Joshua 9:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.”
Joshua 9:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joshua 9:21 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Joshua 9:21 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Joshua 9:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The princes said to them, “Let them live.” So they became wood cutters and drawers of water for all the congregation, as the princes had spoken to them.”
Joshua 9:21 — World English Bible
Joshua 9:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the princes said unto them, Let them live: so they became hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation, as the princes had spoken unto them.”
Joshua 9:21 — American Standard Version
Joshua 9:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the princes say unto them, `They live, and are hewers of wood and drawers of water for all the company, as the princes spake to them.'”
Joshua 9:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 9:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the princes said to them, Let them live. And they were hewers of wood and drawers of water for all the assembly; as the princes had said to them.”
Joshua 9:21 — Darby Translation
Joshua 9:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the Princes sayd vnto them againe, Let them liue, but they shall hewe wood, and drawe water vnto all the Congregation, as the Princes appoint them.”
Joshua 9:21 — Geneva Bible
Joshua 9:21 in Context — Joshua 9
19 Et tous les chefs dirent à toute l’assemblée: Nous leur avons juré par l’Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël, et maintenant nous ne pouvons les toucher.
20 Voici comment nous les traiterons: nous leur laisserons la vie, afin de ne pas attirer sur nous la colère de l’Éternel, à cause du serment que nous leur avons fait.
21 Ils vivront, leur dirent les chefs. Mais ils furent employés à couper le bois et à puiser l’eau pour toute l’assemblée, comme les chefs le leur avaient dit.
22 Josué les fit appeler, et leur parla ainsi: Pourquoi nous avez-vous trompés, en disant: Nous sommes très éloignés de vous, tandis que vous habitez au milieu de nous?
23 Maintenant vous êtes maudits, et vous ne cesserez point d’être dans la servitude, de couper le bois et de puiser l’eau pour la maison de mon Dieu.
What Does Joshua 9:21 Mean?
Joshua 9:21 is a verse from the Book of Joshua, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Joshua chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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