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Joshua 9:15

And Joshua made a treaty of peace with them to let them live, and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them.

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ASV

And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.

KJV

And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he madeH6213 →
לָהֶ֤םla.Hemto <the> them
יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'JoshuaH3091 →
שָׁל֔וֹםsha.LompeaceH7965 →
וַיִּכְרֹ֥תvai.yikh.Rotand he madeH3772 →
לָהֶ֛םla.Hemto <the> them
בְּרִ֖יתbe.Rita covenantH1285 →
לְחַיּוֹתָ֑םle.chai.yo.Tamto let live themH2421 →
וַיִּשָּׁבְע֣וּvai.yi.sha.ve.'Uand they swore an oathH7650 →
לָהֶ֔םla.Hemto <the> them
נְשִׂיאֵ֖יne.si.'Ei[the] leaders ofH5387 →
הָעֵדָֽה׃ha.'e.Dahthe congregationH5712 →

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2 Samuel 21:2At this, David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites, but a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but in his zeal for Israel and Judah, Saul had sought to kill them.)Joshua 10:4“Come up and help me. We will attack Gibeon, because they have made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.”Deuteronomy 20:10–11When you approach a city to fight against it, you are to make an offer of peace.Joshua 11:19No city made peace with the Israelites except the Hivites living in Gibeon; all others were taken in battle.Joshua 6:22–25Meanwhile, Joshua told the two men who had spied out the land, “Go into the house of the prostitute and bring out the woman and all who are with her, just as you promised her.”Joshua 2:12Now therefore, please swear to me by the LORD that you will indeed show kindness to my family, because I showed kindness to you. Give me a sure signJoshua 2:12–19Now therefore, please swear to me by the LORD that you will indeed show kindness to my family, because I showed kindness to you. Give me a sure signExodus 23:32You shall make no covenant with them or with their gods.Jeremiah 18:7–8At any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed.Esther 9:27the Jews bound themselves to establish the custom that they and their descendants and all who join them should not fail to celebrate these two days at the appointed time each and every year, according to their regulation.Joshua 10:6Then the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: “Do not abandon your servants. Come quickly and save us! Help us, because all the kings of the Amorites from the hill country have joined forces against us.”Leviticus 5:4Or if someone swears thoughtlessly with his lips to do anything good or evil—in whatever matter a man may rashly pronounce an oath—even if he is unaware of it, when he realizes it, he is guilty in the matter.2 Chronicles 36:13He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel.1 Samuel 30:15“Will you lead me to these raiders?” David asked. And the man replied, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or deliver me into the hand of my master, and I will lead you to them.”Joshua 9:21They continued, “Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for the whole congregation.” So the leaders kept their promise.Joshua 6:22Meanwhile, Joshua told the two men who had spied out the land, “Go into the house of the prostitute and bring out the woman and all who are with her, just as you promised her.”

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The Walls of Jericho Fall Down — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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