Joshua 2:21

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

““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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BSBPD

““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.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And she saith, `According unto your words, so it <FI>is<Fi> ;' and she sendeth them away, and they go; and she bindeth the scarlet line to the window.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Joshua 2:21 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 12:28And the Israelites went and did just what the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron.
  2. Joshua 2:18unless, 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.
  3. Matthew 7:24Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
  4. John 2:5His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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