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Joshua 2:20
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Christian Standard Bible®
And if you report our mission, we are free from the oath you made us swear.”
And if you report our mission, we are free from the oath you made us swear.”
Hebrew Names Version
But if you utter this our business, then we shall be guiltless of your oath which you have made us to swear.
But if you utter this our business, then we shall be guiltless of your oath which you have made us to swear.
King James Version
And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.
And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.
Lexham English Bible
But if you report this business of ours, we will be released from your oath that you made us swear."
But if you report this business of ours, we will be released from your oath that you made us swear."
English Standard Version
But if you tell this business of ours, then we shall be guiltless with respect to your oath that you have made us swear."
But if you tell this business of ours, then we shall be guiltless with respect to your oath that you have made us swear."
New Century Version
But if you tell anyone about this, we will be free from the oath you made us swear."
But if you tell anyone about this, we will be free from the oath you made us swear."
New English Translation
If you should report what we've been up to, we are not bound by this oath you made us swear."
If you should report what we've been up to, we are not bound by this oath you made us swear."
Amplified Bible
"But if you tell [anyone] this business of ours, we shall be blameless and free from the oath which you made us swear."
"But if you tell [anyone] this business of ours, we shall be blameless and free from the oath which you made us swear."
New American Standard Bible
"But if you tell this business of ours, then we shall be exempt from the oath which you have made us swear."
"But if you tell this business of ours, then we shall be exempt from the oath which you have made us swear."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And if thou vtter this our matter, we will be quite of thine othe, which thou hast made vs sweare.
And if thou vtter this our matter, we will be quite of thine othe, which thou hast made vs sweare.
Legacy Standard Bible
But if you tell this business of ours, then we shall be free from the oath which you have made us swear."
But if you tell this business of ours, then we shall be free from the oath which you have made us swear."
Complete Jewish Bible
However, if you say a word about this business of ours, then we will be free of your oath that you made us swear."
However, if you say a word about this business of ours, then we will be free of your oath that you made us swear."
Darby Translation
And if thou make known this our business, we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
And if thou make known this our business, we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
Easy-to-Read Version
We are making this agreement with you. But if you tell anyone about what we are doing, we will be free from this agreement."
We are making this agreement with you. But if you tell anyone about what we are doing, we will be free from this agreement."
George Lamsa Translation
And if you disclose this affair, then we will be absolved from this oath which you have made us swear.
And if you disclose this affair, then we will be absolved from this oath which you have made us swear.
Good News Translation
However, if you tell anyone what we have been doing, then we will not have to keep our promise which you have made us give you."
However, if you tell anyone what we have been doing, then we will not have to keep our promise which you have made us give you."
Literal Translation
But if you tell this matter of ours, then we shall be guiltless from your oath which you have made us swear.
But if you tell this matter of ours, then we shall be guiltless from your oath which you have made us swear.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And yf thou bewrayest eny of this deuyce of ours, the wil we be discharged of the ooth yt thou hast take of vs.
And yf thou bewrayest eny of this deuyce of ours, the wil we be discharged of the ooth yt thou hast take of vs.
American Standard Version
But if thou utter this our business, then we shall be guiltless of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.
But if thou utter this our business, then we shall be guiltless of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.
Bible in Basic English
But if you say anything about our business here, then we will be free from the oath you have made us take.
But if you say anything about our business here, then we will be free from the oath you have made us take.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And if thou vtter these our wordes, we wilbe quite of thy oth which thou hast made vs sweare.
And if thou vtter these our wordes, we wilbe quite of thy oth which thou hast made vs sweare.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
But if thou utter this our business, then we will be guiltless of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.'
But if thou utter this our business, then we will be guiltless of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.'
King James Version (1611)
And if thou vtter this our businesse, then we wilbe quit of thine oath which thou hast made vs to sweare.
And if thou vtter this our businesse, then we wilbe quit of thine oath which thou hast made vs to sweare.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But if any one should injure us, or betray these our matters, we shall be quit of this thine oath.
But if any one should injure us, or betray these our matters, we shall be quit of this thine oath.
English Revised Version
But if thou utter this our business, then we will be guiltless of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.
But if thou utter this our business, then we will be guiltless of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.
Berean Standard Bible
And if you report our mission, we will be released from the oath you made us swear."
