YuēShūyàjì 9:8

8 Tāmen duì Yuēshūyà shuō , wǒmen shì nǐde púrén . Yuēshūyà wèn tāmen shuō , nǐmen shì shénme rén . shì cóng nǎli lái de .

YuēShūyàjì 9:8 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 9:8

And they said unto Joshua, we [are] thy servants
Not that they meant to be subjects of his, and tributaries to him; but this they said in great humility and lowliness of mind, being willing to be or do anything he should enjoin them. Abarbinel observes, that this they proposed to Joshua singly, not to be servants to all the people, but to him only, and to have him for their head and governor:

and Joshua, said, who [are] ye? and from whence come ye?
by what name are ye called? and from what country do ye come? suspecting, as it should seem, that they were the inhabitants of Canaan; or however he was cautious and upon his guard, lest they should be such, and yet was not enough upon his guard to prevent imposition.

YuēShūyàjì 9:8 In-Context

6 Tāmen dào Jíjiǎ yíng zhōng jiàn Yuēshūyà , duì tā hé Yǐsèliè rén shuō , wǒmen shì cóng yuǎnfāng lái de , xiànzaì qiú nǐ yǔ wǒmen lì yuē .

7 Yǐsèliè rén duì zhèxie Xīwèirén shuō , zhǐ pà nǐmen shì zhù zaì wǒmen zhōngjiān de . ruò shì zhèyàng , zĕn néng hé nǐmen lì yuē ne .

8 Tāmen duì Yuēshūyà shuō , wǒmen shì nǐde púrén . Yuēshūyà wèn tāmen shuō , nǐmen shì shénme rén . shì cóng nǎli lái de .

9 Tāmen huídá shuō , púrén cóng jí yuǎn zhī dì ér lái , shì yīn tīngjian Yēhéhuá nǐ shén de míngsheng hé tā zaì Āijí suǒ xíng de yīqiè shì ,

10 Bìng tā xiàng Yuēdànhé dōng de liǎng gè yà Mólì wáng , jiù shì Xīshíbĕn wáng Xīhóng hé zaì Yàsītālù de Bāshān wáng È yīqiè suǒ xíng de shì .