Joshua 2:21
19 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.”
“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.
22 So the spies went out into the hill country and stayed there three days, until their pursuers had returned without finding them, having searched all along the road.
23 Then the two men started back, came down from the hill country, and crossed the river. So they came to Joshua son of Nun and reported all that had happened to them.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “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.
- KJV
- And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.
- WEB
- She said, “Let it be as you have said.” She sent them away, and they departed. Then she tied the scarlet line in the window.
- ASV
- And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.
- DARBY
- And she said, According to your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed. And she bound the scarlet line in the window.
- BLB
- And she said, “According to your⁺ words, so [be] it.” And she sent them away, and they departed, and she tied the scarlet cord in the window.
- ÅB
- Hun sa: La det være som dere sier! Så lot hun dem gå, og de dro avsted; siden bandt hun den skarlagenfargede snor i vinduet.
- OTB
- Hun var enig: “La det være som dere sier.” Så sendte hun dem av sted, og de dro. Hun bandt deretter skarlagenssnoren i vinduet.
- B1930
- Hun sa: La det være som I sier! Så lot hun dem gå, og de drog avsted; siden bandt hun den skarlagenfarvede snor i vinduet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Joshua 2:18
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.
Read in contextJohn 2:5
His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”
Read in contextMatthew 7:24
Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
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