Joshua 9:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Joshua 9:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joshua 9:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joshua 9:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“We will do this to them, and let them live; lest wrath be on us, because of the oath which we swore to them.””
Joshua 9:20 — World English Bible
Joshua 9:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“This we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them. ”
Joshua 9:20 — American Standard Version
Joshua 9:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.'”
Joshua 9:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 9:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“This we will do to them, and let them live, lest wrath come upon us, because of the oath which we swore unto them. ”
Joshua 9:20 — Darby Translation
Joshua 9:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But this we wil doe to them, and let them liue, least the wrath be vpon vs because of the othe which we sware vnto them.”
Joshua 9:20 — Geneva Bible
Joshua 9:20 in Context — Joshua 9
18 And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the Lord God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.
19 But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the Lord God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.
20 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.
21 And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.
22 And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell among us?
What Does Joshua 9:20 Mean?
Joshua 9:20 is a verse from the Book of Joshua, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Joshua chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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