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Joshua 9:14-16
New English Translation

14 The men examined[a] some of their provisions, but they failed to ask the Lord’s advice.[b] 15 Joshua made a peace treaty with them and agreed to let them live. The leaders of the community[c] sealed it with an oath.[d]

16 Three days after they made the treaty with them, the Israelites found out they were from the local area and lived nearby.[e]

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  1. Joshua 9:14 tn Heb “took.” This probably means they tasted some of the food to make sure it was stale.
  2. Joshua 9:14 tn Heb “but they did not ask the mouth of the Lord.” This refers to seeking the Lord’s will and guidance through an oracle.
  3. Joshua 9:15 tn Or “assembly.”
  4. Joshua 9:15 tn Heb “Joshua made peace with them and made a treaty with them to let them live, and the leaders of the community swore an oath to them.”
  5. Joshua 9:16 tn Heb “At the end of three days, after they made the treaty with them, they heard that they were neighbors to them and in their midst they were living.”
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