And if you report our mission, we will be released from the oath you made us swear."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
`That if thou wolt betraie vs, and brynge forth in to the myddis this word, we schulen be cleene of this ooth, bi which thou hast chargid vs.
`That if thou wolt betraie vs, and brynge forth in to the myddis this word, we schulen be cleene of this ooth, bi which thou hast chargid vs.
Young's Literal Translation
and if thou declare this our matter, then we have been acquitted from thine oath which thou hast caused us to swear.'
and if thou declare this our matter, then we have been acquitted from thine oath which thou hast caused us to swear.'
Update Bible Version
But if you utter this business of ours, then we shall be innocent of your oath which you have made us to swear.
But if you utter this business of ours, then we shall be innocent of your oath which you have made us to swear.
Webster's Bible Translation
And if thou shalt utter this our business, then we will be quit of thy oath which thou hast made us to swear.
And if thou shalt utter this our business, then we will be quit of thy oath which thou hast made us to swear.
World English Bible
But if you utter this our business, then we shall be guiltless of your oath which you have made us to swear.
But if you utter this our business, then we shall be guiltless of your oath which you have made us to swear.
New King James Version
And if you tell this business of ours, then we will be free from your oath which you made us swear."
And if you tell this business of ours, then we will be free from your oath which you made us swear."
New Living Translation
If you betray us, however, we are not bound by this oath in any way."
If you betray us, however, we are not bound by this oath in any way."
New Life Bible
And we will be free from the promise you made us swear if you tell anyone what we are doing."
And we will be free from the promise you made us swear if you tell anyone what we are doing."
New Revised Standard
But if you tell this business of ours, then we shall be released from this oath that you made us swear to you."
But if you tell this business of ours, then we shall be released from this oath that you made us swear to you."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Or, if thou utter this our business, then shall we be free from this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
Or, if thou utter this our business, then shall we be free from this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But if thou wilt betray us, and utter this word abroad, we shall be quit of this oath, which thou hast made us swear.
But if thou wilt betray us, and utter this word abroad, we shall be quit of this oath, which thou hast made us swear.
Revised Standard Version
But if you tell this business of ours, then we shall be guiltless with respect to your oath which you have made us swear."
But if you tell this business of ours, then we shall be guiltless with respect to your oath which you have made us swear."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But if you tell this business of ours, then we shall be free from the oath which you have made us swear."
"But if you tell this business of ours, then we shall be free from the oath which you have made us swear."
Contextual Overview
8 Rahab went back up to her roof. The spies were still awake, so she told them: 9 I know that the Lord has given Israel this land. Everyone shakes with fear because of you. 10 We heard how the Lord dried up the Red Sea so you could leave Egypt. And we heard how you destroyed Sihon and Og, those two Amorite kings east of the Jordan River. 11 We know that the Lord your God rules heaven and earth, and we've lost our courage and our will to fight. 12 Please promise me in the Lord 's name that you will be as kind to my family as I have been to you. Do something to show 13 that you won't let your people kill my father and mother and my brothers and sisters and their families. 14 "Rahab," the spies answered, "if you keep quiet about what we're doing, we promise to be kind to you when the Lord gives us this land. We pray that the Lord will kill us if we don't keep our promise!" 15 Rahab's house was built into the town wall, and one of the windows in her house faced outside the wall. She gave the spies a rope, showed them the window, and said, "Use this rope to let yourselves down to the ground outside the wall. 16 Then hide in the hills. The men who are looking for you won't be able to find you there. They'll give up and come back after a few days, and you can be on your way." 17The 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.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
And if thou: Proverbs 11:13
we will be quit: Joshua 2:17
Cross-References
Genesis 2:18
The Lord God said, "It isn't good for the man to live alone. I need to make a suitable partner for him."
The Lord God said, "It isn't good for the man to live alone. I need to make a suitable partner for him."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And if thou utter this our business,.... So that others would either hang out scarlet threads or get into her house for shelter,
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then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear; be under no obligation to make it good, by saving her and her father's house.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Joshua 2:20. If thou utter this our business — It was prudent to make her life depend on her secresy; had it been otherwise she might have been tempted to give information, not only concerning the spies, but concerning the designs of the Israelites. But her life being at stake, added to every other motive, she kept the secret for the sake of her own personal safety and that of all her relatives.
