Joshua 9:15-27

  15 H3091 And Joshua H6213 made H7965 peace H6213 with them, and made H1285 a league H2421 with them, to let them live: H5387 and the princes H5712 of the congregation H7650 swore to them.

  16 H1961 And it came H7097 to pass at the end H7969 of three H3117 days H310 after H3772 they had made H1285 a league H8085 with them, that they heard H7138 that they were their neighbors, H3427 and that they dwelled H7130 among them.

  17 H1121 And the children H3478 of Israel H5265 journeyed, H935 and came H5892 to their cities H7992 on the third H3117 day. H5892 Now their cities H1391 were Gibeon, H3716 and Chephirah, H881 and Beeroth, H7157 and Kirjathjearim.

  18 H1121 And the children H3478 of Israel H5221 smote H3588 them not, because H5387 the princes H5712 of the congregation H7650 had sworn H3068 to them by the LORD H430 God H3478 of Israel. H3605 And all H5712 the congregation H3885 murmured H5921 against H5387 the princes.

  19 H3605 But all H5387 the princes H559 said H3605 to all H5712 the congregation, H7650 We have sworn H3068 to them by the LORD H430 God H3478 of Israel: H6258 now H3201 therefore we may H5060 not touch them.

  20 H2063 This H6213 we will do H2421 to them; we will even let them live, H3808 lest H7110 wrath H5921 be on us, because H7621 of the oath H834 which H7650 we swore to them.

  21 H5387 And the princes H559 said H2421 to them, Let them live; H2404 but let them be hewers H6086 of wood H7579 and drawers H4325 of water H3605 to all H5712 the congregation; H5387 as the princes H1696 had promised them.

  22 H3091 And Joshua H7121 called H1696 for them, and he spoke H559 to them, saying, H4100 Why H7411 have you beguiled H559 us, saying, H3966 We are very H7350 far H3427 from you; when you dwell H7130 among us?

  23 H6258 Now H779 therefore you are cursed, H3808 and there shall none H3772 of you be freed H5650 from being slaves, H2404 and hewers H6086 of wood H7579 and drawers H4325 of water H1004 for the house H430 of my God.

  24 H6030 And they answered H3091 Joshua, H559 and said, H3588 Because H5046 it was certainly told H5650 your servants, H3068 how that the LORD H430 your God H6680 commanded H5650 his servant H4872 Moses H5414 to give H3605 you all H776 the land, H8045 and to destroy H3605 all H3427 the inhabitants H776 of the land H6440 from before H3966 you, therefore we were sore H3372 afraid H5315 of our lives H6440 because H6213 of you, and have done H2088 this H1697 thing.

  25 H6258 And now, H2005 behold, H3027 we are in your hand: H5869 as it seems H2896 good H3477 and right H6213 to you to do H6213 to us, do.

  26 H3651 And so H6213 did H5337 he to them, and delivered H3027 them out of the hand H1121 of the children H3478 of Israel, H2026 that they slew them not.

  27 H3091 And Joshua H5414 made H3117 them that day H2404 hewers H6086 of wood H7579 and drawers H4325 of water H5712 for the congregation, H4196 and for the altar H3068 of the LORD, H2088 even to this H3117 day, H4725 in the place H834 which H977 he should choose.