Joshua 9:21 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

And the princes said unto them, Let them live: so they became hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation, as the princes had spoken unto them.

ASV Byzantine Text

And the princes said unto them, Let them live: so they became hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation, as the princes had spoken unto them.

Asang Khongca Bible

Zaehoikungnawk mah nihcae khaeah, Hae kaminawk hae hingsak si, tiah a naa o; toe hae kaminawk hae kaminawk boih hanah thing aek kami hoi tui doh kami ah om o nasoe, tiah zaehoikungnawk mah rangpuinawk khaeah thuih pae o.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Te dongah amih te, “Khoboei rhoek tah hing uh mai saeh. Khoboei rhoek loh amih taengkah a thui vanbangla rhaengpuei boeih kah thing top neh tui than la om uh saeh,” a ti nauh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Te dongah amih te, “Khoboei rhoek tah hing uh mai saeh. Khoboei rhoek loh amih taengkah a thui vanbangla rhaengpuei boeih kah thing top neh tui than la om uh saeh,” a ti nauh.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

I mai la na luna i ka Iseraela, E ola no lakou, aka, e lilo no lakou i poe kalai laau, a i poe huki wai, no ke anainakanaka a pau, e like me ka na luna i olelo aku ai ia lakou.

English Berean Standard Bible

They continued, “Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for the whole congregation.” So the leaders kept their promise.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Wi, se pou yo viv. Men, n'a pran yo pou fann bwa, pou bwote dlo pou nou jan chèf yo te di a.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

sed sic vivant, ut in usus universæ multitudinis ligna cædant, aquasque comportent. Quibus hæc loquentibus,

Bible in Basic English

Keep them living, and let them be servants, cutting wood and getting water for all the people. And all the people did as the chiefs had said to them.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Et les princes leur dirent : Qu’ils vivent. Et ils furent coupeurs de bois et puiseurs d’eau pour toute l’assemblée, comme les princes avaient dit à leur égard.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Řekli jim knížata i to: Nechť jsou živi a drva sekají, a vodu nosí všemu shromáždění. I přestali na tom, jakož jim mluvila knížata.

Kosraean Bible

Lela elos in moul, tusruktu elos ac fah mwet in ti etong ac ut kof lasr.” Pa inge nunak lun mwet kol ah.

World Portuguese Bible

Os príncipes lhes disseram: “Deixem-nos viver.” Assim eles se tornaram lenhadores e tiradores de água para toda a congregação, como os príncipes lhes haviam dito.

Romanian BTF Bible

Și prinții le-au spus: Lasă-i să trăiască; dar să fie tăietori de lemne și cărători de apă pentru toată adunarea, așa cum le promiseseră prinții.

Brenton English Septuagint

They shall live, and shall be hewers of wood and drawers of water to all the congregation, as the princes said to them.

Burmese Common Language Bible

သူတို့အားအသက်ချမ်းသာခွင့်ပေးကြကုန် အံ့။ သို့ရာတွင်သူတို့အား ငါတို့အတွက်ရေ ခပ်ထင်းခုတ်အလုပ်များကိုလုပ်ကိုင်စေရ မည်'' ဟုအကြံပေးသည့်အတိုင်းဣသ ရေလအမျိုးသားတို့ကသဘောတူကြ ၏။

Darby Translation

And the princes said to them, Let them live. And they were hewers of wood and drawers of water for all the assembly; as the princes had said to them.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Und die Fürsten sprachen zu ihnen: Sie sollen am Leben bleiben. Und sie wurden Holzhauer und Wasserschöpfer für die ganze Gemeinde, so wie die Fürsten betreffs ihrer geredet hatten.

Dutch Bible 1917

Verder zeiden de oversten tot hen: Laat hen leven, en laat ze houthouwers en waterputters zijn der ganse vergadering, gelijk de oversten tot hen gezegd hebben.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Daarom bepaalden de overheden te hunnen opzichte, dat ze gespaard zouden blijven, maar dat ze volgens het voorschrift der overheden hout moesten hakken en water putten voor het hele volk.

Italian Diodati Bible

Così i principali dissero loro, che si lascerebbero vivere; ma furono ordinati tagliatori di legne, e attignitori d'acqua, per tutta la raunanza; come i principali dissero loro.

Douay-Rheims 1899

But so let them live, as to serve the whole multitude in hewing wood, and bringing in water. As they were speaking these things,

Geneva Bible 1599

And the Princes sayd vnto them againe, Let them liue, but they shall hewe wood, and drawe water vnto all the Congregation, as the Princes appoint them.

