Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Now the men had said to her, “This oath you made us swear will not be binding on us New Living Translation Before they left, the men told her, “We will be bound by the oath we have taken only if you follow these instructions. English Standard Version The men said to her, “We will be guiltless with respect to this oath of yours that you have made us swear. Berean Standard Bible The men said to her, “We will not be bound by this oath you made us swear King James Bible And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear. New King James Version So the men said to her: “We will be blameless of this oath of yours which you have made us swear, New American Standard Bible And the men said to her, “We shall be exempt from this oath to you which you have made us swear, NASB 1995 The men said to her, “We shall be free from this oath to you which you have made us swear, NASB 1977 And the men said to her, “We shall be free from this oath to you which you have made us swear, Legacy Standard Bible And the men said to her, “We shall be free from this oath to you which you have made us swear, Amplified Bible The men said to her, “We shall be blameless and free from this oath which you have made us swear, Christian Standard Bible The men said to her, “We will be free from this oath you made us swear, Holman Christian Standard Bible The men said to her, “We will be free from this oath you made us 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. English Revised Version And the men said unto her, We will be guiltless of this thine oath which thou hast made us to swear. GOD'S WORD® Translation The men told her, "We will be free from the oath which you made us swear, [if you tell anyone what we're doing here]. Good News Translation The men said to her, "We will keep the promise that you have made us give. International Standard Version The men replied, "We'll be free from our commitment to you to which you've obligated us Majority Standard Bible The men said to her, “We will not be bound by this oath you made us swear NET Bible The men said to her, "We are not bound by this oath you made us swear unless the following conditions are met: New Heart English Bible The men said to her, "We will be guiltless of this your oath which you have made us to swear. Webster's Bible Translation And the men said to her, We will be blameless of this thy 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd the men say to her, “We are acquitted of this, your oath, which you have caused us to 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: Smith's Literal Translation And the men will say to her, We are free from this thine oath which thou caused us to swear. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd they said to her: We shall be blameless of this oath, which thou hast made us swear: Catholic Public Domain Version And they said to her: “We shall be innocent of this oath, to which you have sworn us, New American Bible They answered her, “We are free of this oath that you made us take, unless, New Revised Standard Version The men said to her, “We will be released from this oath that you have made us swear to you Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the men said to her, We will be blameless of this oath which you have made us swear. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the men said to her: “We are pure in this oath which you have made us swear OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the men said unto her: 'We will be guiltless of this thine oath which thou hast made us to swear. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the men said to her, We are clear of this thy oath. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Promise to Rahab…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.” 17The men said to her, “We will not be bound by this oath you made us swear 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.… Cross References Exodus 12:13 The blood on the houses where you are staying will be a sign; when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No plague will fall on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. Hebrews 11:31 By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient. James 2:25 In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute justified by her actions when she welcomed the spies and sent them off on another route? Leviticus 14:4-7 the priest shall order that two live clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop be brought for the one to be cleansed. / Then the priest shall command that one of the birds be slaughtered over fresh water in a clay pot. / And he is to take the live bird together with the cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop, and dip them into the blood of the bird that was slaughtered over the fresh water. ... Matthew 1:5 Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse, 1 Peter 1:18-19 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers, / but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot. Isaiah 1:18 “Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool. Romans 3:25 God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand. 1 Corinthians 5:7 Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. Revelation 7:14 “Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Genesis 38:18 “What pledge should I give you?” he asked. She answered, “Your seal and your cord, and the staff in your hand.” So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him. Acts 16:31 They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.” 1 Samuel 14:44-45 And Saul declared, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if you, Jonathan, do not surely die!” / But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die—he who accomplished such a great deliverance for Israel? Never! As surely as the LORD lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for with God’s help he has accomplished this today.” So the people rescued Jonathan, and he did not die. Ephesians 1:7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace Colossians 1:20 and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross. Treasury of Scripture And the men said to her, We will be blameless of this your oath which you have made us swear. 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. 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: … 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. Jump to Previous Acquitted Binding Blameless Caused Oath Quit Respect Responsible SwearJump to Next Acquitted Binding Blameless Caused Oath Quit Respect Responsible SwearJoshua 2 1. Rahab receives and conceals the two spies sent from Shittim8. The covenant between her and them 23. Their return and description of events The men said to her This phrase introduces the response of the Israelite spies to Rahab. The "men" here are the two spies sent by Joshua to scout the land of Jericho. Their dialogue with Rahab is significant as it demonstrates the interaction between God's chosen people and a Gentile who would become part of God's redemptive plan. Historically, this encounter underscores the importance of faith and obedience, as Rahab's actions would lead to her inclusion in the lineage of Jesus Christ (Matthew 1:5). The Hebrew root for "said" (אָמַר, 'amar) often implies a declaration or promise, indicating the seriousness of their communication. We will not be bound by this oath you made us swear Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The menהָאֲנָשִׁ֑ים (hā·’ă·nā·šîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person said וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say to her, אֵלֶ֖יהָ (’ê·le·hā) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to “We אֲנַ֔חְנוּ (’ă·naḥ·nū) Pronoun - first person common plural Strong's 587: We will not be bound נְקִיִּ֣ם (nə·qî·yim) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 5355: Clean, free from, exempt by this הַזֶּ֖ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that oath מִשְּׁבֻעָתֵ֥ךְ (miš·šə·ḇu·‘ā·ṯêḵ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 7621: Something sworn, an oath you made us swear הִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּ׃ (hiš·ba‘·tā·nū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person feminine singular | first person common plural Strong's 7650: To seven oneself, swear Links Joshua 2:17 NIVJoshua 2:17 NLT Joshua 2:17 ESV Joshua 2:17 NASB Joshua 2:17 KJV Joshua 2:17 BibleApps.com Joshua 2:17 Biblia Paralela Joshua 2:17 Chinese Bible Joshua 2:17 French Bible Joshua 2:17 Catholic Bible OT History: Joshua 2:17 The men said to her We will (Josh. 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