World English Bible
"Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live. The princes of the congregation swore to them."
— Joshua 9:15, World English Bible
“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.”
“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 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 went out to go to you; but now, behold, it is dry, and has become moldy.
These wineskins, which we filled, were new; and behold, they are torn. These our garments and our shoes have become old because of the very long journey."
The men sampled their provisions, and didn't ask counsel from the mouth of Yahweh.
Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live. The princes of the congregation swore to them.
It happened 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 lived among them.
The children of Israel traveled and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim.
The children of Israel didn't strike them, because the princes of the congregation had sworn to them by Yahweh, the God of Israel. All the congregation murmured against the princes.