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

16 Three days after they made the treaty with them, the Israelites found out they were from the local area and lived nearby.[c] 17 So the Israelites set out and on the third day arrived at their cities—Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim.

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  1. Joshua 9:15 tn Or “assembly.”
  2. Joshua 9:15 tn Heb “Joshua made peace with them and made a treaty with them to let them live, and the leaders of the community swore an oath to them.”
  3. Joshua 9:16 tn Heb “At the end of three days, after they made the treaty with them, they heard that they were neighbors to them and in their midst they were living.”