Verse 20
Joshua 9:20
King James Version
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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
זֹ֛את נַעֲשֶׂ֥ה לָ/הֶ֖ם וְ/הַחֲיֵ֣ה אוֹתָ֑/ם וְ/לֹֽא יִֽהְיֶ֤ה עָלֵ֨י/נוּ֙ קֶ֔צֶף עַל הַ/שְּׁבוּעָ֖ה אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּ֥עְנוּ לָ/הֶֽם
English Translation
This we shall do for them and keep them alive, and there will be no wrath upon us for the oath that we swore to them.
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Chapter 9 Context
1
And it came to pass, when all the kings which
were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the val...
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2
That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.
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3
And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,
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4
They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon the...
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5
And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their pr...
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6
And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be...
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7
And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a...
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8
And they said unto Joshua, We
are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who
are ye? and from when...
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9
And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the LOR...
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10
And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that
were
beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Hes...
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11
Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take victuals with...
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12
This our bread we took hot
for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto y...
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13
And these bottles of wine, which we filled,
were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garme...
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14
And the men took of their victuals, and asked not
counsel
at the mouth of the LORD.
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15
And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of t...
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16
And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a league with them, that they heard...
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17
And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities...
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18
And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto th...
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19
But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the LORD God (Elohim)...
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20
This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath whic...
21
And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water u...
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22
And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, W...
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23
Now therefore ye
are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of...
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24
And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the LORD th...
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25
And now, behold, we
are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.
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26
And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they sle...
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27
And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the...
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