Joshua 9:26
in Joshua 9So Joshua did this and delivered them from the hands of the Israelites, and they did not kill the Gibeonites.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not.
KJV
And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not.
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This verse in Joshua 9
Commentary
4 notes on this verseAnd so did he unto them - That is, he acted according to justice and mercy: he delivered them out of the hands of the people, so that they slew them not - here was mercy; and he made them hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and to the altar of God - here was justice. Thus Joshua did nothing but what was good and right, not only in his own eyes, but also in the eyes of the Lord. How long the Gibeonites were preserved as a distinct people after this, we know not.
This site's exposition
So Joshua did this and delivered them
on Joshua 9:26-27
Joshua keeps them alive and sets their labour at “the altar at the place He would choose”, the wording Deuteronomy 12:5 uses of a sanctuary. Gill and other older writers read the temple servants of Ezra 2:43-58 and 8:20 as their descendants, a link Ezra leaves unstated.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And so did he unto them,.... What was good and right, he showed them favour, and did them justice: and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not; who were so incensed against them for imposing on them in the manner they did, that they were ready many of them to draw their swords and slay them; and would have done it, had it not been for the interposition of Joshua, and the orders he gave to the contrary.
But here the kings of Canaan are in consultation to attack Israel, and concert matters for a vigorous effort of their united forces to check the progress of their victorious arms. It was strange they did not do this sooner. They had notice long since of their approach;
The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֥עַשׂ | vaiyaas | and he did | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| לָהֶ֖ם | lahem | to <the> them | ||
| כֵּ֑ן | ken | thus | H3651 → | 771 times |
| וַיַּצֵּ֥ל | vaiyatzel | and he delivered | H5337 → | 212 times |
| אוֹתָ֛ם | ʾotam | <obj.> them | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מִיַּ֥ד | miyad | from [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| בְּנֵֽי־ | benei- | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| וְלֹ֥א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| הֲרָגֽוּם׃ | haragum | they killed them | H2026 → | 167 times |
וַיַּ֥עַשׂand he did
vaiyaasH6213 →2628 times
לָהֶ֖םto <the> them
lahem
כֵּ֑ןthus
kenH3651 →771 times
וַיַּצֵּ֥לand he delivered
vaiyatzelH5337 →212 times
אוֹתָ֛ם<obj.> them
ʾotamH853 →10935 times
מִיַּ֥דfrom [the] hand of
miyadH3027 →1618 times
בְּנֵֽי־[the] people of
benei-H1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
וְלֹ֥אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
הֲרָגֽוּם׃they killed them
haragumH2026 →167 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.