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Joshua 2:17
17The men said to her, ‘If you do what we say, we will do what we have promised.
Joshua 2:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
- New International Version (NIV)Now the men had said to her, “This oath you made us swear will not be binding on us
- English Standard Version (ESV)The men said to her, "We will be guiltless with respect to this oath of yours that you have made us swear.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So the men said to her: “We will be blameless of this oath of yours which you have made us swear,
Context of Joshua 2:17
15So Rahab put a rope out through the window of her house. (The house that she lived in was part of the city wall.) The men climbed down the rope. 16Rahab told them, ‘Go to the hills. The men who are chasing you will not find you there. Hide there for three days until they return to this city. Then you can go back to your people.’ The men said to her, ‘If you do what we say, we will do what we have promised. 18We will soon attack this land. So tie this red string in the window that we came through. Bring your father, your mother, your brothers and sisters and all your family into your house. 19If any of them leaves your house, they may die. If that happens, we will not be guilty. We will only be guilty if our soldiers hurt anyone who is in your house.
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וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ אֵלֶ֖יהָ הָאֲנָשִׁ֑ים נְקִיִּ֣ם אֲנַ֔חְנוּ מִשְּׁבֻעָתֵ֥ךְ הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר הִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Joshua 2:17
- Joshua 2:20But if you tell anyone about us, we do not have to do what we have promised to you.’
- Genesis 24:3You must make a serious promise to me in front of the Lord. He is the God who rules both heaven and earth. I am living among the Canaanite people, but you must promise this to me: Do not get a Canaanite woman to be a wife for my son.
- Exodus 20:7You must not speak the name of the Lord your God in a wrong way. The Lord will punish anyone who speaks his name in a wrong way.
- Leviticus 19:11You must not take something that belongs to another person. You must not say something that is not true. You must obey my rules.
- Numbers 30:2If a man promises to the Lord that he will do something, he must do everything that he has promised.
- 2 Samuel 21:1While David was king, there was a famine in Israel for three years. So David asked the Lord what had caused this trouble. The Lord said, ‘Saul's family is guilty of murder, because Saul killed many of the Gibeonites.’
Commentaries on Joshua 2:17
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-21Verses 8-21 Rahab had heard of the miracles the Lord wrought for Israel. She believed that his promises would certainly be fulfilled, and his threatenings take effect; and that there was no way of escape but by submitting to him, and joining with his people. The conduct of Rahab proved that she had the real principle of Divine faith. Observe the promises the spies made to her. The goodness of God is often expressed by his kindness and truth, Psa 117:2; in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-24Like any good military commander, Joshua sent out spies or scouts to get information about his objective. Because Israel planned to approach Canaan from the east, they could not avoid Jericho.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-2116-21. she said--rather "she had said," for what follows must have been part of the previous conversation. Get you to the mountain--A range of white limestone hills extends on the north, called Quarantania (now Jebel Karantu), rising to a height of from twelve hundred to fifteen hundred feet, and the sides of which are perforated with caves. Some one peak adjoining was familiarly known to the inhabitants as "the mountain." The prudence and propriety of…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Joshua 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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