21And 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.'


In Context

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.'

22 And Joshua calleth for them, and speaketh unto them, saying, 'Why have ye deceived us, saying, We are very far from you, and ye in our midst dwelling?

23 and now, cursed are ye, and none of you is cut off from being a servant, even hewers of wood and drawers of water, for the house of my God.'

Joshua 9:21 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:21They continued, "Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for the entire community." So the leaders' promise to them was kept.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:21And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:21But so let them live, as to serve the whole multitude in hewing wood, and bringing in water. As they were speaking these things,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:21And the princes said unto them, Let them live: so they became hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation, as the princes had spoken unto them.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:21And the princes said to them, Let them live. And they were hewers of wood and drawers of water for all the assembly; as the princes had said to them.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:21And the princes said unto them, Let them live: so they became hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had spoken unto them.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:21And the princes said to them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood, and drawers of water to all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:21The princes said to them, |Let them live, so they became wood cutters and drawers of water for all the congregation, as the princes had spoken to them.|

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:21And the princes said to them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water to all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.