Translations
They answered Joshua, "It was made absolutely clear to us that Yahweh your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you the whole land and to destroy every one of its inhabitants before you. We were desperately afraid for our very lives because of you — and so we did this."
They answered Yehoshua and said, "Because it was fully reported to your servants that YHWH your Elohim commanded His servant Moshe to give you all the land and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land before you — and we feared greatly for our nephesh-lives because of you, and so we did this thing."
And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the LORD thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing.
The Gibeonites answered, “Your servants were told clearly that the LORD your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land and wipe out all its inhabitants before you. So we greatly feared for our lives because of you, and that is why we have done this.