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Joshua 2:19

17 The men said to her, “We will not be bound by this oath you made us swear

18 unless, when we enter the land, you have tied this scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, and unless you have brought your father and mother and brothers and all your family into your house.

If anyone goes out the door of your house into the street, his blood will be on his own head, and we will be innocent. But if a hand is laid on anyone with you in the house, his blood will be on our heads.

20 And if you report our mission, we will be released from the oath you made us swear.”

21 “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.

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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
If anyone goes out the door of your house into the street, his blood will be on his own head, and we will be innocent. But if a hand is laid on anyone with you in the house, his blood will be on our heads.
KJV
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.
WEB
It shall be that whoever goes out of the doors of your house into the street, his blood will be on his head, and we will be guiltless. Whoever is with you in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand is on him.
ASV
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 shall be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him.
DARBY
and it shall be, that whoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we shall be innocent; but every one who shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be upon our head, if any hand be upon him.
BLB
And it shall come to pass [that] anyone who goes out from the doors of your house to the outside, his blood [will be] on his own head, and we [will be] guiltless. And anyone who is with you in the house, his blood [will be] on our head if a hand is laid on him.
ÅB
Enhver som går ut av din husdør, hans blod komme over hans eget hode, og vi er skyldfri; men enhver som er hos deg i huset, hans blod komme over vårt hode, dersom der blir lagt hånd på ham.
OTB
Hvis noen av dem går utenfor ditt hus og ut i gaten, vil deres blod være på deres egne hoder; vi vil ikke være ansvarlige. Men hvis noen blir skadet som er med deg i huset, vil deres blod være på vårt hode.
B1930
Enhver som går ut av din husdør, hans blod komme over hans eget hode, og vi er skyldfri; men enhver som er hos dig i huset, hans blod komme over vårt hode, dersom der blir lagt hånd på ham.

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Cross references

  • Acts 27:31

    But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.”

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  • Exodus 12:13

    The blood on the houses where you are staying will distinguish them; when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No plague will fall on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.

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  • Acts 18:6

    But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”

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  • 1 Kings 2:36–42

    Then the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem and live there, but do not go anywhere else.

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  • Ezekiel 33:4–5

    Then if anyone hears the sound of the horn but fails to heed the warning, and the sword comes and takes him away, his blood will be on his own head.

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  • Exodus 12:23

    When the LORD passes through to strike down the Egyptians, He will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway; so He will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down.

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  • Numbers 35:26–28

    But if the manslayer ever goes outside the limits of the city of refuge to which he fled

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  • Matthew 24:17

    Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house.

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