TheWay BibleHome›Bible›Joshua›Joshua 9›Joshua 9:27
Joshua 9:27 KJV
Joshua · chapter 9 · verse 27
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.Joshua 9:27 · King James Version
Joshua 9:27 in context
25And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.
26And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not.
27And 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- congregationʻêdâha stated assemblageH5712 →
- drawersshâʼabto bale up waterH7579 →
- JoshuaYᵉhôwshûwaʻJehoshua , the Jewish leaderH3091 →
- hewerschâṭabto chop or carve woodH2404 →
- watermayimwaterH4325 →
- altarmizbêachan altarH4196 →
Keep reading in TheWay Bible App
Read, study, memorize, journal, and pray — tap any word for its Greek or Hebrew definition, save verses to memorize, and keep a journal. Free on the web and iOS.
The matter is here settled between Joshua and the Gibeonites, and an explanation of the league agreed upon. We may suppose that now, not the messengers who were first sent, but the elders of Gibeon, and of the cities that were dependent upon it, were themselves present and treated with, that the matter might be fully…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 22-27