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Joshua 9:14–15

14 So the men of Israel took some of their provisions, and adid not ask for the 1counsel of the Lord.

15 aJoshua made peace with them and made a covenant with them, to let them live; and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them.

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Joshua 9:14–15 — The New International Version (NIV)

14 The Israelites sampled their provisions but did not inquire of the Lord. 15 Then Joshua made a treaty of peace with them to let them live, and the leaders of the assembly ratified it by oath.

Joshua 9:14–15 — English Standard Version (ESV)

14 So the men took some of their provisions, but did not ask counsel from the Lord. 15 And Joshua made peace with them and made a covenant with them, to let them live, and the leaders of the congregation swore to them.

Joshua 9:14–15 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

14 And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the Lord. 15 And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.

Joshua 9:14–15 — New Living Translation (NLT)

14 So the Israelites examined their food, but they did not consult the Lord. 15 Then Joshua made a peace treaty with them and guaranteed their safety, and the leaders of the community ratified their agreement with a binding oath.

Joshua 9:14–15 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

14 Then the men of Israel took some of their provisions; but they did not ask counsel of the Lord. 15 So Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them to let them live; and the rulers of the congregation swore to them.

Joshua 9:14–15 — New Century Version (NCV)

14 The men of Israel tasted the bread, but they did not ask the Lord what to do. 15 So Joshua agreed to make peace with the Gibeonites and to let them live. And the leaders of the Israelites swore an oath to keep the agreement.

Joshua 9:14–15 — American Standard Version (ASV)

14 And the men took of their provision, and asked not counsel at the mouth of Jehovah. 15 And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.

Joshua 9:14–15 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

14 And the men took of their victuals, but they did not inquire at the mouth of Jehovah.

15 And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live; and the princes of the assembly swore unto them.

Joshua 9:14–15 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

14 The men believed the evidence they were shown, but they did not ask the Lord about it. 15 So Joshua made peace with them by making a treaty which allowed them to live. The leaders of the congregation swore to it with an oath. 

Joshua 9:14–15 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

14 Then the men of Israel took some of their provisions, but did not seek the Lord’s counsel. 15 So Joshua established peace with them and made a treaty to let them live, and the leaders of the community swore an oath to them.

Joshua 9:14–15 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

14 So the leaders partook of their provisions, and did not ask direction from the Lord. 15 And Joshua made peace with them, guaranteeing their lives by a treaty; and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them.

Joshua 9:14–15 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

14 So the leaders took from their provisions, but they did not ask direction from Yahweh. 15 And Joshua made peace with them, and he made a covenant with them to allow them to live happily, and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them.

Joshua 9:14–15 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

14 The men of Israel looked over the supplies those men had brought. But they didn’t ask the Lord what they should do.

15 Joshua made a peace treaty with the men who had come. He agreed to let them live. The leaders of the community took an oath to show that they agreed with the treaty.


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