Interlinear Study Bible

Berean Study Bible
They continued ..., "Let them live, but let them be woodcutters ... and water carriers for the whole congregation." So the leaders kept their promise -.

English Standard Version
And the leaders said to them Let them live So they became cutters of wood and drawers of water for all the congregation just as the leaders had said of them

Holman Christian Standard Version
They also said, "Let them live." So the Gibeonites became woodcutters and water carriers for the whole community, as the leaders had promised them.

King James Version
And the princes said unto them, Let them live (8799); but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.

Lexham English Bible
And the leaders said to them, "Let them live." So they became woodcutters and water carriers for all the congregation, just as the leaders had said to them.

New American Standard Version
The leaders said to them, "Let them live." So they became hewers of wood and drawers of water for the whole congregation, just as the leaders had spoken to them.

World English Bible
The princes said to them, "Let them live, so they became wood cutters and drawers of water for all the congregation, as the princes had spoken to them."