If it accepts your offer of peace and opens its gates to you, all the people found in it will become forced laborers for you and serve you.

他们若以和睦的话回答你，给你开了城，城里所有的人都要给你效劳，服侍你；

那城若愿意以和平回应，给你开城，城里所有的人就要为你做苦工，服事你。

那城若愿意以和平回应，给你开城，城里所有的人就要为你做苦工，服事你。

如果他们开城投降，城里所有的人都要做你们的奴隶，为你们服劳役。

如果那城以和平的话回答你，给你开门，城里所有的人都要给你作苦工，服事你。

他們若以和睦的話回答你，給你開了城，城裏所有的人都要給你效勞，服事你；

那城若願意以和平回應，給你開城，城裏所有的人就要為你做苦工，服事你。

那城若願意以和平回應，給你開城，城裏所有的人就要為你做苦工，服事你。

如果他們開城投降，城裡所有的人都要做你們的奴隸，為你們服勞役。

如果那城以和平的話回答你，給你開門，城裡所有的人都要給你作苦工，服事你。

它若將和平的話答覆你，給你開門，那麼、城裏所有的人民、就都要給你做苦工、服事你。

如以和應、自啟邑門、則邑民必納貢而事爾、

如以和相應、自啟邑門、則彼邑民、必入貢而服事爾、

如以和好應爾、為爾啟邑門、則彼邑之民、必與爾納貢而服事爾、

If they accept and open their gates, all the people in it shall be subject to forced labor and shall work for you.

Suppose they accept your offer and open their gates. Then force all the people in the city to be your slaves. They will have to work for you.

And if it responds to you peaceably and it opens to you, then all the people who are found in it shall do forced labor for you and shall serve you.

If they accept your terms and open the gates to you, then all the people inside will serve you in forced labor.

And if it agrees to make peace with you and opens to you, then all the people who are found in it shall become your forced labor and serve you.

And it shall be that if they accept your offer of peace, and open to you, then all the people who are found in it shall be placed under tribute to you, and serve you.

And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that are found therein shall become tributary unto thee, and shall serve thee.

If it accepts your offer of peace and opens its gates to you, all the people found in it will become forced laborers for you and serve you.

And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be,[ that] all the people[ that is] found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee.

If it accepts your terms and submits to you, all the people found in it will become your slaves.

It shall be, if it gives you answer of peace and opens to you, then it shall be that all the people who are found therein shall become forced laborers to you, and shall serve you.

Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and said to them,“ Why did you deceive us by telling us you live far away from us, when in fact you live among us?Therefore you are cursed and will always be slaves— woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”

Zebulun failed to drive out the residents of Kitron or the residents of Nahalol, so the Canaanites lived among them and served as forced labor.Asher failed to drive out the residents of Acco or of Sidon, or Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, or Rehob.The Asherites lived among the Canaanites who were living in the land, because they failed to drive them out.Naphtali did not drive out the residents of Beth-shemesh or the residents of Beth-anath. They lived among the Canaanites who were living in the land, but the residents of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath served as their forced labor.The Amorites forced the Danites into the hill country and did not allow them to go down into the valley.The Amorites were determined to stay in Har-heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim. When the house of Joseph got the upper hand, the Amorites were made to serve as forced labor.

When Israel became stronger, they made the Canaanites serve as forced labor but never drove them out completely.

their descendants who remained in the land after them, those whom the Israelites were unable to destroy completely— Solomon imposed forced labor on them; it is still this way today.But Solomon did not consign the Israelites to slavery; they were soldiers, his servants, his commanders, his captains, and commanders of his chariots and his cavalry.

They are not to be sold as slaves, because they are my servants that I brought out of the land of Egypt.You are not to rule over them harshly but fear your God.Your male and female slaves are to be from the nations around you; you may purchase male and female slaves.You may also purchase them from the aliens residing with you, or from their families living among you— those born in your land. These may become your property.You may leave them to your sons after you to inherit as property; you can make them slaves for life. But concerning your brothers, the Israelites, you must not rule over one another harshly.

I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.

No city made peace with the Israelites except the Hivites who inhabited Gibeon; all of them were taken in battle.For it was the LORD’s intention to harden their hearts, so that they would engage Israel in battle, be completely destroyed without mercy, and be annihilated, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

“ But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying,‘ We don’t want this man to rule over us.’

On that day he made them woodcutters and water carriers— as they are today— for the community and for the LORD’s altar at the place he would choose.

However, they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites still live in Ephraim today, but they are forced laborers.