Joshua 9:14-16
Lexham English Bible
14 So the leaders[a] took from their provisions, but they did not ask direction from Yahweh.[b] 15 And Joshua made peace with them, and he made a covenant with them[c] to allow them to live happily, and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them.
16 And it happened that at the end of three days, after they made a covenant with them, they heard that they were their neighbors[d] and living among them.
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- Joshua 9:14 Or “men”
- Joshua 9:14 Literally “the mouth of Yahweh they did not ask”
- Joshua 9:15 Literally “he cut a covenant with them”
- Joshua 9:16 Literally “they were near them”
Joshua 9:14-16
New International Version
14 The Israelites sampled their provisions but did not inquire(A) of the Lord. 15 Then Joshua made a treaty of peace(B) with them to let them live,(C) and the leaders of the assembly ratified it by oath.
16 Three days after they made the treaty with the Gibeonites, the Israelites heard that they were neighbors, living near(D) them.
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