Then Jacob made a promise. He said, “If God will be with me, and if he will protect me on this trip, and if he gives me food to eat and clothes to wear,
Numbers 21:2 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version Then the Israelites made a special promise to the Lord: “Please help us defeat these people. If you do this, we will give their cities to you. We will totally destroy them.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Israel vowed a vow to the Lord, and said, If You will indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities. American Standard Version (1901) And Israel vowed a vow unto Jehovah, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities. Common English Bible Then Israel made a solemn promise to the LORD and said, “If you give this people into our hands, we will completely destroy their city.” Catholic Public Domain Version But Israel, obliging himself by a vow to the Lord, said: "If you deliver this people into my hand, I will wipe away their cities." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But Israel, binding himself by vow to the Lord, said: It thou wilt deliver this people into my hand, I will utterly destroy their cities. |
Then Jacob made a promise. He said, “If God will be with me, and if he will protect me on this trip, and if he gives me food to eat and clothes to wear,
I will stand before the gathering of his people and give the Lord what I promised.
If anyone does not love the Lord, let that person be separated from God—lost forever! Come, O Lord!
then you must kill all the people of that city and their animals too. You must destroy that city completely.
You must gather up everything of value and take it to the center of the city. Burn the whole city and everything in it as a burnt offering to the Lord your God. You must turn that city into an empty pile of rocks forever, and that city must never be rebuilt.
“But when you take cities in the land that the Lord your God is giving you, you must kill everyone.
The Lord your God will put these nations under your power. And you will defeat them. You must destroy them completely. Don’t make an agreement with them or show them mercy.
The city and everything is to be destroyed as an offering to the Lord. Only Rahab the prostitute and everyone in her house will be left alive. These people must not be killed because she helped the two spies.
At that time Joshua made this important promise. He said, “Whoever rebuilds Jericho will be in danger from the Lord. When he lays the foundation, he will lose his oldest son. When he sets up the gates, he will lose his youngest son.”
Jephthah made a promise to the Lord. He said, “If you will let me defeat the Ammonites,
She made a special promise to God and said, “Lord All-Powerful, you can see how sad I am. Remember me. Don’t forget me. If you will give me a son, I will give him to you. He will be yours his whole life, and as a Nazirite, he will not drink wine or strong drink, and no one will ever cut his hair.”