15 And Joshua (A)made peace with them and made a covenant with them, to let them live, and the leaders of the congregation swore to them.

16 At the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, they heard that they were their neighbors (B)and that they lived among them. 17 And the people of Israel set out and reached their cities on the third day. (C)Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.

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15 And (A)Joshua made peace with them and made a covenant with them, to let them live; and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them.

16 However, it came about at the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were neighbors and that they were living [a]within their land. 17 Then the sons of Israel set out and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were (B)Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 9:16 Lit in the middle of it