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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Joshua 2:17
And the men said unto her, - Free, will we be from this thine oath which thou hast made us swear:
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Christian Standard Bible®
The men said to her, “We will be free from this oath you made us swear,
The men said to her, “We will be free from this oath you made us swear,
Hebrew Names Version
The men said to her, We will be guiltless of this your oath which you have made us to swear.
The men said to her, We will be guiltless of this your oath which you have made us to swear.
King James Version
And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
Lexham English Bible
The men said to her, "We will be released from this oath of yours that you made us swear.
The men said to her, "We will be released from this oath of yours that you made us swear.
English Standard Version
The men said to her, "We will be guiltless with respect to this oath of yours that you have made us swear.
The men said to her, "We will be guiltless with respect to this oath of yours that you have made us swear.
New Century Version
The men said to her, "You must do as we say. If not, we cannot be responsible for keeping this oath you have made us swear.
The men said to her, "You must do as we say. If not, we cannot be responsible for keeping this oath you have made us swear.
New English Translation
The men said to her, "We are not bound by this oath you made us swear unless the following conditions are met:
The men said to her, "We are not bound by this oath you made us swear unless the following conditions are met:
Amplified Bible
The men said to her, "We shall be blameless and free from this oath which you have made us swear,
The men said to her, "We shall be blameless and free from this oath which you have made us swear,
New American Standard Bible
And the men said to her, "We shall be exempt from this oath to you which you have made us swear,
And the men said to her, "We shall be exempt from this oath to you which you have made us swear,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the men said vnto her, We will be blamelesse of this thine othe, which thou hast made vs sweare.
And the men said vnto her, We will be blamelesse of this thine othe, which thou hast made vs sweare.
Legacy Standard Bible
And the men said to her, "We shall be free from this oath to you which you have made us swear,
And the men said to her, "We shall be free from this oath to you which you have made us swear,
Contemporary English Version
The spies said: You made us promise to let you and your family live. We will keep our promise, but you can't tell anyone why we were here. You must tie this red rope on your window when we attack, and your father and mother, your brothers, and everyone else in your family must be here with you. We'll take the blame if anyone who stays in this house gets hurt. But anyone who leaves your house will be killed, and it won't be our fault.
The spies said: You made us promise to let you and your family live. We will keep our promise, but you can't tell anyone why we were here. You must tie this red rope on your window when we attack, and your father and mother, your brothers, and everyone else in your family must be here with you. We'll take the blame if anyone who stays in this house gets hurt. But anyone who leaves your house will be killed, and it won't be our fault.
Complete Jewish Bible
The men said to her, "We will not be guilty of violating the oath you made us swear, provided that
The men said to her, "We will not be guilty of violating the oath you made us swear, provided that
Darby Translation
And the men said to her, We will be quit of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
And the men said to her, We will be quit of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
Easy-to-Read Version
The men said to her, "We made a promise to you. But you must do one thing, or we will not be responsible for our promise.
The men said to her, "We made a promise to you. But you must do one thing, or we will not be responsible for our promise.
George Lamsa Translation
And the men said to her, We will be blameless of this oath which you have made us swear.
And the men said to her, We will be blameless of this oath which you have made us swear.
Good News Translation
The men said to her, "We will keep the promise that you have made us give.
The men said to her, "We will keep the promise that you have made us give.
Literal Translation
And the men said to her, We will be guiltless from this oath of yours which you made us swear.
And the men said to her, We will be guiltless from this oath of yours which you made us swear.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But the men sayde vnto her: As for this ooth that thou hast taken of vs, we wyll be discharged of it
But the men sayde vnto her: As for this ooth that thou hast taken of vs, we wyll be discharged of it
American Standard Version
And the men said unto her, We will be guiltless of this thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.
And the men said unto her, We will be guiltless of this thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.
Bible in Basic English
And the men said to her, We will only be responsible for this oath which you have made us take,
And the men said to her, We will only be responsible for this oath which you have made us take,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the men sayde vnto her: We wyl be blamelesse of this thy oth which thou hast made vs sweare:
And the men sayde vnto her: We wyl be blamelesse of this thy oth which thou hast made vs sweare:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the men said unto her: 'We will be guiltless of this thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.
