Joshua 9:20
World English Bible (WEB)
We will do this to them, and let them live; lest wrath be on us, because of the oath which we swore to them.”
In context
18 The children of Israel didn’t strike them, because the princes of the congregation had sworn to them by the LORD, the God of Israel. All the congregation murmured against the princes.
19 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.
20 We will do this to them, and let them live; lest wrath be on us, because of the oath which we swore to them.”
21 The 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.
22 Joshua called for them, and he spoke to them, saying, “Why have you deceived us, saying, ‘We are very far from you,’ when you live among us?
Joshua 9:20 in every translation
- WEB 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.”
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- BSB 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.”
- ASV 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.
- YLT 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.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- This we will do to them, and let them live, lest wrath come upon us, because of the oath which we swore unto them.
- WBS Webster Bible
- 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.