Joshua 9:20 This is what we will do to them: We will let them live, so that wrath will not fall on us for breaking the oath we swore to them."

Joshua 9:20

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New International Version (©1984)
This is what we will do to them: We will let them live, so that wrath will not fall on us for breaking the oath we swore to them."

New American Standard Bible (©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."

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
We must let them live to avoid [the LORD's] anger because of the oath we swore."

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.

American King James Version
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.

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.

Bible in Basic English
This is what we will do to them: we will not put them to death, for fear that wrath may come on us because of our oath 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.

Darby Bible 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.

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.

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
This we will do 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.'

Geneva Study Bible

This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the {k} oath which we sware unto them.

(k) This does not establish rash oaths, but shows God's mercy toward his, who would not punish them for their sin.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

9:14-21 The Israelites, having examined the provisions of the Gibeonites, hastily concluded that they confirmed their account. We make more haste than good speed, when we stay not to take God with us, and do not consult him by the word and prayer. The fraud was soon found out. A lying tongue is but for a moment. Had the oath been in itself unlawful, it would not have been binding; for no obligation can render it our duty to commit a sin. But it was not unlawful to spare the Canaanites who submitted, and left idolatry, desiring only that their lives might be spared. A citizen of Zion swears to his own hurt, and changes not, Ps 15:4. Joshua and the princes, when they found that they had been deceived, did not apply to Eleazar the high priest to be freed from their engagement, much less did they pretend that no faith is to be kept with those to whom they had sworn. Let this convince us how we ought to keep our promises, and make good our bargains; and what conscience we ought to make of our words.

Joshua 9:19 But all the leaders said to the whole congregation, "We have sworn to them by the LORD, the God of Israel, and now we cannot touch them.

Joshua 9:21 The leaders said to them, "Let them live." So they became hewers of wood and drawers of water for the whole congregation, just as the leaders had spoken to them. (NASB ©1995)

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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.

lest wrath 2Sa 21:1-6 2Ch 36:13 Pr 20:25 Eze 17:12-21 Zec 5:3,4 Mal 3:5 Ro 1:31 1Ti 1:10

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