Joshua 2:17 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁷ And the men said to her, “We are released from this oath of yours which you have made us swear,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ The men said to her, We will be blameless of this oath you have made us swear. [The responsibility is now yours.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ And the men said unto her, We will be guiltless of this thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ The men said to her, “We won’t be responsible for this pledge you made us swear

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ And they said to her: "We shall be innocent of this oath, to which you have sworn us,

Joshua 2:17 Cross References

2 Samuel 21:7

But the sovereign spared Mephiḇ

Exodus 20:7

“You do not bring the Name of יהוה  your Elohim to naught, for יהוה  does not leave the one unpunished who brings His Name to naught.

Numbers 30:2

“When a man vows a vow to יהוה, or swears an oath to bind himself by some agreement, he does not break his word, he does according to all that comes out of his mouth.

Joshua 2:18

unless, when we come into the land, you bind this line of scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, and unless you bring your father, and your mother, and your brothers, and all your father’s household to your own home.

Joshua 2:20

“And if you expose this matter of ours, then we shall be released from your oath which you made us swear.”