Joshua 9:20 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

this we do to them, and have kept them alive, and wrath is not upon us, because of the oath which we have sworn to them.`

English ASV

This we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.

English Amplified

This we will do to them: we will let them live, lest wrath be upon us because of the oath which we swore to them.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

This we will do to them: we will let them live, lest wrath be upon us because of the oath which we swore to them.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

This 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.”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

This 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.”

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

This we will do to them, and let them live, lest wrath come upon us, because of the oath which we swore unto them.

English EASY 2024

But this is what we will do. We will let them live, because we made a strong promise to do that. Then God will not punish us.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

This is what we must do. We must let them live. We cannot hurt them or God will be angry with us because we broke the promise we made to them.

This we will do to them: let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath that we swore to them."

English GNT (Good News Translation)

We must let them live because of our promise; if we don't, God will punish us.

English God's Word - GW 1995

We must let them live to avoid {the Lord's} anger because of the oath we swore."

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

This 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."

English KJV 1611

This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.

English LSB

This we will do to them, even let them live, so that wrath will not be upon us for the oath which we swore to them.”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

This is what we will do to them. We will let them live so that wrath will not come upon us due to the oath that we swore to them.”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"This we will do to them, even let them live, so that wrath will not be upon us for the oath which we swore to them."

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Let us therefore spare their lives and so deal with them that we shall not be punished for the oath we have sworn to them."

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

We must let them live so we can escape the curse attached to the oath we swore to them.”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

"But here is what we'll do to them. We'll let them live. Then the Lord's anger won't fall on us because we didn't keep the oath we took."

English NIV

This is what we will do to them: We will let them live, so that wrath will not fall on us for breaking the oath we swore to them."

English NKJ 1982

This we will do to them: We will let them live, lest wrath be upon us because of the oath which we swore to them.”

English NLT

We must let them live, for God would be angry with us if we broke our oath.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

This is what we will do to them: We will let them live, so that wrath may not come upon us, because of the oath that we swore to them."

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

We must let them live for fear that God’s anger will come upon us because of the oath we swore to them.” So they became woodcutters and water carriers for the community of Israel, as their leaders had decreed.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

This we will do to them, and let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we swore to them.”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

We must let them live, for if we break our oath, the wrath of Jehovah will be upon us.“

English Tyndale 1537

But this we will do to them and let them live: and so shall no wrath be upon us because of the oath which we sware unto them.

Joshua 9:20 — Compare Translations