Joshua 2:12

Joshua 2:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the Lord, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father’s house, and give me a true token:
• New International Version (NIV)“Now then, please swear to me by the Lord that you will show kindness to my family, because I have shown kindness to you. Give me a sure sign
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now then, please swear to me by the Lord that, as I have dealt kindly with you, you also will deal kindly with my father's house, and give me a sure sign
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now therefore, I beg you, swear to me by the Lord, since I have shown you kindness, that you also will show kindness to my father’s house, and give me a true token,

Context of Joshua 2:12

10For 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. 11When 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! 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 13that you will spare the lives of my father, mother, brothers, sisters, and all who belong to them, and rescue us from death.” 14The 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.”

Joshua 2:12 word by word

וְעַתָּ֗ה הִשָּֽׁבְעוּ־נָ֥א לִי֙ בַּֽיהוָ֔ה כִּי־עָשִׂ֥יתִי עִמָּכֶ֖ם חָ֑סֶד וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֨ם גַּם־אַתֶּ֜ם עִם־בֵּ֤ית אָבִי֙ חֶ֔סֶד וּנְתַתֶּ֥ם לִ֖י א֥וֹת אֱמֶֽת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now therefore, I pray you, swearשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
• unto me by the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• sinceכִּיkîy · forH3588
• I have shewedעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• you kindnessחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
• unto my father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• and giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• me a trueאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: certainH571
• tokenאוֹת'ôth · sign: indicatorH226

Cross-references for Joshua 2:12

• Joshua 9:15Joshua made a peace treaty with them and agreed to let them live. The leaders of the community sealed it with an oath.
• 1 Samuel 20:14While I am still alive, extend to me the loyalty of the Lord, or else I will die!
• 1 Samuel 30:15David said to him, “Can you take us down to this raiding party?” He said, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or hand me over to my master, and I will take you down to this raiding party.”
• 2 Chronicles 36:13He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him vow allegiance in the name of God. He was stubborn and obstinate, and refused to return to the Lord God of Israel.
• Jeremiah 12:16But they must make sure you learn to follow the religious practices of my people. Once they taught my people to swear their oaths using the name of the god Baal. But then, they must swear oaths using my name, saying, “As surely as the Lord lives, I swear.” If they do these things, then they will be included among the people I call my own.
• 1 Samuel 24:21So now swear to me in the Lord’s name that you will not kill my descendants after me or destroy my name from the house of my father.”
• Esther 8:6For how can I watch the calamity that will befall my people, and how can I watch the destruction of my relatives?”
• 2 Timothy 1:16May the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my imprisonment.
• James 2:13For judgment is merciless for the one who has shown no mercy. But mercy triumphs over judgment.
• Joshua 2:13that you will spare the lives of my father, mother, brothers, sisters, and all who belong to them, and rescue us from death.”
• Genesis 24:3so that I may make you solemnly promise by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth: You must not acquire a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living.
• Romans 1:31senseless, covenant-breakers, heartless, ruthless.
• 1 Timothy 5:8But if someone does not provide for his own, especially his own family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
• Joshua 2:18When we invade the land, tie this red rope in the window through which you let us down, and gather together in your house your father, mother, brothers, and all who live in your father’s house.
• Exodus 12:13The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, so that when I see the blood I will pass over you, and this plague will not fall on you to destroy you when I attack the land of Egypt.
• Ezekiel 9:4The Lord said to him, “Go through the city of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of the people who moan and groan over all the abominations practiced in it.”

Commentaries on Joshua 2:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Swear unto me by the Lord - This is a farther proof that this woman had received considerable instruction in the Jewish faith; she acknowledged the true God by his essential character Jehovah; and knew that an oath in his name was the deepest and most solemn obligation under which a Jew could possibly come. Does not this also refer to the command of God, Thou shalt fear the Lord, and shalt swear by his name? See the note on Deuteronomy 6:13.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12A true token - literally, “a sign” or “pledge of truth; “something to bind them to keep their promise faithfully. The “token” was the oath which the spies take Joshua 2:14.Read the comment
• 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. 12-13Rahab’s request demonstrated her faith in Israel and Israel’s God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-218-13. she came up unto them upon the roof and said--Rahab's dialogue is full of interest, as showing the universal panic and consternation of the Canaanites on the one hand (Jos 24:11; De 2:25), and her strong convictions on the other, founded on a knowledge of the divine promise, and the stupendous miracles that had opened the way of the Israelites to the confines of the promised land. She was convinced of the supremacy of Jehovah, and her earnest…Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 2:12

• Armies
• Hospitality
• Kindness
• Oath
• Reconnoissance
• Treaty

In the dictionaries

• Blameless
• Cord
• Hide
• Land
• Let
• Melt
• Town
• Hospitality; Host
• Joshua, Book of
• Kindness

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