Joshua 2:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the Lord, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father’s house, and give me a true token:”
Joshua 2:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joshua 2:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joshua 2:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Now therefore, please swear to me by Yahweh, since I have dealt kindly with you, that you also will deal kindly with my father’s house, and give me a true sign;”
Joshua 2:12 — World English Bible
Joshua 2:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by Jehovah, since I have dealt kindly with you, that ye also will deal kindly with my father’s house, and give me a true token; ”
Joshua 2:12 — American Standard Version
Joshua 2:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And now, swear ye, I pray you, to me by Jehovah--because I have done with you kindness--that ye have done, even ye, kindness with the house of my father, and have given to me a true token,”
Joshua 2:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 2:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And now, I pray you, swear to me by Jehovah, since I have dealt kindly with you, that ye will also deal kindly with my father's house, and give me a certain sign, ”
Joshua 2:12 — Darby Translation
Joshua 2:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Now therefore, I pray you, sweare vnto me by the Lord; that as I haue shewed you mercie, ye will also shewe mercie vnto my fathers house, and giue me a true token,”
Joshua 2:12 — Geneva Bible
Joshua 2:12 in Context — Joshua 2
10 For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.
11 And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the Lord your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.
12 Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the Lord, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father’s house, and give me a true token:
13 And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.
14 And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the Lord hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.
What Does Joshua 2:12 Mean?
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