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Joshua 9:18-20

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9:18 The Israelites did not attack them because the leaders of the community had sworn an oath to them in the name of the Lord God of Israel. 1  The whole community criticized 2  the leaders, 9:19 but all the leaders told the whole community, “We swore an oath to them in the name of 3  the Lord God of Israel. So now we can’t hurt 4  them! 9:20 We must let them live so we can escape the curse attached to the oath we swore to them.” 5 

1 tn Heb “by the Lord God of Israel.”

2 tn Or “grumbled against.”

3 tn Heb “to them by….”

4 tn Or “touch.”

5 tn Heb “This is what we will do to them, keeping them alive so there will not be upon us anger concerning the oath which we swore to them.”



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