Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
The men said to her, "We [will be] released from this oath of yours that you made us swear.
New American Standard Bible
The men said to her, “
King James Version
And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
Holman Bible
The men said to her, “We will be free from this oath you made us swear,
International Standard Version
The men replied, "We'll be free from our commitment to you to which you've obligated us
A Conservative Version
And the men said to her, We will be guiltless of this thine oath which thou have 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.
Amplified
The men said to her, “We shall be blameless and free from this oath which you have made us 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,
Darby Translation
And the men said to her, We will be quit of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
Julia Smith Translation
And the men will say to her, We are free from this thine oath which thou caused us to swear.
King James 2000
And the men said unto her, We will be guiltless concerning this your oath which you have made us swear.
Modern King James verseion
And the men said to her, We will be blameless of this oath to you which you have made us swear.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the men said unto her, "We will be blameless of thy oath, which thou hast 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.
The Emphasized Bible
And the men said unto her, - Free, will we be from this thine oath which thou hast made us swear:
Webster
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 have made us to swear.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the men say unto her, 'We are acquitted of this thine oath which thou hast caused us to swear:
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Joshua 2:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Spies View The Land
16 And she said to them, "Go to the mountain, so that the pursuers will not find you, and hide yourselves there three days until the pursuers return, and afterward you may go {on your way}." 17 The men said to her, "We [will be] released from this oath of yours that you made us swear. 18 [When] we come to the land, you must tie this scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, and you must gather your father and mother, and your brothers, and your whole family to your house.
Cross References
Genesis 24:3-8
that I may make you swear by Yahweh, 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 in whose midst I am dwelling,
Exodus 20:7
"You shall not {misuse the name of Yahweh your God}, because Yahweh will not leave unpunished [anyone] who {misuses his name}.
Leviticus 19:11-12
" 'You shall not steal, and you shall not deceive, and you shall not lie {to one another};
Numbers 30:2
if a man makes a vow for Yahweh or swears an oath with a binding pledge on himself, he must not render his word invalid; he must do all that went out from his mouth.
Joshua 2:20
But if you report this business of ours, we will be released from your oath that you made us swear."
2 Samuel 21:1-2
There [was] a famine in the days of David [for] three years, year after year. And David {inquired of Yahweh}, and Yahweh said, "The bloodguilt [is] on Saul and on his household, because he killed the Gibeonites."
2 Samuel 21:7
But the king spared Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the sworn oath of Yahweh which [was] between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.