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.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsThis we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.
This is how we will treat them: We will let them live, so that no wrath will fall on us because of the oath we swore to them.”
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.'
This we will do to them, and let them live, lest wrath come upon us, because of the oath which we swore unto them.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJoshua — The entry narrative — Israel crosses the Jordan, takes the Land through three conquest campaigns, and renews covenant at Shechem. The hinge between Torah's promises and the historical record of those promises unfolding.
- Author
- Joshua himself at least in part (24:26 — ‘Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God’); later editorial framing traditional
- Date
- Events c. 1400 BC (early) or 1230 BC (late); compilation across the early-monarchy period