Truth’s lips will be established forever, but a lying tongue is only momentary.
Joshua 9:16 - Y'all Version Bible Three days after they had made a covenant with them, they heard that they were their neighbors and that they lived near them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a league with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they dwelt among them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then three days after they had made a covenant with [the strangers, the Israelites] heard that they were their neighbors and that they dwelt among them. American Standard Version (1901) And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbors, and that they dwelt among them. Common English Bible Three days after the Israelites made a treaty with the Gibeonites, the Israelites heard that they were actually their neighbors and were living among them. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, three days after the pact was formed, they heard that they lived in the vicinity, and that they would soon be among them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now three days after the league was made, they heard that they dwelt nigh, and they should be among them. |
Truth’s lips will be established forever, but a lying tongue is only momentary.
Joshua made peace with them and made a covenant with them to let them live. The leaders of the congregation swore to them.
The children of Israel traveled and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim.
Joshua called for them, and he spoke to them, saying, “Why did y’all deceive us, saying, ‘We are very far from y’all,’ when y’all live near us?
They said to him, “Your servants have come from a very far country because of the name of YHWH your God, for we have heard of ʜɪꜱ fame, all that ʜᴇ did in Egypt,