Joshua 9:21

And the Princes said vnto them, Let them liue, (but let them bee hewers of wood, and drawers of water, vnto all the Congregation,) as the Princes had promised them.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

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."
- New American Standard Version (1995)

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.
- American Standard Version (1901)

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.
- Basic English Bible

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

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.
- Darby Bible

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

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.
- English Revised Version

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."
- World English Bible

Wesley's Notes for Joshua 9:21

9:21 Unto all the congregation - That is, Let them be public servants, and employed in the meanest offices, (one kind being put for all the rest) for the use of the congregation; to do this partly for the sacrifices and services of the house of God, which otherwise the Israelites themselves must have done; partly for the service of the camp or body of the people; and sometimes, even to particular Israelites.