What Does Joshua 9:9 Mean?

“And they said”

to say (used with great latitude)

near, with or among; often in general, to

“country”

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

“far”

remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition)

“unto him From a very”

properly, vehemence, i.e., (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or

“are come”

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

“thy servants”

a servant

“because of the name”

an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character

“of the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

“thy God”

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

“for we have heard”

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

“the fame”

a report

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“of him and all that he did”

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

“in Egypt”

mitsrajim, i.e., upper and lower egypt