Joshua 9:15
Modern Translations
New International Version
Then Joshua made a treaty of peace with them to let them live, and the leaders of the assembly ratified it by oath.

New Living Translation
Then Joshua made a peace treaty with them and guaranteed their safety, and the leaders of the community ratified their agreement with a binding oath.

English Standard Version
And Joshua made peace with them and made a covenant with them, to let them live, and the leaders of the congregation swore to them.

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

New American Standard Bible
And Joshua made peace with them and made a covenant with them, to let them live; and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them.

NASB 1995
Joshua made peace with them and made a covenant with them, to let them live; and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them.

NASB 1977
And Joshua made peace with them and made a covenant with them, to let them live; and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them.

Amplified Bible
Joshua made peace with them and made a covenant (treaty) with them, to let them live; and the leaders of the congregation [of Israel] swore an oath to them.

Christian Standard Bible
So Joshua established peace with them and made a treaty to let them live, and the leaders of the community swore an oath to them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So Joshua established peace with them and made a treaty to let them live, and the leaders of the community swore an oath to them.

Contemporary English Version
So Joshua made a peace treaty with the messengers and promised that Israel would not kill their people. Israel's leaders swore that Israel would keep this promise.

Good News Translation
Joshua made a treaty of friendship with the people of Gibeon and allowed them to live. The leaders of the community of Israel gave their solemn promise to keep the treaty.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So Joshua made peace with them by making a treaty which allowed them to live. The leaders of the congregation swore to it with an oath.

International Standard Version
They made a treaty with them, guaranteeing their lives with a covenant, and the leaders of the congregation confirmed it with an oath to them.

NET Bible
Joshua made a peace treaty with them and agreed to let them live. The leaders of the community sealed it with an oath.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
So Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them to let them live; and the rulers of the congregation swore to them.

King James 2000 Bible
And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live: and the leaders of the congregation swore to them.

New Heart English Bible
Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live. The leaders of the congregation swore to them.

World English Bible
Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live. The princes of the congregation swore to them.

American King James Version
And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation swore to them.

American Standard Version
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.

A Faithful Version
And Joshua made peace with them, and made a treaty with them, to let them live. And the rulers of the congregation swore to them.

Darby Bible Translation
And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live; and the princes of the assembly swore unto them.

English Revised Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation swore to them.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
So Ioshua made peace with them, & made a league with them, that he would suffer them to liue: also the Princes of the Congregation sware vnto them.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And Iosuah made peace which the, and made a couenaunt with them, that they shulde be suffered to liue: And the princes of the congregation sware vnto them.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And Iosua made peace with them, and set vp a couenaunt with them, that they shulde be saued alyue, and the rulers of the congregacion sware vnto them.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and Joshua makes peace with them, and makes a covenant with them, to keep them alive; and the princes of the congregation swear to them.

Young's Literal Translation
and Joshua maketh with them peace, and maketh with them a covenant, to keep them alive; and swear to them do the princes of the company.

Smith's Literal Translation
And Joshua will make peace to them, and will cut out to them a covenant to preserve them alive: and the chiefs of the assembly sware to them.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Josue made peace with them, and entering into a league promised that they should not be slain: the princes also of the multitude swore to them.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And Joshua made peace with them, and entering into a pact, he promised that they would not be put to death. The leaders of the multitude also swore to them.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Yeshua made peace with them and he gave them the right hand for their lives and the Princes of the assembly swore to them

Lamsa Bible
And Joshua made peace with them, and he made a treaty with them to let them live; and the princes of the congregation swore to them.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live; and the princes of the congregation swore unto them.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Joshua made peace with them, and they made a covenant with them to preserve them; and the princes of the congregation sware to them.
















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