

Cvdl They sayde: Thy seruauntes are come out of a very farre countre, because of the name of the LORDE thy God: for we haue herde the reporte of him, and all that he dyd in Egipte,
(They said: Thy/Your servants are come out of a very far country, because of the name of the LORD thy/your God: for we have heard the reporte of him, and all that he did in Egypt,)

Wycl Thei answeriden, Thi seruauntis camen fro a ful fer lond in the name of thi Lord God, for we herden the fame of his power, alle thingis whiche he dide in Egipt,
(They answered, Thy/Your servants came from a full far land in the name of thy/your Lord God, for we heard the fame of his power, all things which he did in Egypt,)

Luth Sie sprachen: Deine Knechte sind aus sehr fernen Landen kommen um des Namens willen des HErr’s, deines Gottes; denn wir haben sein Gerücht gehöret und alles, was er in Ägypten getan hat,
(They/She said: Your servant(s) are out_of very distant land(n) coming around/by/for the name(s)s will(v) the LORD’s, your(s) God’s; because/than we/us have be rumour belongs/pertains and all/everything, what/which he in Egypt did has,)

ClVg Responderunt: De terra longinqua valde venerunt servi tui in nomine Domini Dei tui. Audivimus enim famam potentiæ ejus, cuncta quæ fecit in Ægypto,
(Responderunt: From/About earth/land distant very_much they_came slaves yours(sg) in/into/on by_name Master of_God yours(sg). We_heard because fame of_power his/her, everything which he_did in/into/on to_Egypt,)

UHB וַ⁠יֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗י⁠ו מֵ⁠אֶ֨רֶץ רְחוֹקָ֤ה מְאֹד֙ בָּ֣אוּ עֲבָדֶ֔י⁠ךָ לְ⁠שֵׁ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑י⁠ךָ כִּֽי־שָׁמַ֣עְנוּ שָׁמְע֔⁠וֹ וְ⁠אֵ֛ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֖ה בְּ⁠מִצְרָֽיִם׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπαν, ἐκ γῆς μακρόθεν σφόδρα ἥκασιν οἱ παῖδές σου ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ σου· ἀκηκόαμεν γὰρ τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὅσα ἐποίησεν ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ,

BrTr And they said, Thy servants are come from a very far country in the name of the Lord thy God: for we have heard his name, and all that he did in Egypt,