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.
And the princes {H5387} said {H559} unto them, Let them live {H2421}; but let them be hewers {H2404} of wood {H6086} and drawers {H7579} of water {H4325} unto all the congregation {H5712}; as the princes {H5387} had promised {H1696} them.
Yes, let them live," the leaders continued, "but let them chop wood and draw water for the whole community." This is what the leaders said.
They continued, “Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for the whole congregation.” So the leaders kept their promise.
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.
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Deuteronomy 29:11
Your little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that [is] in thy camp, from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water: -
Joshua 9:27
And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the LORD, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose. -
Joshua 9:23
Now therefore ye [are] cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God. -
2 Chronicles 2:17
And Solomon numbered all the strangers that [were] in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred. -
2 Chronicles 2:18
And he set threescore and ten thousand of them [to be] bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand [to be] hewers in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work. -
Joshua 9:15
¶ And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.