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Bible in Basic English

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.

New American Standard Bible

Joshua made peace with them and made a covenant with them, to let them live; and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

So Joshua established peace with them and made a treaty to let them live, and the leaders of the community swore an oath to them.

International Standard Version

They made a treaty with them, guaranteeing their lives with a covenant, and the leaders of the congregation confirmed it with an oath to them.

A Conservative Version

And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them to let them live, and the rulers of the congregation swore to them.

American Standard Version

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.

Amplified

Joshua made peace with them and made a covenant (treaty) with them, to let them live; and the leaders of the congregation [of Israel] swore an oath to them.

Darby Translation

And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live; and the princes of the assembly swore unto them.

Julia Smith Translation

And Joshua will make peace to them, and will cut out to them a covenant to preserve them alive: and the chiefs of the assembly sware to them.

King James 2000

And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live: and the leaders of the congregation swore to them.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And Joshua made peace with them, and {he made a covenant with them} to allow them to live happily, and the leaders of the congregation swore [an oath] to them.

Modern King James verseion

And Joshua made peace with them, and made a treaty with them, to let them live. And the rulers of the congregation swore to them.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to save their lives: and the lords of the congregation sware unto them.

NET Bible

Joshua made a peace treaty with them and agreed to let them live. The leaders of the community sealed it with an oath.

New Heart English Bible

Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live. The leaders of the congregation swore to them.

The Emphasized Bible

And Joshua made peace with them, and solemnised with them a covenant to let them live, - and the princes of the assembly, entered into an oath with them.

Webster

And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation swore to them.

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.

Youngs Literal Translation

and Joshua maketh with them peace, and maketh with them a covenant, to keep them alive; and swear to them do the princes of the company.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
יהושׁע יהושׁוּע 
Y@howshuwa` 
Usage: 218

שׁלם שׁלום 
Shalowm 
Usage: 236

with them, and made
כּרת 
Karath 
Usage: 287

a league
בּרית 
B@riyth 
Usage: 284

with them, to let them live
חיה 
Chayah 
Usage: 264

and the princes
נשׂא נשׂיא 
Nasiy' 
Usage: 134

of the congregation
עדה 
`edah 
Usage: 149

שׁבע 
 
Usage: 186

Context Readings

The Gibeonites Act With Cunning

14 And the men took some of their food, without requesting directions from the Lord. 15 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. 16 Now three days after, when they had made this agreement with them, they had word that these men were their neighbours, living near them.

Cross References

2 Samuel 21:2

Then the king sent for the Gibeonites; (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but were the last of the Amorites, to whom the children of Israel had given an oath; but Saul, in his passion for the children of Israel and Judah, had made an attempt on their lives:)

Joshua 11:19

Not one town made peace with the children of Israel, but only the Hivites of Gibeon: they took them all in war.

Exodus 23:32

Make no agreement with them or with their gods.

Deuteronomy 20:10-11

When you come to a town, before attacking it, make an offer of peace.

Joshua 2:12-19

So now, will you give me your oath by the Lord, that, because I have been kind to you, you will be kind to my father's house,

Joshua 6:22-25

Then Joshua said to the two men who had been sent to make a search through the land, Go into the house of the loose woman, and get her out, and all who are with her, as you gave her your oath.

Jeremiah 18:7-8

Whenever I say anything about uprooting a nation or a kingdom, and smashing it and sending destruction on it;

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