Joshua 2:17 “The men said to her, “We will not be bound by this oath you made us sw…”

Joshua 2:17

The men said to her, “We will not be bound by this oath you made us swear

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.

World English Bible

The men said to her, “We will be guiltless of this your oath which you’ve made us to swear.

American Standard Version

And the men said unto her, We will be guiltless of this thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the men said vnto her, We will be blamelesse of this thine othe, which thou hast made vs sweare.

Darby Translation

And the men said to her, We will be quit of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.

Young's Literal Translation

And the men say unto her, 'We are acquitted of this thine oath which thou hast caused us to swear:

Bible in Basic English

And the men said to her, We will only be responsible for this oath which you have made us take,

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Cross references

“And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.”

Numbers 30:2 2 Samuel 21:7 Genesis 24:3–8 Joshua 2:20 Exodus 20:7 Leviticus 19:11

Numbers 30:2 · BSB

If a man makes a vow to the LORD or swears an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word; he must do everything he has promised.

2 Samuel 21:7 · BSB

Now the king spared Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath before the LORD between David and Jonathan son of Saul.

Genesis 24:3–8 · BSB

and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling,

Joshua 2:20 · BSB

And if you report our mission, we will be released from the oath you made us swear.”

Exodus 20:7 · BSB

You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.

Leviticus 19:11 · BSB

You must not steal. You must not lie or deceive one another.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

16“Go to the hill country,” she said, “so that your pursuers will not find you. Hide yourselves there for three days until they have returned; then go on your way.”

18unless, 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.

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