Joshua 2:21
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.
Joshua 2:21 in other translations
| 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. |
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| 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. |
| YLT | And she saith, ‘According unto your words, so it is;' and she sendeth them away, and they go; and she bindeth the scarlet line to 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. |
| BBE | And she said, Let it be as you say. Then she sent them away, and they went; and she put the bright red cord in the window. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Joshua 2:21 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 2:21 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Joshua 2:21
- 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.
- John 2:5
His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
- Matthew 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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Context
- 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.
- Joshua 2:21
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.
- Joshua 2:22
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.
Joshua 2:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y ella respondió: Sea así como habéis dicho. Luego los despidió, y se fueron: y ella ató el cordón de grana á la ventana. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et elle dit: Qu’il en soit selon vos paroles. Et elle les renvoya, et ils s’en allèrent; et elle attacha le cordon d’écarlate à la fenêtre. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie sprach: Nach euren Worten, also sei es! Und sie entließ sie, und sie gingen weg. Und sie band die Karmesinschnur ins Fenster. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et illa respondit: Sicut locuti estis, ita fiat: dimittensque eos ut pergerent, appendit funiculum coccineum in fenestra. |