Joshua 2:17

New American Standard Bible 2020

And the men said to her, “We shall be exempt from this oath to you which you have made us swear,

Cross References

2 Samuel 21:7

But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath of the Lord which was between them, between David and Saul’s son Jonathan.

Exodus 20:7

“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain.

Numbers 30:2

If a man makes a vow to the Lord, or takes an oath to put himself under a binding obligation, he shall not break his word; he shall act in accordance with everything that comes out of his mouth.

Joshua 2:18

unless, when we come into the land, you tie this cord of scarlet thread in the window through which you let us down, and gather into your house your father, your mother, your brothers, and all your father’s household.

Joshua 2:20

But if you tell this business of ours, then we shall be exempt from the oath which you have made us swear.”