Josué 9:8

8 “Somos seus servos”, disseram a Josué.Josué, porém, perguntou: “Quem são vocês? De onde vocês vêm?”

Josué 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.

Josué 9:8 In-Context

6 Foram a Josué, no acampamento de Gilgal, e disseram a ele e aos homens de Israel: “Viemos de uma terra distante. Queremos que façam um acordo conosco”.

7 Os israelitas disseram aos heveus: “Talvez vocês vivam perto de nós. Como poderemos fazer um acordo com vocês?”

8 “Somos seus servos”, disseram a Josué.Josué, porém, perguntou: “Quem são vocês? De onde vocês vêm?”

9 Eles responderam: “Seus servos vieram de uma terra muito distante por causa da fama do SENHOR, o seu Deus. Pois ouvimos falar dele, de tudo o que fez no Egito

10 e de tudo o que fez aos dois reis dos amorreus a leste do Jordão: Seom, rei de Hesbom, e Ogue, rei de Basã, que reinava em Asterote.