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Joshua 9:18

But the Israelites did not attack them, because the leaders of the congregation had sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel. And the whole congregation grumbled against the leaders.

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ASV

And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by Jehovah, the God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.

KJV

And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the Lord God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.

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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְלֹ֤אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
הִכּוּם֙hi.Kumthey attacked themH5221 →
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
נִשְׁבְּע֤וּnish.be.'Uthey had sworn an oathH7650 →
לָהֶם֙la.Hemto <the> them
נְשִׂיאֵ֣יne.si.'Ei[the] leaders ofH5387 →
הָֽעֵדָ֔הha.'e.Dahthe congregationH5712 →
בַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehby YahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
וַיִּלֹּ֥נוּvai.yi.Lo.nuand they grumbledH3885 →
כָל־khol-allH3605 →
הָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.Dahthe congregationH5712 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
הַנְּשִׂיאִֽים׃ha.ne.si.'Imthe leadersH5387 →

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Psalms 15:4who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,Ecclesiastes 5:6Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, and do not tell the messenger that your vow was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands?2 Samuel 21:7Now the king spared Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath before the LORD between David and Jonathan son of Saul.Ecclesiastes 9:2It is the same for all: There is a common fate for the righteous and the wicked, for the good and the bad, for the clean and the unclean, for the one who sacrifices and the one who does not. As it is for the good, so it is for the sinner; as it is for the one who makes a vow, so it is for the one who refuses to take a vow.Ecclesiastes 5:2Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. After all, God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.

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