Paragraph 9:26–27

9:26a

So Joshua did this and delivered them: The two clauses Joshua did this and delivered them indicate that Joshua decided to save the lives of the Gibeonites. These clauses can be combined as one clause, for example,

So Joshua saved them from the Israelites. (New International Version)
-or-
So Joshua rescued them (God’s Word)

from the hands of the Israelites: The phrase from the hands of the Israelites indicates that Joshua did not allow the Israelites to kill the Gibeonites.

9:26b

and they did not kill the Gibeonites: The clause they did not kill the Gibeonites states the same meaning as 26a in different words. Joshua kept the Israelites from killing the Gibeonites, and the Israelites did not kill them.

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