Joshua 2:17

17 Now the men had said to her, “This oath you made us swear will not be binding on us

Joshua 2:17 in Other Translations

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

17 The men said to her, "We will be guiltless with respect to this oath of yours that you have made us swear.

17 Before they left, the men told her, “We will be bound by the oath we have taken only if you follow these instructions.

17 The men told her, "In order to keep this oath you made us swear,

17 The men said to her, "We will be free from this oath you made us swear,

Joshua 2:17 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 2:17

And the men said unto her
Some think that this discourse, which passed between the spies and her, was while in the house before she let them down, or otherwise they would have been in danger of being overheard, and so the whole affair discovered; but as it was on the other side of the house, and under the wall of the city, and without it, they might with the greater safety converse together:

we [will be] blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us
swear;
that is, they would most faithfully and punctually keep it, it should be sacred to them, and she should have no occasion to lay any blame upon them in the least.

Joshua 2:17 In-Context

15 So she let them down by a rope through the window, for the house she lived in was part of the city wall.

16 She said to them, “Go to the hills so the pursuers will not find you. Hide yourselves there three days until they return, and then go on your way.”

17 Now the men had said to her, “This oath you made us swear will not be binding on us

18 unless, when we enter the land, you have tied this scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, and unless you have brought your father and mother, your brothers and all your family into your house.

19 If any of them go outside your house into the street, their blood will be on their own heads; we will not be responsible. As for those who are in the house with you, their blood will be on our head if a hand is laid on them.

Cross References

• 1. S Genesis 24:8