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Joshua 2:21

"According to your words, so be it," she said, and sent them away. As they departed, she tied the scarlet cord in the window.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies;   Reconnoissance;   Token;   Treaty;   Window;   Scofield Reference Index - Scarlet;   Thompson Chain Reference - Bible Stories for Children;   Children;   Home;   Pleasant Sunday Afternoons;   Religion;   Stories for Children;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Rahab;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Crimson;   Joshua, the Book of;   Line;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Hoshea;   Jericho;   Joshua;   Line;   Rahab;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Jericho;   Rahab, Rachab ;   Scarlet;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Jericho;   Rahab;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Shittim;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Jer'icho;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Cord;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Conquest of Canaan;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Color;   Line;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Color;   Symbol;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“Let it be as you say,” she replied, and she sent them away. After they had gone, she tied the scarlet cord to the window.
Hebrew Names Version
She said, According to your words, so be it. She sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.
King James Version
And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.
Lexham English Bible
And she said, "According to your word it will be." Then she sent them away, and they went, and she tied the scarlet cord in the window.
English Standard Version
And she said, "According to your words, so be it." Then she sent them away, and they departed. And she tied the scarlet cord in the window.
New Century Version
Rahab answered, "I agree to this." So she sent them away, and they left. Then she tied the red rope in the window.
New English Translation
She said, "I agree to these conditions." She sent them on their way and then tied the red rope in the window.
Amplified Bible
She said, "According to your words, so be it." Then Rahab sent them off, and they departed; and she tied the scarlet cord in the window.
New American Standard Bible
She then said, "According to your words, so be it." So she sent them away, and they departed; and she tied the scarlet cord in the window.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And she answered, According vnto your wordes, so be it: then she sent them away, & they departed, & she bound the red cord in ye window.
Legacy Standard Bible
And she said, "According to your words, so be it." So she sent them away, and they went; and she tied the scarlet cord in the window.
Contemporary English Version
"I'll do exactly what you said," Rahab promised. Then she sent them on their way and tied the red rope to the window.
Darby Translation
And she said, According to your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed. And she bound the scarlet line in the window.
Easy-to-Read Version
Rahab answered, "I will do just what you said." She said goodbye, and the men left her house. Then she tied the red rope in the window.
George Lamsa Translation
And she said, According to your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed; and she bound the scarlet cord in the window.
Good News Translation
She agreed and sent them away. When they had gone, she tied the red cord to the window.
Literal Translation
And she said, Let it be according to your words. And she sent them away. And they went. And she bound the line of scarlet thread in the window.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
She sayde: Let it be so as ye saye, and she let the go. And they wente their waye. And she knyt the rose coloured lyne in the wyndowe.
American Standard Version
And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.
Bible in Basic English
And she said, Let it be as you say. Then she sent them away, and they went; and she put the bright red cord in the window.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And she saide: According vnto your wordes, so be it. And she sent the away, and they departed. And she bounde the red corde in the windowe.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And she said: 'According unto your words, so be it.' And she sent them away, and they departed; and she bound the scarlet line in the window.
King James Version (1611)
And shee saide, According vnto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, & they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And she said to them, Let it be according to your word; and she sent them out, and they departed.
English Revised Version
And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.
Berean Standard Bible
"Let it be as you say," she replied, and she sent them away. And when they had gone, she tied the scarlet cord in the window.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And sche answeride, As ye han spoke, so be it doon. And sche lefte hem, that thei schulden go, and sche hangide a reed corde in her wyndow.
Young's Literal Translation
And she saith, `According unto your words, so it [is];' and she sendeth them away, and they go; and she bindeth the scarlet line to the window.
Update Bible Version
And she said, According to your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.
Webster's Bible Translation
And she said, According to your words, so [be] it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.
World English Bible
She said, According to your words, so be it. She sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.
New King James Version
Then she said, "According to your words, so be it." And she sent them away, and they departed. And she bound the scarlet cord in the window.
New Living Translation
"I accept your terms," she replied. And she sent them on their way, leaving the scarlet rope hanging from the window.
New Life Bible
She said, "Let it be as you have said." Then she sent them away, and tied the red rope in the window.
New Revised Standard
She said, "According to your words, so be it." She sent them away and they departed. Then she tied the crimson cord in the window.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And she said - According to your words, so, shall it be. Thus sent she them away and they departed, - and she bound the crimson cord in the window.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And she answered: As you have spoken, so be it done: and sending them on their way, she hung the scarlet cord in the window.
Revised Standard Version
And she said, "According to your words, so be it." Then she sent them away, and they departed; and she bound the scarlet cord in the window.
THE MESSAGE
She said, "If that's what you say, that's the way it is," and sent them off. They left and she hung the red rope out the window.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
She said, "According to your words, so be it." So she sent them away, and they departed; and she tied the scarlet cord in the window.

Contextual Overview

8 The two men had not yet lain down when she returned to the roof 9 and said to them, "I know that Adonai has given you the land. Fear of you has fallen on us; everyone in the land is terrified at the thought of you. 10 We've heard how Adonai dried up the water in the Sea of Suf ahead of you, when you left Egypt; and what you did to the two kings of the Emori on the other side of the Yarden, Sichon and ‘Og, that you completely destroyed them. 11 As soon as we heard it, our hearts failed us. Because of you, everyone is in a state of depression. For Adonai your God — he is God in heaven above and on the earth below. 12 So, please, swear to me by Adonai that, since I have been kind to you, you will also be kind to my father's family. Give me some evidence of your good faith, 13 that you will spare the lives of my father, mother, brothers and sisters and all who are theirs, so that we won't be killed." 14 The men replied to her, "Our lives are certainly worth yours, provided you don't betray our mission. So when Adonai gives us the land, we will treat you kindly and in good faith." 15 Then she lowered them by a rope through the window; since her house abutted the city wall, indeed was actually built into it. 16 She told them, "Head for the hills, so that the pursuit party won't get their hands on you; and hide yourselves there for three days, until the pursuers have returned. After that, you can go on your way." 17 The men said to her, "We will not be guilty of violating the oath you made us swear, provided that

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

And she bound: Joshua 2:18, Matthew 7:24, John 2:5

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 11:21 - Let me depart

Cross-References

Genesis 15:12
As the sun was about to set, a deep sleep fell on Avram; horror and great darkness came over him.
1 Samuel 26:12
So David took the spear and the water jug from Sha'ul's head and got away. Nobody saw or knew about it, and no one awoke, because they were all asleep — a deep sleep from Adonai had fallen over them.
Job 4:13
In passing thoughts flashing through visions at night, when sleep lies heavy on people,
Job 33:15
"In a dream, in a vision at night, when slumber falls upon people, as they sleep in their beds,
Proverbs 19:15
Laziness makes people fall asleep, and an idle person will go hungry.
Daniel 8:18
As he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face toward the ground; but he touched me, set me on my feet,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And she said, according to your words, so [be] it,.... She agreed, that if the conditions required were not performed, they would be quit of their oath, but if they were, she expected it would be fulfilled:

and she sent them away, and they departed; took their leave of each other:

and she bound the scarlet line in the window; immediately, as Abarbinel thinks, and in the sight of the spies, that they might see that she conformed to their direction, and that they might take notice where she fastened it; and that she herself might, at the sight of it, be put in mind of the design of it, and be an encouragement to her faith as to the safety of her and her father's house; and it being a thing so trifling and insignificant in itself, would not be taken notice of by the inhabitants, or be thought to be done with any design; though, according to the instruction of the spies, it seems as if it was to be done when they came into the land, and into the city, and which seems most likely that it was then done.


 
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