Joshua 2:20

The NET Bible®

If you should report what we've been up to, we are not bound by this oath you made us swear."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
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.

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.

Lexham English Bible
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."

New Century Version
But if you tell anyone about this, we will be free from the 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."

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."

Geneva Bible (1587)
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."

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."

Darby Translation
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."

George Lamsa Translation
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."

Literal Translation
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.

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.

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.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
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.'

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.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
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.

Berean Standard Bible
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.

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.'

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.

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.

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.

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."

New Living Translation
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."

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."

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.

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.

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."

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."

Contextual Overview

⁸ Now before the spies went to sleep, Rahab went up to the roof. ⁹ She said to the men, "I know the Lord is handing this land over to you. We are absolutely terrified of you, and all who live in the land are cringing before you. ¹⁰ For we heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea before you when you left Egypt and how you annihilated the two Amorite kings, Sihon and Og, on the other side of the Jordan. ¹¹ When we heard the news we lost our courage and no one could even breathe for fear of you. For the Lord your God is God in heaven above and on earth below! ¹² So now, promise me this with an oath sworn in the Lord 's name. Because I have shown allegiance to you, show allegiance to my family. Give me a solemn pledge ¹³ that you will spare the lives of my father, mother, brothers, sisters, and all who belong to them, and rescue us from death." ¹⁴ The men said to her, "If you die, may we die too! If you do not report what we've been up to, then, when the Lord hands the land over to us, we will show unswerving allegiance to you." ¹⁵ Then Rahab let them down by a rope through the window. (Her house was built as part of the city wall; she lived in the wall.) ¹⁶ She told them, "Head to the hill country, so the ones chasing you don't find you. Hide from them there for three days, long enough for those chasing you to return. Then you can be on your way." ¹⁷ The men said to her, "We are not bound by this oath you made us swear unless the following conditions are met:

Bible Verse Review
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And if thou: Proverbs 11:13

we will be quit: Joshua 2:17

Cross-References

Genesis 2:18
The Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a companion for him who corresponds to 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.