Joshua 2:21
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.
20 And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.
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.
22 And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not.
23 So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them:
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- 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
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.
Read in contextJohn 2:5
His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
Read in contextMatthew 7:24
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
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