²³ and now, cursed are ye, and none of you is cut off `from being' a servant, even hewers of wood and drawers of water, for the house of my God.'

²⁷ and Joshua maketh them on that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the company, and for the altar of Jehovah, unto this day, at the place which He doth choose.

²¹ And the princes say unto them, `They live, and are hewers of wood and drawers of water for all the company, as the princes spake to them.'

²⁵ and saith: `Cursed `is' Canaan, Servant of servants he is to his brethren.'

²⁶ And he saith: `Blessed of Jehovah my God `is' Shem, And Canaan is servant to him.

²⁸ `Only, no devoted thing which a man devoteth to Jehovah, of all that he hath, of man, and beast, and of the field of his possession, is sold or redeemed; every devoted thing is most holy to Jehovah.

²⁹ `No devoted thing, which is devoted of man, is ransomed, it is surely put to death.