Joshua 2:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Joshua 2:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joshua 2:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joshua 2:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The men said to her, “Our life for yours, if you don’t talk about this business of ours; and it shall be, when Yahweh gives us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with you.””
Joshua 2:14 — World English Bible
Joshua 2:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the men said unto her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business; and it shall be, when Jehovah giveth us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee. ”
Joshua 2:14 — American Standard Version
Joshua 2:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the men say to her, `Our soul for yours--to die; if ye declare not this our matter, then it hath been, in Jehovah's giving to us this land, that we have done with thee kindness and truth.'”
Joshua 2:14 — Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 2:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the men said to her, Our lives shall pay for yours, if ye do not make this our business known; and it shall be when Jehovah shall give us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee. ”
Joshua 2:14 — Darby Translation
Joshua 2:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the men answered her, Our life for you to die, if ye vtter not this our businesse: and when the Lord hath giuen vs the lande, we will deale mercifully and truely with thee.”
Joshua 2:14 — Geneva Bible
Joshua 2:14 in Context — Joshua 2
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.
15 Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.
16 And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your way.
What Does Joshua 2:14 Mean?
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