And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that Jehovah 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 for our lives because of you, and have done this thing.
Whiche answeryden, It was told to vs thi seruauntis, þat thi Lord God bihiyte to Moises, his seruaunt, þat he schulde bitake to you al þe lond, and schulde leese alle þe dwelleris þerof; þerfor we dredden greetli, and purueiden to oure lyues, and weren compellid bi youre drede, and we token this counsel.