Joshua 9:8
King James Version
“And they said unto Joshua, We thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who ye? and from whence come ye?”
Context
5And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry mouldy.
6And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us.
7And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?
8And they said unto Joshua, We thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who ye? and from whence come ye?
9And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the LORD thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,
10And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which at Ashtaroth.
11Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take victuals with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We your servants: therefore now make ye a league with us.