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href="/niv/joshua/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />But if you tell what we are doing, we will be released from the oath you made us swear."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joshua/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />If you betray us, however, we are not bound by this oath in any way.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joshua/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But if you tell this business of ours, then we shall be guiltless with respect to your oath that you have made us swear.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/2.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />And if you report our mission, we will be released from the oath you made us swear.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if you tell this business of ours, then we shall be exempt from the oath which you have made us swear.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />"But if you tell this business of ours, then we shall be free from the oath which you have made us swear."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“But if you tell this business of ours, then we shall be free from the oath which you have made us swear.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But if you tell [anyone] this business of ours, we shall be blameless <i>and</i> free from the oath which you made us swear.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And if you report our mission, we are free from the oath you made us swear.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And if you report our mission, we are free from the oath you made us swear."" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />However, if you tell anyone what we have been doing, then we will not have to keep our promise which you have made us give you." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />If you tell anyone what we're doing here, we will be free from the oath which you made us swear."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But if you report this incident, we'll be free from the oath to which you've made us swear."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If you should report what we've been up to, we are not bound by this oath you made us swear."</div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And if you tell this business of ours, then we will be free from your oath which you made us swear.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/joshua/2.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />And if you utter this our business, then we will be free of your oath which you have made us to swear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But if you talk about this business of ours, then we shall be guiltless of your oath which you have made us to swear."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But if you talk about this business of ours, then we shall be guiltless of your oath which you have made us to swear."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/joshua/2.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />And if you utter this our business, then we will be quit of your oath which you have made us to swear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But if thou utter this our business, then we shall be guiltless of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/joshua/2.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />And if you tell our business, then we will be free of the oath which you have made us swear to you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/joshua/2.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />And if thou make known this our business, we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us swear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But if thou utter this our business, then we will be guiltless of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And if thou shalt utter this our business, then we will be quit of thy oath which thou hast made us to swear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/joshua/2.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />And if thou vtter this our matter, we will be quite of thine othe, which thou hast made vs sweare.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/joshua/2.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />And if thou vtter these our wordes, we wilbe quite of thy oth which thou hast made vs sweare.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/joshua/2.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />And yf thou bewrayest eny of this deuyce of ours, the wil we be discharged of the ooth yt thou hast take of vs.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and if you declare this—our matter, then we have been acquitted from your oath which you have caused us to swear.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and if thou declare this our matter, then we have been acquitted from thine oath which thou hast caused us to swear.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And if thou shalt announce this our word, and we were free from thine oath which thou didst cause us to swear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But if thou wilt betray us, and utter this word abroad, we shall be quit of this oath which thou hast made us swear. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But if you will have betrayed us, so that you spread this word in their midst, we will be free from this oath, to which you have sworn us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if you will tell this matter, we are pure from the oath which you have made us swear”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And if you disclose this affair, then we will be absolved from this oath which you have made us swear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But if thou utter this our business, then we will be guiltless of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But if any one should injure us, or betray these our matters, we shall be quit of this thine oath.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" 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A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">And if</a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: tag·gî·ḏî (V-Hifil-Imperf-2fs) -- To be conspicuous. ">you report</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: də·ḇā·rê·nū (N-msc:: 1cp) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">our mission,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: zeh (Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yî·nū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">we will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/5355.htm" title="5355: nə·qî·yim (Adj-mp) -- Clean, free from, exempt. Or naqiyi,; from naqah; innocent.">released</a> <a href="/hebrew/7621.htm" title="7621: miš·šə·ḇu·‘ā·ṯêḵ (Prep-m:: N-fsc:: 2fs) -- An oath, curse. Feminine passive participle of shaba'; properly, something sworn, i.e. An oath.">from the oath</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7650.htm" title="7650: hiš·ba‘·tā·nū (V-Hifil-Perf-2fs:: 1cp) -- A primitive root; propr. To be complete, but used only as a denominative from sheba'; to seven oneself, i.e. Swear.">you made us swear.”</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/joshua/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518. 'im (eem) -- if">and if</a><a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046. nagad (naw-gad') -- to be conspicuous"> thou declare</a><a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088. zeh (zeh) -- this, here"> this</a><a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697. dabar (daw-baw') -- speech, word"> our matter</a><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961. hayah (haw-yaw) -- to fall out, come to pass, become, be">, then we have been</a><a href="/hebrew/5355.htm" title="5355. naqiy (naw-kee') -- blameless"> acquitted</a><a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480. min (min) -- from"> from</a><a href="/hebrew/7621.htm" title="7621. shbuw'ah (sheb-oo-aw') -- an oath, curse"> thine oath</a><a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834. 'aher (ash-er') -- who, which, that"> which</a><a href="/hebrew/7650.htm" title="7650. shaba' (shaw-bah') -- to swear"> thou hast caused us to swear.’</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/joshua/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">And</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="אִם Pc 518"> if</a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="נגד vhi2fs 5046"> you report</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ֵנוּ psn1cp"> our</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="דָּבָר ncmsc 1697"> mission</a>, <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="היה vqp1cp{2} 1961">we are</a> <a href="/hebrew/5355.htm" title="נָקִי ampa 5355"> free</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> from</a> <a href="/hebrew/7621.htm" title="שְׁבוּעָה ncfsc 7621"> the oath</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ָנוּ psv1cp"> you made us</a> <a href="/hebrew/7650.htm" title="שׁבע vhp2fs 7650"> swear</a>.”</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/joshua/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518. 'im (eem) -- if">"But if</a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046. nagad (naw-gad') -- to be conspicuous">you tell</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088. zeh (zeh) -- this, here">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697. dabar (daw-baw') -- speech, word">business</a> <a href="/hebrew/5355a.htm" title="5355a">of ours, then we shall be free</a> <a href="/hebrew/7621.htm" title="7621. shbuw'ah (sheb-oo-aw') -- an oath, curse">from the oath</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834. 'aher (ash-er') -- who, which, that">which</a> <a href="/hebrew/7650.htm" title="7650. shaba' (shaw-bah') -- to swear">you have made us swear."</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/joshua/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046. nagad (naw-gad') -- to be conspicuous">And if thou utter</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697. dabar (daw-baw') -- speech, word">this our business,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5355.htm" title="5355. naqiy (naw-kee') -- blameless">then we will be quit</a> <a href="/hebrew/7621.htm" title="7621. shbuw'ah (sheb-oo-aw') -- an oath, curse">of thine oath</a> <a href="/hebrew/7650.htm" title="7650. shaba' (shaw-bah') -- to swear">which thou hast made us to swear.</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../joshua/2-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Joshua 2:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Joshua 2:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../joshua/2-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Joshua 2:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Joshua 2:21" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>