Parallel Verses
New American 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.”
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.
Holman 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.”
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."
A Conservative Version
This we will do to them, and let them live, lest wrath be upon 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.
Amplified
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.”
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.
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.
Julia Smith Translation
This we will do to them, and preserve them alive; and anger shall not be upon us for the oath that we sware to them.
King James 2000
This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath come upon us, because of the oath which we swore to them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
This we will do to them: [we will] let them live so that wrath will not be on us because of the oath we swore to them."
Modern King James verseion
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.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But this we will do to them and let them live: and so shall no wrath be upon us because of the oath which we sware unto them."
NET Bible
We must let them live so we can escape the curse attached to the oath 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."
The Emphasized Bible
This, will we do unto them, even let them live, - lest there come on us wrath, because of the oath which we have sworn unto them.
Webster
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."
Youngs 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.'
Themes
Alliances » Ratification of » By oaths
Contracts » Scriptures illustrative of the binding force of
Gibeonites » Israel » Appointed, hewers of wood, &c
Joshua » Also called jehoshua, and jehoshuah, and oshea » Makes a treaty with the gibeonites
Kirjath-jearim » not killed » by Israelistes » put under » servitude
Oath » The israelites confirm the covenant with the hivites
Oaths » The jews » Generally respected the obligation of
Servant » Bond » Voluntary servitude of
Interlinear
Chayah
References
Morish
Verse Info
Context Readings
Gibeon's Deception Discovered
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.
20 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.”
21
The leaders said to them, “Let them live.” So they became
Names
Cross References
2 Samuel 21:1-6
Now there was
2 Chronicles 36:13
Proverbs 20:25
And
Ezekiel 17:12-21
“Say now to the
Zechariah 5:3-4
Then he said to me, “This is the
Malachi 3:5
“Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the
Romans 1:31
without understanding, untrustworthy,
1 Timothy 1:10