Joshua 2:17
And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
Joshua 2:17 in other translations
| BSB | The men said to her, “We will not be bound by this oath you made us swear |
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| 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. |
| YLT | And the men say unto her, ‘We are acquitted of this thine oath which thou hast caused us to swear: |
| DARBY | And the men said to her, We will be quit of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear. |
| BBE | And the men said to her, We will only be responsible for this oath which you have made us take, |
| Webster | And the men said to her, We will be blameless of this thy oath which thou hast made us swear. |
What does Joshua 2:17 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 2:16-21
16-21. she said--rather "she had said," for what follows must have been part of the previous conversation. Get you to the mountain--A range of white limestone hills extends on the north, called Quarantania (now Jebel Karantu), rising to a height of from twelve hundred to fifteen hundred feet, and the sides of which are perforated with caves. Some one peak adjoining was familiarly known to the inhabitants as "the…
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 2:17 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Joshua 2:17
- 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.
- 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.
- Leviticus 19:11-12
Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another. And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord.
- 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: But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac. And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest? And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again. …
- 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. And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the children of Israel and Judah.)
- 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.
- 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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Context
- Joshua 2:16
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.
- Joshua 2:17
And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
- 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.
Joshua 2:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y ellos le dijeron: Nosotros seremos desobligados de este juramento con que nos has conjurado. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et les hommes lui dirent: Nous serons quittes de ce serment que tu nous as fait prêter. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und die Männer sprachen zu ihr: Wir werden dieses deines Eides ledig sein, den du uns hast schwören lassen: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Qui dixerunt ad eam: Innoxii erimus a juramento hoc, quo adjurasti nos: |