20This is what we will do to them: We will let them live, so that wrath will not fall on us for breaking the oath we swore to them."
20This is what we will do to them: We will let them live, so that wrath will not fall on us for breaking the oath we swore to them."
17 So the Israelites set out and on the third day came to their cities: Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth and Kiriath Jearim.
18 But the Israelites did not attack them, because the leaders of the assembly had sworn an oath to them by the Lord , the God of Israel. The whole assembly grumbled 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 wrath will not fall on us for breaking the oath we swore to them."
21 They continued, "Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for the entire community." So the leaders' promise to them was kept.
22 Then Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and said, "Why did you deceive us by saying, 'We live a long way from you,' while actually you live near us?
9:20This 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.
9:20But this we mill do to them: Let their lives be saved, lest the wrath of the Lord be stirred up against us, if we should be forsworn.
9:20This we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.
9:20This we will do to them, and let them live, lest wrath come upon us, because of the oath which we swore unto them.
9:20This we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.
9:20This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we swore to them.
9:20This we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be on us, because of the oath which we swore to them.|
9:20this we do to them, and have kept them alive, and wrath is not upon us, because of the oath which we have sworn to them.'
9:20This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be on us, because of the oath which we swore to them.