Joshua 9:24 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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24 H6030 And they answered [H8799] H3091 Joshua H559 , and said [H8799] H5046 , Because it was certainly [H8715] H5046 told [H8717] H5650 thy servants H3068 , how that the LORD H430 thy God H6680 commanded [H8765] H5650 his servant H4872 Moses H5414 to give [H8800] H776 you all the land H8045 , and to destroy [H8687] H3427 all the inhabitants [H8802] H776 of the land H6440 from before H3966 you, therefore we were sore H3372 afraid [H8799] H5315 of our lives H6440 because H6213 of you, and have done [H8799] H1697 this thing.

ERV⁽ⁱ⁾ ²⁴ 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 for our lives because of you, and have done this thing.