Joshua 9:19
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“All the leaders answered, “We have sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel, and now we cannot touch them.”
A short, plain-language explanation of Joshua 9:19 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“All the leaders answered, “We have sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel, and now we cannot touch them.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the Lord God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.”
King James Version · Public Domain“But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by Jehovah, the God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And all the princes say unto all the company, `We--we have sworn to them by Jehovah, God of Israel; and now, we are not able to come against them;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Joshua 9:19 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 9:20This is how we will treat them: We will let them live, so that no wrath will fall on us because of the oath we swore to them.”
- Ecclesiastes 8:2Keep the king’s command, I say, because of your oath before God.
- Ecclesiastes 9:2It is the same for all: There is a common fate for the righteous and the wicked, for the good and the bad, for the clean and the unclean, for the one who sacrifices and the one who does not. As it is for the good, so it is for the sinner; as it is for the one who makes a vow, so it is for the one who refuses to take a vow.
- Jeremiah 4:2and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him, and in Him they will glory.”
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