17 Now the men had said to her, “This oath(A) you made us swear will not be binding on us 18 unless, when we enter the land, you have tied this scarlet cord(B) in the window(C) through which you let us down, and unless you have brought your father and mother, your brothers and all your family(D) into your house.

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

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.

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17 So the men said to her: “We will be (A)blameless[a] of this oath of yours which you have made us swear, 18 (B)unless, when we come into the land, you bind this line of scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, (C)and unless you [b]bring your father, your mother, your brothers, and all your father’s household to your own home.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 2:17 free from obligation to this oath
  2. Joshua 2:18 Lit. gather