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Joshua 9:18-20
New English Translation
Joshua 9:18-20
New English Translation
18 The Israelites did not attack them because the leaders of the community had sworn an oath to them in the name of the Lord God of Israel.[a] The whole community criticized[b] the leaders, 19 but all the leaders told the whole community, “We swore an oath to them in the name of[c] the Lord God of Israel! So now we can’t hurt[d] them. 20 We must let them live so we can escape the curse attached to the oath we swore to them.”[e]
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- Joshua 9:18 tn Heb “by the Lord God of Israel.”
- Joshua 9:18 tn Or “grumbled against.”
- Joshua 9:19 tn Heb “to them by….”
- Joshua 9:19 tn Or “touch.”
- Joshua 9:20 tn Heb “This is what we will do to them, keeping them alive so there will not be upon us anger concerning the oath which we swore to them.”
Joshua 9:18-20
New International Version
Joshua 9:18-20
New International Version
18 But the Israelites did not attack them, because the leaders of the assembly had sworn an oath(A) to them by the Lord, the God of Israel.
The whole assembly grumbled(B) against the leaders, 19 but all the leaders answered, “We have given them our oath by the Lord, the God of Israel, and we cannot touch them now. 20 This is what we will do to them: We will let them live, so that God’s wrath will not fall on us for breaking the oath(C) we swore to them.”
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