19And all the princes say unto all the company, 'We — we have sworn to them by Jehovah, God of Israel; and now, we are not able to come against them;


In Context

16 And it cometh to pass, at the end of three days after that they have made with them a covenant, that they hear that they are their neighbours — that in their midst they are dwelling.

17 And the sons of Israel journey and come in unto their cities on the third day — and their cities are Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath-Jearim —

18 and the sons of Israel have not smitten them, for sworn to them have the princes of the company by Jehovah God of Israel, and all the company murmur against the princes.

19 And all the princes say unto all the company, 'We — we have sworn to them by Jehovah, God of Israel; and now, we are not able to come against them;

20 this 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.'

21 And the princes say unto them, 'They live, and are hewers of wood and drawers of water for all the company, as the princes spake to them.'

Joshua 9:19 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:19but all the leaders answered, "We have given them our oath by the Lord , the God of Israel, and we cannot touch them now.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:19But 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:19And they answered them: We have sworn to them in the name of the Lord the God of Israel, and therefore we may not touch them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:19But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by Jehovah, the God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:19And all the princes said to all the assembly, We have sworn unto them by Jehovah the God of Israel, and now we may not touch them.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:19But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the LORD, the God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:19But all the princes said to all the congregation, We have sworn to them by the LORD God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:19But all the princes said to all the congregation, |We have sworn to them by Yahweh, the God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:19But all the princes said to all the congregation, We have sworn to them by the LORD God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.