And the men said unto her: 'We will be guiltless of this thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.
King James Version (1611)
And the men said vnto her, Wee will bee blamelesse of this thine oath which thou hast made vs sweare:
And the men said vnto her, Wee will bee blamelesse of this thine oath which thou hast made vs sweare:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the men said to her, We are clear of this thy oath.
And the men said to her, We are clear of this thy oath.
English Revised Version
And the men said unto her, We will be guiltless of this thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.
And the men said unto her, We will be guiltless of this thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.
Berean Standard Bible
The men said to her, "We will not be bound by this oath you made us swear
The men said to her, "We will not be bound by this oath you made us swear
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Whiche seiden to hir, We schulen be giltles of this ooth, bi which thou hast chargid vs,
Whiche seiden to hir, We schulen be giltles of this ooth, bi which thou hast chargid vs,
Young's Literal Translation
And the men say unto her, `We are acquitted of this thine oath which thou hast caused us to swear:
And the men say unto her, `We are acquitted of this thine oath which thou hast caused us to swear:
Update Bible Version
And the men said to her, We will be innocent of this oath of yours which you have made us to swear.
And the men said to her, We will be innocent of this oath of yours which you have made us to swear.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the men said to her, We [will be] blameless of this thy oath which thou hast made us swear.
And the men said to her, We [will be] blameless of this thy oath which thou hast made us swear.
World English Bible
The men said to her, We will be guiltless of this your oath which you have made us to swear.
The men said to her, We will be guiltless of this your oath which you have made us to swear.
New King James Version
So the men said to her: "We will be blameless of this oath of yours which you have made us swear,
So the men said to her: "We will be blameless of this oath of yours which you have made us swear,
New Living Translation
Before they left, the men told her, "We will be bound by the oath we have taken only if you follow these instructions.
Before they left, the men told her, "We will be bound by the oath we have taken only if you follow these instructions.
New Life Bible
The men said to her, "We will be free from this promise you have made us swear
The men said to her, "We will be free from this promise you have made us swear
New Revised Standard
The men said to her, "We will be released from this oath that you have made us swear to you
The men said to her, "We will be released from this oath that you have made us swear to you
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they said to her: We shall be blameless of this oath, which thou hast made us swear,
And they said to her: We shall be blameless of this oath, which thou hast made us swear,
Revised Standard Version
The men said to her, "We will be guiltless with respect to this oath of yours which you have made us swear.
The men said to her, "We will be guiltless with respect to this oath of yours which you have made us swear.
THE MESSAGE
The men told her, "In order to keep this oath you made us swear, here is what you must do: Hang this red rope out the window through which you let us down and gather your entire family with you in your house—father, mother, brothers, and sisters. Anyone who goes out the doors of your house into the street and is killed, it's his own fault—we aren't responsible. But for everyone within the house we take full responsibility. If anyone lays a hand on one of them, it's our fault. But if you tell anyone of our business here, the oath you made us swear is canceled—we're no longer responsible."
