Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version This is what we will do to them: We will let them live, so that God’s wrath will not fall on us for breaking the oath we swore to them.” New Living Translation This is what we must do. We must let them live, for divine anger would come upon us if we broke our oath. English Standard Version This we will do to them: let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath that we swore to them.” Berean Standard Bible 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.” King James Bible This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them. New King James Version This we will do to them: We will let them live, lest wrath be upon us because of the oath which we swore to them.” New American Standard Bible This we will do to them, even let them live, so that wrath will not be on us because of the oath which we swore to them.” NASB 1995 “This we will do to them, even let them live, so that wrath will not be upon us for the oath which we swore to them.” NASB 1977 “This we will do to them, even let them live, lest wrath be upon us for the oath which we swore to them.” Legacy Standard Bible This we will do to them, even let them live, so that wrath will not be upon us for the oath which we swore to them.” Amplified Bible This [is what] we will do to them: we will let them live, so that the wrath [of God] does not come upon us for [violating] the oath which we have sworn to them.” Christian Standard Bible 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.” Holman Christian Standard Bible 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.” American Standard Version This we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them. Aramaic Bible in Plain English But thus we do and we let them live so that wrath will not be upon us, because of the oath that we swore to them” Brenton Septuagint Translation This we will do; take them alive, and we will preserve them: so there shall not be wrath against us by reason of the oath which we swore to them. Douay-Rheims Bible But this we mill do to them: Let their lives be saved, lest the wrath of the Lord be stirred up against us, if we should be forsworn. English Revised Version This we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them. GOD'S WORD® Translation We must let them live to avoid [the LORD's] anger because of the oath we swore." Good News Translation We must let them live because of our promise; if we don't, God will punish us. International Standard Version So this is what we'll do to them: we'll let them live, so that wrath won't come upon us because of the oath that we swore to them." JPS Tanakh 1917 This we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we swore unto them.' Literal Standard Version we do this to them, and have kept them alive, and wrath is not on us, because of the oath which we have sworn to them.” Majority Standard Bible 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.” New American Bible Let us therefore let them live, and so deal with them that no wrath fall upon us because of the oath we have sworn to them.” NET Bible We must let them live so we can escape the curse attached to the oath we swore to them." New Revised Standard Version This is what we will do to them: We will let them live, so that wrath may not come upon us, because of the oath that we swore to them.” New Heart English Bible This we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be on us, because of the oath which we swore to them." Webster's Bible Translation This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we swore to them. World English Bible We will do this to them, and let them live; lest wrath be on us, because of the oath which we swore to them.” Young's Literal Translation 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.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Deceit of the Gibeonites…19All the leaders answered, “We have sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel, and now we cannot touch them. 20This 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.” 21They continued, “Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for the whole congregation.” So the leaders kept their promise.… Cross References Joshua 9:19 All the leaders answered, "We have sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel, and now we cannot touch them. Joshua 9:21 They continued, "Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for the whole congregation." So the leaders kept their promise. Treasury of Scripture This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be on us, because of the oath which we swore to them. lest wrath 2 Samuel 21:1-6 Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David inquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites… 2 Chronicles 36:13 And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto the LORD God of Israel. Proverbs 20:25 It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make inquiry. Jump to Previous Alive Breaking Death Kept Live Oath Sware Swore Sworn WrathJump to Next Alive Breaking Death Kept Live Oath Sware Swore Sworn WrathJoshua 9 1. The kings combine against Israel3. The Gibeonites by craft obtain a league 22. They are condemned to perpetual bondage Verse 20. - Lest wrath be upon us. The original is not quite so strong: "and wrath will not be upon us (καὶ οὐκ ἔσται καθ ἡμῶν ὀργή, LXX.). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Thisזֹ֛את (zōṯ) Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, is how we will treat them: נַעֲשֶׂ֥ה (na·‘ă·śeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural Strong's 6213: To do, make We will let them live, וְהַחֲיֵ֣ה (wə·ha·ḥă·yêh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Strong's 2421: To live, to revive so that no וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no wrath קֶ֔צֶף (qe·ṣep̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7110: A splinter, rage, strife will fall יִֽהְיֶ֤ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be on עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙ (‘ā·lê·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against us because of עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the oath הַשְּׁבוּעָ֖ה (haš·šə·ḇū·‘āh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7621: Something sworn, an oath we swore נִשְׁבַּ֥עְנוּ (niš·ba‘·nū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common plural Strong's 7650: To seven oneself, swear to them.” לָהֶֽם׃ (lā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew Links Joshua 9:20 NIVJoshua 9:20 NLT Joshua 9:20 ESV Joshua 9:20 NASB Joshua 9:20 KJV Joshua 9:20 BibleApps.com Joshua 9:20 Biblia Paralela Joshua 9:20 Chinese Bible Joshua 9:20 French Bible Joshua 9:20 Catholic Bible OT History: Joshua 9:20 This we will do to them (Josh. 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