Joshua 9:18-20

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 

[9:18]  ¹ tn Heb “by the Lord God of Israel.”

[9:18]  ² tn Or “grumbled against.”

[9:19]  ³ tn Heb “to them by….”

[9:19]  ⁴ tn Or “touch.”

[9:20]  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.”