The men told her, "In order to keep this oath you made us swear, here is what you must do: Hang this red rope out the window through which you let us down and gather your entire family with you in your house—father, mother, brothers, and sisters. Anyone who goes out the doors of your house into the street and is killed, it's his own fault—we aren't responsible. But for everyone within the house we take full responsibility. If anyone lays a hand on one of them, it's our fault. But if you tell anyone of our business here, the oath you made us swear is canceled—we're no longer responsible."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The men said to her, "We shall be free from this oath to you which you have made us swear,
The men said to her, "We shall be free from this oath to you which you have made us swear,
Contextual Overview
8 And, ere yet they slept, she, went up unto them, upon the roof; 9 and said unto the men, I know that Yahweh hath given unto you the land, - and that the terror of you hath fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land, have melted away, from before you. 10 For we have heard how Yahweh, dried up, the waters of the Red Sea from before you, when ye came forth out of Egypt, - and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites who were over the Jordan unto Sihon and unto Og, whom ye devoted to destruction; 11 and, when we heard, then did our heart melt, and there rose up no longer any spirit in any man because of you, - for, as for Yahweh your God, he, is God - in the heavens above, and upon the earth beneath. 12 Now, therefore I pray you, swear unto me by Yahweh, since I have dealt with you in lovingkindness, that, ye also, will deal with the house of my father in lovingkindness, and will give me a token of faithfulness, 13 and will save alive my father and my mother, and my brethren and my sisters, and all that they have, - and will deliver our souls from death. 14 And the men said unto her, Our souls in your stead unto death, if ye utter not this our business, - so shall it be, when Yahweh shall give us the land, that we will deal with thee in lovingkindness and in faithfulness. 15 And she let them down with a cord through the window, - for, her house, was within the wall of the rampart, and, within the rampart, she was dwelling. 16 And she said unto them - To the mountain, get you, lest the pursuers, fall in, with you, - and hide yourselves there, three days until the pursuers return, and, afterwards, shall ye go your way. 17 And the men said unto her, - Free, will we be from this thine oath which thou hast made us swear:
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Joshua 2:20, Genesis 24:3-8, Exodus 20:7, Leviticus 19:11, Leviticus 19:12, Numbers 30:2, 2 Samuel 21:1, 2 Samuel 21:2, 2 Samuel 21:7
Reciprocal: Genesis 24:8 - clear Joshua 6:22 - as ye sware unto her Ecclesiastes 9:2 - feareth
Cross-References
Genesis 2:1
Thus were finished the heavens and the earth and all their host.
Thus were finished the heavens and the earth and all their host.
Genesis 2:4
These are the geneses of the heavens and the earth when they were created, - in the day when Yahweh God made earth and heavens.
These are the geneses of the heavens and the earth when they were created, - in the day when Yahweh God made earth and heavens.
Genesis 2:6
but, a vapour, went up from the earth, - and watered all the face of the ground.
but, a vapour, went up from the earth, - and watered all the face of the ground.
Genesis 2:9
And Yahweh God, caused to spring up, out of the ground, every tree pleasant to the sight and good for food, - and the tree of life, in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
And Yahweh God, caused to spring up, out of the ground, every tree pleasant to the sight and good for food, - and the tree of life, in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Genesis 2:10
Now, a river, was coming forth out of Eden, to water the garden, - and, from thence, it parted, and became four heads,
Now, a river, was coming forth out of Eden, to water the garden, - and, from thence, it parted, and became four heads,
Genesis 2:12
moreover the gold of that and, is good, - there, is the bdellium, and the beryl stone,
moreover the gold of that and, is good, - there, is the bdellium, and the beryl stone,
Genesis 2:13
And the name of the second river, is Gihon, - the same, is that which surroundeth all the land of Cush,
And the name of the second river, is Gihon, - the same, is that which surroundeth all the land of Cush,
Genesis 2:18
And Yahweh God said, It is, not good, that the man should remain alone, - I will make for him a helper as his counterpart.
And Yahweh God said, It is, not good, that the man should remain alone, - I will make for him a helper as his counterpart.
Genesis 2:20
So the man gave names to all the tame-beasts, and to the birds of the heavens, and to all the wild-beasts of the field, - but, for man, had there not been found a helper as his counterpart.
So the man gave names to all the tame-beasts, and to the birds of the heavens, and to all the wild-beasts of the field, - but, for man, had there not been found a helper as his counterpart.
Genesis 2:21
So Yahweh God caused a deep sleep to fall on the man, and he slept, - and he took one of his ribs, and closed up flesh instead thereof.
So Yahweh God caused a deep sleep to fall on the man, and he slept, - and he took one of his ribs, and closed up flesh instead thereof.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the men said unto her,.... Some think that this discourse, which passed between the spies and her, was while in the house before she let them down, or otherwise they would have been in danger of being overheard, and so the whole affair discovered; but as it was on the other side of the house, and under the wall of the city, and without it, they might with the greater safety converse together:
we [will be] blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear; that is, they would most faithfully and punctually keep it, it should be sacred to them, and she should have no occasion to lay any blame upon them in the least.
