Joshua 9:21
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordAnd 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.
— Joshua 9:21, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
The princes said to them, Let them live: so they became wood cutters and drawers of water to all the congregation, as the princes had spoken to them.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And the princes say unto them, 'They live, and are hewers of wood and drawers of water for all the company, as the princes spake to them.'