JOS 9:18 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, blue:Elohim, green:YHWH.
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BrLXX Καὶ οὐκ ἐμαχέσαντο αὐτοῖς οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσραὴλ, ὅτι ὤμοσαν αὐτοῖς πάντες οἱ ἄρχοντες Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν Ἰσραήλ· καὶ διεγόγγυσαν πᾶσα ἡ συναγωγὴ ἐπὶ τοῖς ἄρχουσι.
(Kai ouk emaⱪesanto autois hoi huioi Israaʸl, hoti ōmosan autois pantes hoi arⱪontes Kurion ton Theon Israaʸl; kai diegongusan pasa haʸ sunagōgaʸ epi tois arⱪousi. )

BrTr And the children of Israel fought not with them, because all the princes sware to them by the Lord God of Israel; and all the congregation murmured at the princes.

ULT And the sons of Israel did not strike them, because the leaders of the congregation had sworn to them by Yahweh, the God of Israel. And all of the congregation murmured against the leaders.

UST But the Israelites still did not kill the Gibeonites even after seeing that they lived nearby. That was because their leaders had made a solemn vow by Yahweh their God promising them that they would not kill them. All the people of Israel grumbled against their leaders for making this treaty.

OEB The Israelites did not kill them, because the leaders of the community had sworn an oath to them by the Lord, the God of Israel. The community all grumbled against the leaders,

WEBBE The children of Israel didn’t strike them, because the princes of the congregation had sworn to them by the LORD, the God of Israel. All the congregation murmured against the princes.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The Israelites did not attack them because the leaders of the community had sworn an oath to them in the name of the Lord God of Israel. The whole community criticized the leaders,

LSV and the sons of Israel have not struck them, for the princes of the congregation have sworn to them by YHWH, God of Israel, and all the congregation murmur against the princes.

FBV But the Israelites did not attack them because of the treaty sworn by the leaders of the assembly in the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. At this all the Israelites protested against the leaders.

T4T But the Israelis did not attack the people of those cities, because they had promised to live peacefully with them, and Yahweh had heard them promise to do that.
¶ All the Israeli people grumbled against their leaders for doing that.

LEB But the _⌊Israelites_⌋[fn] did not attack them, because the leaders of the congregation had sworn to them by Yahweh the God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured _⌊against their leaders_⌋.[fn]

9:18 Literally “sons/children of Israel”

9:18 Literally “against the leaders of the congregation”

BBE And the children of Israel did not put them to death, because the chiefs of the people had taken an oath to them by the Lord, the God of Israel. And all the people made an outcry against the chiefs.

Moff The Israelites did not kill them, because the leaders of the community had sworn an oath to them by the Eternal, the God of Israel. The community all grumbled against the leaders,

JPS And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the LORD, the God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.

ASV And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by Jehovah, the God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.

DRA And they slew them not, because the princes of the multitude had sworn in the name of the Lord the God of Israel. Then all the common people murmured against the princes.

YLT and the sons of Israel have not smitten them, for sworn to them have the princes of the company by Jehovah God of Israel, and all the company murmur against the princes.

Drby And the children of Israel did not smite them, because the princes of the assembly had sworn unto them by Jehovah the [fn]God of Israel. Then all the assembly murmured against the princes.

9.18 Elohim

RV And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the LORD, the God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.
(And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn/promised unto them by the LORD, the God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes. )

SLT And the sons of Israel smote them not, for the chiefs of the assembly sware to them by Jehovah the God of Israel. And all the assembly will murmur against the chiefs.

Wbstr And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn to them by the LORD God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.

KJB-1769 And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.
(And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn/promised unto them by the LORD God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes. )

KJB-1611 And the children of Israel smote them not, because the Princes of the Congregation had sworne vnto them by the LORD God of Israel: And all the Congregation murmured against the Princes.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps And the children of Israel slue them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworne vnto them by the Lord God of Israel: and all the multitude mourned agaynst the princes.
(And the children of Israel slew/killed them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn/promised unto them by the Lord God of Israel: and all the multitude mourned against the princes.)