Danish Bible 1931

De skal blive i Live, men være Brændehuggere og Vandbærere for hele Menigheden.” Og hele Menigheden gjorde, som Øversterne havde sagt.

Leeser Tanakh

And the princes said unto them, Let them live: and they became hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation, as the princes had spoken unto them.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

And the princes said concerning them: 'Let them live'; so they became hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation, as the princes had spoken concerning them.

King James Version

And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.

King James Version + Apocrypha

And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Vậy, các quan trưởng tỏ rằng chúng nó được sống, nhưng phải bị dùng để đốn củi xách nước cho cả hội chúng, y như các quan trưởng đã nói cùng chúng nó.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.

Revised West Version

Pea naʻe tala ʻe he houʻeiki kiate kinautolu, Tuku kenau moʻui; kae hoko ʻakinautolu ko e kau tā fefie mo e kau ʻutu vai ki he kakai kotoa pē,” ʻo hangē ko e lea ʻae houʻeiki kiate kinautolu.

French Ostervald Bible

Les chefs leur dirent donc: Ils vivront! Mais ils furent employés à couper le bois et à puiser l'eau pour toute l'assemblée, comme les chefs le leur dirent.

Esperanto Bible

Kaj la estroj diris al ili: Ili vivu. Kaj ili fariĝis lignohakistoj kaj akvoportistoj por la tuta komunumo, kiel diris al ili la estroj.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Ils vivront, leur dirent les chefs. Mais ils furent employés à couper le bois et à puiser l’eau pour toute l’assemblée, comme les chefs le leur avaient dit.

German Luther Bible 1912

Und die Obersten sprachen zu ihnen: Laßt sie leben, daß sie Holzhauer und Wasserträger seien der ganzen Gemeinde, wie ihnen die Obersten gesagt haben.

LXX2012 U. S. English

They shall live, and shall be hewers of wood and drawers of water to all the congregation, as the princes said to them.

British English Septuagint 2012

They shall live, and shall be hewers of wood and drawers of water to all the congregation, as the princes said to them.

Majority Standard BIble

They continued, “Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for the whole congregation.” So the leaders kept their promise.

Webster Bible

And the princes said to them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood, and drawers of water to all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.

Open English Bible (Commonwealth)

Let them live,’ said the leaders. So they became woodcutters and watercarriers to all the community, as the leaders directed.

Open English Bible (US)

Let them live,” said the leaders. So they became woodcutters and watercarriers to all the community, as the leaders directed.

Revised Version

And the princes said unto them, Let them live: so they became hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had spoken unto them.

Italian Riveduta Bible

I capi dissero dunque: “Essi vivranno!” Ma quelli furono semplici spaccalegna ed acquaioli per tutta la raunanza, come i capi avean loro detto.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Les chefs leur dirent : « Qu'ils vivent ! » C'est ainsi qu'ils devinrent coupeurs de bois et puiseurs d'eau pour toute l'assemblée, comme les chefs le leur avaient dit.

Reina Valera 1909

Y los príncipes les dijeron: Vivan; mas sean leñadores y aguadores para toda la congregación, como los príncipes les han dicho.

Spanish BLL

Y les dijeron los líderes: “Déjenlos vivir; pero que sean cortadores de leña y acarreadores de agua para toda la congregación, como los líderes les han dicho”.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Y les dijeron los príncipes: «Dejadlos vivir; y sean leñadores y aguadores para toda la congregación, como los príncipes les han dicho».

Croatian Bible

Još dometnuše glavari: “Neka žive i neka budu drvosječe i vodonoše svoj zajednici.” Sva zajednica prihvati što rekoše glavari.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Još im rekoše knezovi: Neka ostanu u životu, pa neka seku drva i nose vodu svom zboru kako im knezovi kazaše.

German Textbibel

Da sprachen die Fürsten zu ihnen: Sie sollen am Leben bleiben! Und sie dienten der ganzen Gemeinde als Holzhauer und Wasserschöpfer, wie die Fürsten ihnen angekündigt hatten.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

They shall live, and shall be hewers of wood and drawers of water to all the congregation, as the princes said to them.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וַיֹּאמְר֧וּ אֲלֵיהֶ֛ם הַנְּשִׂיאִ֖ים יִֽחְי֑וּ וַ֠יִּֽהְיוּ חֹטְבֵ֨י עֵצִ֤ים וְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי־מַ֨יִם֙ לְכָל־הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר דִּבְּר֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם הַנְּשִׂיאִֽים׃