Joshua 2:14

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The men said to her, "Our lives for your lives! If you don't tell what we are doing, we will treat you kindly and faithfully when the LORD gives us the land."

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the LORD hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if you do not reveal this our business. And it shall be, when the LORD has given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with you.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the LORD hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the men{H582} said{H559} unto her, Our life{H5315} for yours,{H4191} if ye utter{H5046} not this our business;{H1697} and it shall be, when Jehovah{H3068} giveth{H5414} us the land,{H776} that we will deal{H6213} kindly{H2617} and truly{H571} with thee.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the men{H582} answered{H559}{(H8799)} her, Our life{H5315} for yours{H4191}{(H8800)}, if ye utter{H5046}{(H8686)} not this our business{H1697}. And it shall be, when the LORD{H3068} hath given{H5414}{(H8800)} us the land{H776}, that we will deal{H6213}{(H8804)} kindly{H2617} and truly{H571} with thee.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The men sayde vnto her: Yf we shewe not mercy and faithfulnesse vpon the, whan the LORDE geueth vs the londe, then let oure soule dye for you, so farre as thou betrayest not oure deuyce.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And the men answered her, Our life for you to die, if ye vtter not this our businesse: and when the Lorde hath giuen vs the lande, we will deale mercifully and truely with thee.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the men aunswered her: Our lyues for you to dye, yf ye vtter not this our busynesse. And when the Lorde hath geuen vs the lande, we wyll deale mercyfully and truely with thee.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the LORD hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The men said to her, Our life for yours, if you don't utter this our business; and it shall be, when Yahweh gives us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with you.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the men say to her, `Our soul for yours -- to die; if ye declare not this our matter, then it hath been, in Jehovah's giving to us this land, that we have done with thee kindness and truth.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the men said unto her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business; and it shall be, when Jehovah giveth us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the men said unto her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business; and it shall be, when Jehovah giveth us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the men said to her, Our life for yours if you keep our business secret; and when the Lord has given us the land, we will keep faith and be kind to you.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The men said to her, "Our life for yours, if you don't talk about this business of ours; and it shall be, when Yahweh gives us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with you."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The men said to her,“If you die, may we die too! If you do not report what we’ve been up to, then, when the LORD hands the land over to us, we will show unswerving allegiance to you.”

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 24:49 : 49 Now if you are willing to show kindness and faithfulness to my master, tell me. If not, tell me, so that I may turn to the right or to the left.
  • Judg 1:24-25 : 24 The spies saw a man coming out of the city and said to him, "Please show us how to enter the city, and we will treat you kindly." 25 He showed them the way into the city, and they struck the city with the sword but let the man and his family go free.
  • Matt 5:7 : 7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
  • 1 Sam 20:8 : 8 Therefore, deal kindly with your servant, for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the LORD with you. But if I am guilty, kill me yourself; why bring me to your father?
  • 2 Sam 9:1 : 1 David asked, "Is there anyone still left from the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan's sake?"
  • 1 Kgs 20:39 : 39 As the king passed by, the prophet called out to him and said, 'Your servant went into the middle of the battle, and suddenly a man brought another man to me and said, "Guard this man. If he is missing, your life will be for his life, or you will pay a talent of silver."
  • Prov 18:24 : 24 A person with unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
  • Num 10:29-32 : 29 Moses said to Hobab son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law: "We are setting out for the place about which the LORD said, 'I will give it to you.' Come with us, and we will treat you well, for the LORD has promised good things for Israel." 30 But he replied to him, "I will not go; I am going back to my own land and to my relatives." 31 Moses said, "Please do not leave us, because you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you will be our eyes. 32 If you come with us, we will share with you whatever good things the LORD gives to us."
  • Josh 6:17 : 17 The city and all within it shall be devoted to the LORD for destruction. Only Rahab the prostitute and those with her in her house shall live, because she hid the messengers we sent.
  • Josh 6:25 : 25 Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, along with her family and everyone belonging to her, and she has lived among the Israelites to this day because she hid the messengers Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Josh 2:12-13
    2 verses
    84%

    12 Now then, please swear to me by the LORD that you will show kindness to my family because I have shown kindness to you. Give me a sure sign

    13 that you will spare the lives of my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them, and that you will save us from death."

  • Josh 2:15-22
    8 verses
    83%

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

    16 She said to them, "Go to the hill country so the pursuers won’t find you. Hide yourselves there for three days until they return, and then go on your way."

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

    18 if, when we enter the land, you have tied this scarlet rope in the window through which you let us down and gathered your family into your house—your father, mother, brothers, and all who belong to you.

    19 If anyone leaves the house, their death will be on their own head, and we will not be guilty. But if harm comes to anyone in your house, we will take the blame.

    20 But if you reveal this matter of ours, we will be released from the oath you made us swear.

    21 She said, "Let it be as you say." So she sent them away, and they departed. Then she tied the scarlet cord in the window.

