Joshua 2:20

But if anyone should injure us, or betray these our matters, we shall be quit of this thine oath.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

19And it shall come to pass that whosoever shall go outside the door of thy house, his guilt shall be upon him, and we shall be quit of this thine oath; and we will be responsible for all that shall be found with thee in thy house.

21And she said to them, Let it be according to your word; and she sent them out, and they departed.

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Cross References

Proverbs 11:13A double-tongued man discloses the secret counsels of an assembly: 1 But he that is faithful in spirit conceals matters. 1

Matthew Henry on Joshua 2:9-22

8 And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof; 9 And she said unto the men, I know that the Lord hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you. 10 For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed. 11 And as soon as we had heard these… Read the whole commentary →

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