Joshua 2:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.”
Joshua 2:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joshua 2:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joshua 2:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But if you talk about this business of ours, then we shall be guiltless of your oath which you’ve made us to swear.””
Joshua 2:20 — World English Bible
Joshua 2:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But if thou utter this our business, then we shall be guiltless of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear. ”
Joshua 2:20 — American Standard Version
Joshua 2:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and if thou declare this our matter, then we have been acquitted from thine oath which thou hast caused us to swear.'”
Joshua 2:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 2:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And if thou make known this our business, we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us swear. ”
Joshua 2:20 — Darby Translation
Joshua 2:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And if thou vtter this our matter, we will be quite of thine othe, which thou hast made vs sweare.”
Joshua 2:20 — Geneva Bible
Joshua 2:20 in Context — Joshua 2
18 Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father’s household, home unto thee.
19 And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him.
20 And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.
21 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.
22 And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not.
What Does Joshua 2:20 Mean?
Joshua 2:20 is a verse from the Book of Joshua, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Joshua chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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