Joshua 9:27

Joshua 9:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the Lord, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose.
• New International Version (NIV)That day he made the Gibeonites woodcutters and water carriers for the assembly, to provide for the needs of the altar of the Lord at the place the Lord would choose. And that is what they are to this day.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But Joshua made them that day cutters of wood and drawers of water for the congregation and for the altar of the Lord, to this day, in the place that he should choose.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And that day Joshua made them woodcutters and water carriers for the congregation and for the altar of the Lord, in the place which He would choose, even to this day.

Context of Joshua 9:27

25Now we’re at your mercy. Do to us what you think is good and right.” 26So Joshua rescued them and did not let the people of Israel kill them. But that day Joshua made them woodcutters and water carriers for the congregation. They served the Lord’s altar, wherever he chose to put it. They still serve today.

Joshua 9:27 word by word

וַיִּתְּנֵ֨ם יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא חֹטְבֵ֥י עֵצִ֛ים וְשֹׁ֥אֲבֵי מַ֖יִם לָֽעֵדָ֑ה וּלְמִזְבַּ֤ח יְהוָה֙ עַד־הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה אֶל־הַמָּק֖וֹם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִבְחָֽר׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Joshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַyehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛ · JoshuaH3091
• madeנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
• them that dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117
• hewersחָטַבchâţab · to chopH2404
• of woodעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• and drawersשָׁאַבshâ'ab · to drawH7579
• of waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
• for the congregationעֵדָה‛êdâh · congregationH5712
• and for the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• in the placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• which he should chooseבָּחַרbâchar · to chooseH977

Cross-references for Joshua 9:27

• Joshua 9:21The leaders said that they should be allowed to live. So they became woodcutters and water carriers for the whole congregation, as the leaders had said.
• 1 Chronicles 9:2The first to settle again on their property in their own cities were ⌞some⌟ Israelites, the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants.
• Ezra 2:43These temple servants returned from exile: the descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
• Ezra 8:20and 220 temple servants. ⌞They were descended⌟ from the temple servants whom David and his officials had appointed to work for the Levites. These were all listed by name.
• Nehemiah 7:60The temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants totaled 392.
• Nehemiah 11:3These were the officials of the province who settled in Jerusalem. Some Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon’s servants settled in the cities of Judah. They lived on their own property in their own cities.
• Joshua 18:1The whole congregation of Israel gathered at Shiloh and set up the tent of meeting there. The land was under their control.
• Deuteronomy 12:5The Lord your God will choose a place out of all your tribes to live and put his name. Go there and worship him.
• Deuteronomy 16:2Slaughter an animal from your flock or herd as the Passover sacrifice to the Lord your God. Do this at the place where the Lord will choose for his name to live.
• 2 Chronicles 6:6But now I’ve chosen Jerusalem to be a place for my name; I’ve chosen David to rule my people Israel.’
• Psalms 78:68but he chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved.
• Psalms 132:13The Lord has chosen Zion. He wants it for his home.
• Isaiah 14:32How should we answer the messengers from the nations? ⌞Tell them that⌟ the Lord has laid Zion’s foundation, and his humble people will find refuge in it.

Commentaries on Joshua 9:27

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-27Verses 22-27 The Gibeonites do not justify their lie, but plead that they did it to save their lives. And the fear was not merely of the power of man; one might flee from that to the Divine protection; but of the power of God himself, which they saw engaged against them. Joshua sentences them to perpetual bondage. They must be servants, but any work becomes honourable, when it is done for the house of the Lord, and the offices thereof. Let us, in like…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-27This summary ends the account of Joshua’s second and final major mistake as a leader. to this day: See study note on 4:9.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-2718-27. the children of Israel smote them not--The moral character of the Gibeonites' stratagem was bad. The princes of the congregation did not vindicate either the expediency or the lawfulness of the connection they had formed; but they felt the solemn obligations of their oath; and, although the popular clamor was loud against them, caused either by disappointment at losing the spoils of Gibeon, or by displeasure at the apparent breach of the divine…Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 9:27

• Contracts
• Gibeon
• Joshua
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• Magnanimity
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In the dictionaries

• Joshua
• That Day
• Alliance
• Gibeon
• Nethinim
• Slave
• Wilily
• Chephirah
• Choose; Chosen
• Exodus, the Book of

Commentaries on Joshua 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings