Joshua 9:15-27 and Joshua makes with them peace, and makes with them a covenant, to keep them alive; and swear to them do the princes of the company.

CLV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁵ and Joshua makes with them peace, and makes with them a covenant, to keep them alive; and swear to them do the princes of the company. ¹⁶ And it comes to pass, at the end of three days after that they have made with them a covenant, that they hear that they [are] their neighbors--that in their midst they are dwelling. ¹⁷ And the sons of Israel journey and come in unto their cities on the third day--and their cities [are] Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath-Jearim-. ¹⁸ and the sons of Israel have not smitten them, for sworn to them have the princes of the company by Yahweh Elohim of Israel, and all the company murmur against the princes. ¹⁹ And all the princes say unto all the company, `We--we have sworn to them by Yahweh, Elohim of Israel; and now, we are not able to come against them;" ²⁰ this we do to them, and have kept them alive, and wrath is not upon us, because of the oath which we have sworn to them.. ²¹ And the princes say unto them, `They live, and are hewers of wood and drawers of water for all the company, as the princes spoke to them.. ²² And Joshua calls for them, and speaks unto them, saying, `Why have you deceived us, saying, We are very far from you, and you in our midst dwelling? ²³ and now, cursed are you, and none of you is cut off [from being] a servant, even hewers of wood and drawers of water, for the house of my Elohim.. ²⁴ And they answer Joshua and say, `Because it was certainly declared to your servants, that Yahweh your Elohim commanded Moses His servant to give to you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; and we fear greatly for ourselves because of you, and we do this thing;" ²⁵ and now, lo, we [are] in your hand, as [it is] good, and as [it is] right in your eyes to do to us--do.. ²⁶ And he does to them so, and delivers them from the hand of the sons of Israel, and they have not slain them;" ²⁷ and Joshua makes them on that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the company, and for the altar of Yahweh, unto this day, at the place which He does choose.