Joshua 9:26 - Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

²⁶ Joshua did not let the Israelites kill the Gibeonites,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁶ And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁶ So he did to them, and delivered them out of the hand of the Israelites, so that they did not kill them.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁶ And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not.

Common English Bible

²⁶ So Joshua treated them in this way. He spared them from the power of the Israelites, and they didn’t kill them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁶ Therefore, Joshua did just as he had said, and he freed them from the hand of the sons of Israel, so that they would not be killed.

Joshua 9:26 Tagairtí Cros

Joshua 9:25

and you are strong enough to do anything to us that you want. We just ask you to do what seems right.”

Joshua 9:27

but he did tell the Gibeonites that they would have to be servants of the nation of Israel. They would have to cut firewood and bring it for the priests to use for burning sacrifices on the Lord's altar, wherever the Lord decided the altar would be. The Gibeonites would also have to carry water for the priests. And that is still the work of the Gibeonites.