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Joshua 9:19

IntegrityWords and speechFaithfulness and loyalty

17 So the Israelites set out and on the third day arrived at their cities—Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.

18 But the Israelites did not attack them, because the leaders of the congregation had sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel. And the whole congregation grumbled against the leaders.

All the leaders answered, “We have sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel, and now we cannot touch them.

20 This is how we will treat them: We will let them live, so that no wrath will fall on us because of the oath we swore to them.”

21 They continued, “Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for the whole congregation.” So the leaders kept their promise.

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BSB
All the leaders answered, “We have sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel, and now we cannot touch them.
KJV
But 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.
WEB
But all the princes said to all the congregation, “We have sworn to them by the LORD, the God of Israel. Now therefore we may not touch them.
ASV
But 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.
DARBY
And 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.
BLB
And all the rulers said to all the congregation, “We have sworn to them by YHWH, God of Israel, and now we may not touch them.
ÅB
men alle høvdingene sa til hele menigheten: Vi har tilsvoret dem fred ved Herren, Israels Gud, og nå kan vi ikke legge hånd på dem.
OTB
men alle lederne sa til forsamlingen: “Vi har sverget til dem ved Herren, Israels Gud, og nå kan vi ikke skade dem.
B1930
men alle høvdingene sa til hele menigheten: Vi har tilsvoret dem fred ved Herren, Israels Gud, og nu kan vi ikke legge hånd på dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Ecclesiastes 8:2

    Keep the king’s command, I say, because of your oath before God.

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  • Jeremiah 4:2

    and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him, and in Him they will glory.”

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  • Joshua 9:20

    This is how we will treat them: We will let them live, so that no wrath will fall on us because of the oath we swore to them.”

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  • Ecclesiastes 9:2

    It is the same for all: There is a common fate for the righteous and the wicked, for the good and the bad, for the clean and the unclean, for the one who sacrifices and the one who does not. As it is for the good, so it is for the sinner; as it is for the one who makes a vow, so it is for the one who refuses to take a vow.

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