Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 6030 [e] וַיַּעֲנ֨וּ way-ya-‘ă-nū So they answered Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 3091 [e] יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ yə-hō-wō-šu-a‘ Joshua N-proper-ms 559 [e] וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ way-yō-mə-rū, and said Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp 3588 [e] כִּי֩ kî because Conj 5046 [e] הֻגֵּ֨ד hug-gêḏ clearly V-Hofal-InfAbs 5046 [e] הֻגַּ֤ד hug-gaḏ were told V-Hofal-Perf-3ms 5650 [e] לַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ la-‘ă-ḇā-ḏe-ḵā your servants Prep-l | N-mpc | 2ms 853 [e] אֵת֩ ’êṯ - DirObjM 834 [e] אֲשֶׁ֨ר ’ă-šer that Pro-r 6680 [e] צִוָּ֜ה ṣiw-wāh commanded V-Piel-Perf-3ms 3068 [e] יְהוָ֤ה Yah-weh Yahweh N-proper-ms 430 [e] אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ ’ĕ-lō-he-ḵā your God N-mpc | 2ms 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 4872 [e] מֹשֶׁ֣ה mō-šeh Moses N-proper-ms 5650 [e] עַבְדּ֔וֹ ‘aḇ-dōw, His servant N-msc | 3ms 5414 [e] לָתֵ֤ת lā-ṯêṯ to give Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf   לָכֶם֙ lā-ḵem you Prep | 2mp 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 3605 [e] כָּל־ kāl- all N-msc 776 [e] הָאָ֔רֶץ hā-’ā-reṣ, the land Art | N-fs 8045 [e] וּלְהַשְׁמִ֛יד ū-lə-haš-mîḏ and to destroy Conj-w, Prep-l | V-Hifil-Inf 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 3605 [e] כָּל־ kāl- all N-msc 3427 [e] יֹשְׁבֵ֥י yō-šə-ḇê the inhabitants V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc 776 [e] הָאָ֖רֶץ hā-’ā-reṣ of the land Art | N-fs 6440 [e] מִפְּנֵיכֶ֑ם mip-pə-nê-ḵem; from before you Prep-m | N-mpc | 2mp 3372 [e] וַנִּירָ֨א wan-nî-rā therefore we were afraid Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cp 3966 [e] מְאֹ֤ד mə-’ōḏ very much Adv 5315 [e] לְנַפְשֹׁתֵ֙ינוּ֙ lə-nap̄-šō-ṯê-nū for our lives Prep-l | N-fpc | 1cp 6440 [e] מִפְּנֵיכֶ֔ם mip-pə-nê-ḵem, because of you Prep-m | N-mpc | 2mp 6213 [e] וַֽנַּעֲשֵׂ֖ה wan-na-‘ă-śêh and have done Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cp 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 1697 [e] הַדָּבָ֥ר had-dā-ḇār thing Art | N-ms 2088 [e] הַזֶּֽה׃ haz-zeh. this Art | Pro-ms

New American Standard Bible
So they answered Joshua and said, "Because it was certainly told your servants that the LORD your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land before you; therefore we feared greatly for our lives because of you, and have done this thing.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Gibeonites answered him, "It was clearly communicated to your servants that the LORD your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land before you. We greatly feared for our lives because of you, and that is why we did this.

the Lord

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Deuteronomy 7:1,2,23,24 When the LORD your God shall bring you into the land where you go …

Deuteronomy 20:15-17 Thus shall you do to all the cities which are very far off from you, …

we were sore

Exodus 15:14-16 The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the …

Job 2:4 And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yes, all that …

Matthew 10:28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul…

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