21 And the leaders said to them, “Let them live.” So they became (A)cutters of wood and drawers of water for all the congregation, just as the leaders (B)had said of them.

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21 They continued, “Let them live,(A) but let them be woodcutters and water carriers(B) in the service of the whole assembly.” So the leaders’ promise to them was kept.

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27 But Joshua made them that day (A)cutters of wood and drawers of water for the congregation and for the altar of the Lord, to this day, (B)in the place that he should choose.

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27 That day he made the Gibeonites(A) woodcutters and water carriers(B) for the assembly, to provide for the needs of the altar of the Lord at the place the Lord would choose.(C) And that is what they are to this day.

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