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Joshua 9:19-21
Living Bible
Joshua 9:19-21
Living Bible
19 But the leaders replied, “We have sworn before the Lord God of Israel that we will not touch them, and we won’t. 20 We must let them live, for if we break our oath, the wrath of Jehovah will be upon us.”
21 So they became servants of the Israelis, chopping their wood and carrying their water.
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Joshua 9:19-21
New International Version
Joshua 9:19-21
New International Version
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(A) we swore to them.” 21 They continued, “Let them live,(B) but let them be woodcutters and water carriers(C) in the service of the whole assembly.” So the leaders’ promise to them was kept.
Joshua 9:19-21
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Joshua 9:19-21
Holman Christian Standard Bible
19 All the leaders answered them, “We have sworn an oath to them by the Lord, the God of Israel, and now we cannot touch them. 20 This is how we will treat them: we will let them live, so that no wrath will fall on us because of the oath we swore to them.” 21 They also said, “Let them live.” So the Gibeonites became woodcutters and water carriers(A) for the whole community, as the leaders had promised them.
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Joshua 9:19-21
King James Version
Joshua 9:19-21
King James Version
19 But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the Lord God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.
20 This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.
21 And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.
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Joshua 9:19-21
New King James Version
Joshua 9:19-21
New King James Version
19 Then all the rulers said to all the congregation, “We have sworn to them by the Lord God of Israel; now therefore, we may not touch them. 20 This we will do to them: We will let them live, lest (A)wrath be upon us because of the oath which we swore to them.” 21 And the rulers said to them, “Let them live, but let them be (B)woodcutters and water carriers for all the congregation, as the rulers had (C)promised them.”
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