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Joshua 2:17

15 Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.

16 And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your way.

And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.

18 Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father’s household, home unto thee.

19 And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The men said to her, “We will not be bound by this oath you made us swear
KJV
And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
WEB
The men said to her, “We will be guiltless of this your oath which you’ve made us to swear.
ASV
And the men said unto her, We will be guiltless of this thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.
DARBY
And the men said to her, We will be quit of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
BLB
And the men said to her, “We [will be] blameless of this oath of yours, which you have made us swear,
ÅB
Mennene svarte: Vi holder oss for å være løst fra denne ed som du tok av oss,
OTB
Mennene sa til henne: “Denne eden du fikk oss til å sverge vil ikke binde oss
B1930
Mennene svarte: Vi holder oss for å være løst fra denne ed som du tok av oss,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 21:7

    But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORD’s oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

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  • Numbers 30:2

    If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.

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  • Leviticus 19:11–12

    Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.

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  • Genesis 24:3–8

    And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:

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  • 2 Samuel 21:1–2

    Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.

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  • Exodus 20:7

    Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

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  • Joshua 2:20

    And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.

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