American Standard Version
"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. "
— Joshua 9:15, American Standard Version
“And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.”
“Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live. The princes of the congregation swore to them.”
“Joshua made a peace treaty with them and agreed to let them live. The leaders of the community sealed it with an oath.”
“And Joshua made peace with them, and entering into a league, promised that they should not be slain: the princes also of the multitude swore to them.”
“So Joshua made peace with them, and made an agreement with them that they were not to be put to death: and the chiefs of the people took an oath to them.”
“And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.”
This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and is become mouldy:
and these wine-skins, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they are rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.
And the men took of their provision, and asked not counsel at the mouth of Jehovah.
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.
And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbors, and that they dwelt among them.
And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.
And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by Jehovah, the God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.