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Joshua 2:20

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “But if you tell this business of ours, then we shall be free from the oath which you have made us swear.”
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— But if thou utter this our business, then we will be guiltless of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— But if thou utter this our business, then we shall be guiltless of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And if thou shalt utter this our business, then we will be quit of thy oath which thou hast made us to swear.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And if thou make known this our business, we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Or, if thou utter this our business, then shall we be free from this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— and if thou declare this our matter, then we have been acquitted from thine oath which thou hast caused us to swear.'
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— But if thou wilt betray us, and utter this word abroad, we shall be quit of this oath, which thou hast made us swear.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And if thou vtter this our matter, we will be quite of thine othe, which thou hast made vs sweare.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And if thou vtter this our businesse, then we wilbe quit of thine oath which thou hast made vs to sweare.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And if you disclose this affair, then we will be absolved from this oath which you have made us swear.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— But if any one should injure us, or betray these our matters, we shall be quit of this thine oath.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
And if x518
(0518) Complement
אִם
'im
{eem}
A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogitive, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence as a negative, not.
thou utter 5046
{5046} Prime
נָגַד
nagad
{naw-gad'}
A primitive root; properly to front, that is, stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically to expose, predict, explain, praise.
z8686
<8686> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 4046
x853
(0853) Complement
אֵת
'eth
{ayth}
Apparently contracted from H0226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely).
this x2088
(2088) Complement
זֶה
zeh
{zeh}
A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.
our business, 1697
{1697} Prime
דָּבָר
dabar
{daw-baw'}
From H1696; a word; by implication a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially a cause.
then we will be x1961
(1961) Complement
הָיָה
hayah
{haw-yaw'}
A primitive root (compare H1933); to exist, that is, be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary).
quit 5355
{5355} Prime
נָקִי
naqiy
{naw-kee'}
From H5352; innocent.
of thine oath 7621
{7621} Prime
שְׁבוּעָה
sh@buw`ah
{sheb-oo-aw'}
Feminine passive participle of H7650; properly something sworn, that is, an oath.
x4480
(4480) Complement
מִן
min
{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
which x834
(0834) Complement
אֲשֶׁר
'asher
{ash-er'}
A primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as adverb and conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
thou hast made us to swear. 7650
{7650} Prime
שָׁבַע
shaba`
{shaw-bah'}
A primitive root; properly to be complete, but used only as a denominative from H7651; to seven oneself, that is, swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times).
z8689
<8689> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 2675
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on Joshua 2:16-21.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Joshua 2:8-21.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Joshua 2:20

And if thou utter this our (k) business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.

(k) So that others should think to escape by the same means.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
And if thou:

Proverbs 11:13 A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.

we will be quit:

Joshua 2:17 And the men said unto her, We [will be] blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
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Jsh 2:17. Pv 11:13.

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