Joshua 2:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The men said to her, “We will not be bound by this oath you made us swear”
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“The men said to her, “We will not be bound by this oath you made us swear”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the men said unto her, We will be guiltless of this thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And the men say unto her, `We are acquitted of this thine oath which thou hast caused us to swear:”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Joshua 2:17 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 24:3and 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,
- Genesis 24:8And if the woman is unwilling to follow you, then you are released from this oath of mine. Only do not take my son back there.”
- Exodus 20:7You 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 19:11You must not steal. You must not lie or deceive one another.
- Numbers 30:2If 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.
- Joshua 2:20And if you report our mission, we will be released from the oath you made us swear.”
- 2 Samuel 21:1During the reign of David there was a famine for three successive years, and David sought the face of the LORD. And the LORD said, “It is because of the blood shed by Saul and his family, because he killed the Gibeonites.”
- 2 Samuel 21:7Now 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.
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