    22 They went to the hill country and stayed there for three days until the pursuers returned. The pursuers searched all along the road but did not find them.

  • Josh 9:20
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    20 This is what we will do to them: We will let them live so that no wrath will fall on us for breaking the oath we swore to them.

  • Josh 2:4-9
    6 verses
    74%

    4 But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. She said, "Yes, the men came to me, but I didn't know where they were from.

    5 At dusk, when it was time to close the city gate, the men left, and I don’t know where they went. Pursue them quickly, and you might catch up with them!"

    6 (But she had taken them up to the roof and hidden them under stalks of flax she had arranged there.)

    7 The pursuers set out along the road toward the fords of the Jordan, and as soon as they left, the city gate was shut.

    8 Before the spies lay down for the night, Rahab went up to the roof

    9 and said to them, "I know that the LORD has given you this land and that fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you.

  • Gen 26:28-29
    2 verses
    72%

    28 They replied, "We have clearly seen that the LORD has been with you. So we said, 'There should now be an oath between us and you; let us make a covenant with you.'"

    29 "You must not harm us, just as we have not harmed you but have always treated you well and sent you away in peace. Now you are blessed by the LORD."

  • 1 Sam 25:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15 These men were very good to us. They didn’t harm us, nor did we lose anything during all the time we were with them in the fields.

    16 They were a wall of protection around us, both night and day, the whole time we were with them tending the sheep.

  • Gen 34:21-23
    3 verses
    72%

    21 "These men are at peace with us. Let them dwell in the land and trade in it, for the land is spacious enough for them. Let us take their daughters as wives, and let us give them our daughters.

    22 Only on this condition will the men agree to live with us and become one people: every male among us must be circumcised, just as they are.

    23 Won't their livestock, their property, and all their animals be ours? Only let us agree to them, and they will dwell with us."

  • Judg 1:24
    72%

    24 The spies saw a man coming out of the city and said to him, "Please show us how to enter the city, and we will treat you kindly."

  • Gen 42:11
    72%

    11 We are all sons of one man. We are honest men; your servants are not spies.'

  • Num 10:32
    72%

    32 If you come with us, we will share with you whatever good things the LORD gives to us."

  • 1 Sam 14:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

    9 If they say to us, 'Wait there until we come to you,' we will stay in our place and not go up to them.

    10 But if they say, 'Come up to us,' we will go up, for the Lord has handed them over to us. That will be our sign.

  • Gen 42:31
    72%

    31 'But we said to him, "We are honest men, not spies.

  • Gen 34:10
    71%

    10 You can dwell with us, and the land will be open to you: live, trade in it, and acquire property here.

  • Gen 44:7-8
    2 verses
    71%

    7 But they replied to him, "Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!

    8 "Look, we even brought back to you from the land of Canaan the silver we found in the mouths of our sacks. Why would we steal silver or gold from your master's house?

  • Judg 21:22
    71%

    22 'When their fathers or brothers come to us to complain, we will say to them, "Do us a favor by allowing them to have these wives, for we did not obtain wives for them during the battle. And you did not give your daughters to them, so you are not guilty of breaking your oath."'

  • Gen 42:33-34
    2 verses
    71%

    33 'Then the man who is lord of the land said to us, "This is how I will know if you are honest men: Leave one of your brothers here with me and take food for your starving households and go.

    34 Bring your youngest brother to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will release your brother to you, and you may trade in the land."'

  • Josh 9:11
    71%

    11 So our elders and all the inhabitants of our land told us, ‘Take provisions for the journey and go to meet them. Tell them: We are your servants; now make a treaty with us.’

  • Josh 6:22
    71%

    22 But to the two men who had spied out the land, Joshua said, 'Go to the house of the prostitute and bring her out, along with everyone who belongs to her, just as you swore to her.'

  • Judg 4:20
    71%

    20 He said to her, "Stand at the entrance to the tent. If anyone comes and asks you, 'Is there a man here?' say, 'No.'"

  • Gen 34:15-16
    2 verses
    70%

    15 However, we will agree to you on one condition: if you become like us by every male among you being circumcised.

    16 Then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters for ourselves; we will dwell among you and become one people.

  • Josh 9:24
    70%

    24 They answered Joshua, 'Your servants were clearly told how the LORD your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you this entire land and destroy all its inhabitants before you. So we feared greatly for our lives because of you, and that is why we did this.'

  • Gen 43:7
    70%

    7 They replied, “The man kept asking us about ourselves and our family, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ We simply answered his questions. How could we have known he would say, ‘Bring your brother down here’?”

  • Judg 8:19
    70%

    19 Gideon said, 'They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As surely as the Lord lives, if you had spared their lives, I would not kill you.'

  • Gen 21:23
    70%

    23 Now swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me, my children, or my descendants. Show to me and the land where you have lived the same kindness I have shown to you.