Joshua 2:13
And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.
Joshua 2:13 in other translations
| BSB | that you will spare the lives of my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them, and that you will deliver us from death.” |
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| WEB | and that you will save alive my father, my mother, my brothers, and my sisters, and all that they have, and will deliver our lives from death.” |
| ASV | and that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and will deliver our lives from death. |
| YLT | and have kept alive my father, and my mother, and my brothers, and my sisters, and all that they have, and have delivered our souls from death.' |
| DARBY | that ye will let my father live, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that belong to them, and deliver our souls from death. |
| BBE | And that you will keep safe my father and mother and my brothers and sisters and all they have, so that death may not come on us? |
| Webster | And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death. |
What does Joshua 2:13 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 2:8-13
Jos 2:8-21. The Covenant between Her and Them. 8-13. 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…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 2:8-21
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…
Joshua 2:13 in the original Hebrew
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain
Context
- Joshua 2:12
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:
- Joshua 2:13
And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.
- Joshua 2:14
And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the Lord hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.
Joshua 2:13 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y que salvaréis la vida á mi padre y á mi madre, y á mis hermanos y hermanas, y á todo lo que es suyo; y que libraréis nuestras vidas de la muerte. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | que vous laisserez vivre mon père, et ma mère, et mes frères, et mes sœurs, et tous ceux qui sont à eux, et que vous sauverez nos âmes de la mort. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und lasset meinen Vater und meine Mutter und meine Brüder und meine Schwestern und alle ihre Angehörigen am Leben und errettet unsere Seelen vom Tode! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | ut salvetis patrem meum et matrem, et fratres ac sorores meas, et omnia quæ illorum sunt, et eruatis animas nostras a morte. |