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

15 Then Joshua made a treaty of peace(A) with them to let them live,(B) and the leaders of the assembly ratified it by oath.

16 Three days after they made the treaty with the Gibeonites, the Israelites heard that they were neighbors, living near(C) them. 17 So the Israelites set out and on the third day came to their cities: Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth(D) and Kiriath Jearim.(E)

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