Gnva And the children of Israel slewe them not, because the Princes of the Congregation had sworne vnto them by the Lord God of Israel: wherefore all the Congregation murmured against the Princes.
(And the children of Israel slew/killed them not, because the Princes of the Congregation had sworn/promised unto them by the Lord God of Israel: wherefore all the Congregation murmured against the Princes. )

Cvdl and smote the not, because that the rulers of the congregacisn had sworne vnto them by the name of the LORDE the God of Israel. But whan all the congregacion murmured agaynst the rulers,
(and smote the not, because that the rulers of the congregacisn had sworn/promised unto them by the name of the LORD the God of Israel. But when all the congregation murmured against the rulers,)

Wycl And thei smytiden not hem, for the princis of the multitude hadden swore to hem in the name of the Lord God of Israel. Therfor al the comyn puple grutchide ayens the princis of Israel;
(And they smote not hem, for the princes of the multitude had swore to hem in the name of the Lord God of Israel. Therefore all the common people groutched/grumbled against the princes of Israel;)

Luth Und schlugen sie nicht, darum daß ihnen die Obersten der Gemeine geschworen hatten bei dem HErr’s, dem GOtt Israels. Da aber die ganze Gemeine wider die Obersten murrete,
(And hit/beat(v) they/she/them not, therefore that to_them the colonel the/of_the community sworn had at/in to_him LORD’s, to_him God Israels. So but the whole/all community against the colonel murmured/grumbled,)

ClVg Et non percusserunt eos, eo quod jurassent eis principes multitudinis in nomine Domini Dei Israël. Murmuravit itaque omne vulgus contra principes.
(And not/no they_struck them, by_him that rightsssent to_them leaders multitude in/into/on by_name Master of_God Israel. Murmuravit therefore everything common_people on_the_contrary leaders. )

SOTN SIL Open Translation Notes:

Section 9:1–27 The Gibeonites deceived the Israelites

The Gibeonite people lived near Ai. When they heard that Joshua had defeated Ai, they were afraid that he would conquer and kill them too. So, they sent messengers who pretended they had come from a long distance away. They deceived the Israelites and made a treaty of friendship with them.

Later, the Israelites learned that the Gibeonites lied to them, and that they lived quite close to them. They could not kill them because of the treaty, so they made them be water carriers and woodcutters for the Israelites.

Here are some other possible section headings:

The people of Gibeon

The Gibeon people tricked the Israelites and made a treaty with them

9:18a

But the Israelites did not attack them,

But the Israelites did not attack them
But the people of Israel did not attack them,

But: The Hebrew word that the BSB translates as But indicates contrast. Contrary to what one would expect, the Israelites did not attack these enemies.

the Israelites did not attack them: The term the Israelites refers to the people of Israel who went to visit the Gibeonites.

attack: The Hebrew word that the BSB translates as attack can be translated in two different ways.

It is translated “did not attack them.” For example:
the people of Israel did not attack them (ESV) (BSB, ESV, NIV, NRSV, NASB, NCV, NET, NJB, NAB, NJPS, NLT, REB, CEV, KJV)
It is translated “did not kill them.” For example:
the Israelites could not kill them (GNT) (GNT, RSV, GW)

It is recommended that you follow option (1). This is the more accurate way to translate the Hebrew word. However, option (2) is may be used if you consider this to be implied information. If the Israelites “attacked” the Gibeonites, then they would probably kill them.

9:18b

because the leaders of the congregation had sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel.

because the leaders of the community swore to a treaty of friendship with them in the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
because the leaders of their assembly made a solemn promise in the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel to spare the Gibeonites.

because the leaders of the congregation: The word congregation refers to a meeting of free Israelite men who were eligible for military service. You should translate this the same way you did in 9:15.

had sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel: The clause sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel indicates that the leaders made a promise to the Gibeonites in the name of Yahweh. The full name of God is used to emphasize the solemnity of this vow.

9:18c

And the whole congregation grumbled against the leaders.

Then all the community of Israelites criticized the leaders.
Then all the assembly were not satisfied and grumbled about the leaders’ decision.

And the whole congregation: The phrase the whole congregation refers to all the members of the assembly of Israelite men. It is the same group of people as in 9:18b.

grumbled against the leaders: The clause grumbled against the leaders indicates that the Israelite men were not satisfied with the leaders’ decision and complained about it. They wanted to attack the Gibeonites, as is made clear in 9:26.9:18 Howard, p. 229.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

the whole community criticized the leaders (NET)

the whole assembly grumbled against the leaders (NIV)

Parallel JOS 9:18

Section 9:1–27 The Gibeonites deceived the Israelites

9:18a

9:18b

9:18c