Joshua 9:16-27

16And it came to pass at the endH7097 of threeH7969 daysH3117 after they had madeH3772 a covenantH1285 with them, that they heardH8085 that they were their neighbours, and that they dweltH3427 in their midstH7130. 17And the children of IsraelH3478 journeyed, and cameH935 to their citiesH5892 on the thirdH7992 dayH3117; and their citiesH5892 were GibeonH1391, and Chephirah, and BeerothH881, and Kirjath-jearim. 18And the children of IsraelH3478 did not smite them, because the princesH5387 of the assemblyH5712 had swornH7650 unto them by Jehovah the 1GodH430 of IsraelH3478. Then all the assemblyH5712 murmured against the princesH5387. 19And all the princesH5387 saidH559 to all the assemblyH5712, We have swornH7650 unto them by Jehovah the 2GodH430 of IsraelH3478, and nowH6258 we may not touchH5060 them. 20This we will do to them, and let them liveH2421, lest wrathH7110 come upon us, because of the oathH7621 which we sworeH7650 unto them. 21And the princesH5387 saidH559 to them, Let them liveH2421. And they were hewers of woodH6086 and drawersH7579 of waterH4325 for all the assemblyH5712; as the princesH5387 had saidH559 to them. 22And JoshuaH3091 calledH7121 for them, and he spokeH1696 to them, sayingH559, WhyH4100 have ye deceived us, sayingH559, We are veryH3966 farH7350 from you; whereas ye dwellH3427 in our midstH7130? 23And nowH6258 ye are cursedH779, and ye shall never cease to be bondmen, and hewers of woodH6086, and drawersH7579 of waterH4325 for the houseH1004 of my 3GodH430. 24And they answered JoshuaH3091 and saidH559, Because it was certainly toldH5046 thy servantsH5650 how that Jehovah thy 4GodH430 commandedH6680 his servantH5650 MosesH4872 to giveH5414 you all the landH776, and to destroyH8045 all the inhabitantsH3427 of the landH776 from before you; and we fearedH3372 greatly for our livesH5315 because of you, and did this thingH1697. 25And nowH6258 behold, we are in thy handH3027: as it is goodH2896 and rightH3477 in thine eyesH5869 to do to us, do. 26And he did soH3651 to them, and deliveredH5337 them out of the handH3027 of the children of IsraelH3478, and they did not slayH2026 them. 27And JoshuaH3091 madeH5414 them that dayH3117 hewers of woodH6086 and drawersH7579 of waterH4325 for the assemblyH5712, and for the altarH4196 of Jehovah, to this dayH3117, in the placeH4725 which he should chooseH977.