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.

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.

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.

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 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 sent for the people of Gibeon. He said to them,“ Why did you trick us? You said,‘ We live far away from you.’ But in fact you live close to us.So now you are under a curse. You will always serve us. You will always cut wood and carry water for the house of my God.”

The tribe of Zebulun didn’t drive out the Canaanites living in Kitron and Nahalol. So these Canaanites lived among them. But the people of Zebulun forced the Canaanites to work hard for them.The tribe of Asher didn’t drive out the people living in Akko and Sidon. They didn’t drive out the people of Ahlab, Akzib, Helbah, Aphek and Rehob.So the people of Asher lived among the Canaanites who were in the land.The tribe of Naphtali didn’t drive out the people living in Beth Shemesh and Beth Anath. So the people of Naphtali lived among the Canaanites who were in the land. The people of Beth Shemesh and Beth Anath were forced to work hard for them.The Amorites made the people of Dan stay in the central hill country. They didn’t let them come down into the plain.The Amorites made up their minds to stay in Mount Heres. They also stayed in Aijalon and Shaalbim. But the power of the tribes of Joseph grew. Then the Amorites were forced to work hard for them.

Later, Israel became stronger. Then they forced the Canaanites to work hard for them. But Israel never drove them out completely.

They were children of the people who had lived in the land before the Israelites came. Those people had been set apart to the Lord in a special way to be destroyed. But the Israelites hadn’t been able to kill all of them. Solomon forced them to work very hard as his slaves. And they still work for Israel as slaves to this day.But Solomon didn’t force any of the Israelites to work as his slaves. Instead, some were his fighting men. Others were his government officials, his officers and his captains. Others were commanders of his chariots and chariot drivers.

The Israelites are my servants. I brought them out of Egypt. So they must not be sold as slaves.Show them pity when you rule over them. Have respect for God.“‘ You must get your male and female slaves from the nations that are around you. You can buy slaves from them.You can also buy as slaves some of the people living among you for a while. You can also buy members of their families born among you. They will become your property.You can leave them to your children as their share of your property. You can make them slaves for life. But when you rule over your own people, you must be kind to them.

I want peace. But when I speak, they want war.

Only the Hivites who lived in Gibeon made a peace treaty with the Israelites. No other city made a treaty with them. So Israel captured all those cities in battle.The Lord himself made their people stubborn. He made them go to war against Israel so he could totally destroy them. He wanted to wipe them out. He didn’t show them any mercy. The Lord had commanded Moses to destroy the Canaanites.

“ But those he ruled over hated him. They sent some messengers after him. They were sent to say,‘ We don’t want this man to be our king.’

That day he made them cut wood and carry water. They had to serve the community of Israel. They also had to do work connected with the altar of the Lord. The altar would be at the place the Lord would choose. And they still serve the Israelites to this day.

The people of Ephraim didn’t drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer. The Canaanites live among the people of Ephraim to this day. But they are forced to work hard for the people of Ephraim.