Verse 15

Joshua 9:15

American Standard Version Byzantine Text

15 And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יַּ֨עַשׂ לָ/הֶ֤ם יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ֙ שָׁל֔וֹם וַ/יִּכְרֹ֥ת לָ/הֶ֛ם בְּרִ֖ית לְ/חַיּוֹתָ֑/ם וַ/יִּשָּׁבְע֣וּ לָ/הֶ֔ם נְשִׂיאֵ֖י הָ/עֵדָֽה

English Translation

And Joshua made peace with them and cut a covenant for them to let them live, and the leaders of the congregation swore to them.

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Chapter 9 Context

1 And it came to pass, when all the kings that were beyond the Jordan, in the hill country, and in the... Focus ↗

2 that they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord. Focus ↗

3 But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai, Focus ↗

4 they also did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upo... Focus ↗

5 and old and patched shoes upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their pr... Focus ↗

6 And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We are... Focus ↗

7 And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a... Focus ↗

8 And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from when... Focus ↗

9 And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of Jehovah... Focus ↗

10 and all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon king of... Focus ↗

11 And our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take provision in your ha... Focus ↗

12 This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto y... Focus ↗

13 and these wineskins, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they are rent: and these our garments a... Focus ↗

14 And the men took of their provision, and asked not counsel at the mouth of Jehovah. Focus ↗

15 And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live: and the princes of...

16 And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, that they hea... Focus ↗

17 And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities... Focus ↗

18 And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto th... Focus ↗

19 But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by Jehovah, the God (Elo... Focus ↗

20 This we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we swar... Focus ↗

21 And the princes said unto them, Let them live: so they became hewers of wood and drawers of water un... Focus ↗

22 And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, W... Focus ↗

23 Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall never fail to be of you bondmen, both hewers of wood an... Focus ↗

24 And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that Jehovah thy... Focus ↗

25 And now, behold, we are in thy hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do. Focus ↗

26 And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they sle... Focus ↗

27 And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the... Focus ↗

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