Joshua 2:20

KJV1611 – Modern English

And if you reveal this our business, then we will be released from your oath which you have made us swear.

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  • Prov 11:13 : 13 A gossip reveals secrets, but he who is of a faithful spirit conceals the matter.

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    12Now therefore, I pray, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have shown you kindness, that you will also show kindness unto my father's house, and give me a true token:

    13And that you will save my father, and my mother, and my brothers, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.

    14And 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.

    15Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.

    16And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers return: and afterward you may go your way.

    17And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this your oath which you have made us swear.

    18Behold, when we come into the land, you shall bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which you let us down by: and you shall bring your father, and your mother, and your brothers, and all your father's household, home unto you.

    19And it shall be, that whoever shall go out of the doors of your house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and whoever shall be with you in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him.

  • Josh 2:21
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    21And she said, According to your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.

  • Josh 9:19-20
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    19But all the leaders said to all the congregation, We have sworn to them by the LORD God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.

    20This we will do to them; we will let them live, lest wrath be upon us because of the oath we swore to them.

  • Gen 24:41
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    41You will be clear from this oath when you arrive among my family, for if they will not give her to you, then you will be released from my oath.'

  • Neh 5:12
    71%

    12Then they said, We will restore them, and will require nothing from them; we will do as you say. Then I called the priests and required an oath from them that they would do according to this promise.

  • 1 Kgs 8:31
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    31If any man trespass against his neighbor, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before your altar in this house:

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    8And if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be released from this oath; only do not take my son back there."

  • Gen 44:7-10
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    7And they said to him, Why does my lord say these words? God forbid that your servants should do such a thing as this:

    8Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought back to you from the land of Canaan: how then should we steal silver or gold from your lord's house?

    9Whichever of your servants it is found with, let him die, and we also will be my lord's slaves.

    10And he said, Now also let it be according to your words: the one with whom it is found shall be my servant; and you shall be blameless.

  • Gen 26:28-29
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    28And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with you: and we said, Let there now be an oath between us, even between us and you, and let us make a covenant with you;

    29That you will do us no harm, as we have not touched you, and as we have done to you nothing but good, and have sent you away in peace: you are now the blessed of the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 6:22
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    22If a man sins against his neighbor, and an oath is laid upon him to make him swear, and the oath comes before your altar in this house;

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    10And if she vowed in her husband's house or bound her soul by a bond with an oath,

  • Num 30:2
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    2If a man makes a vow to the LORD, or swears an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.

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    14And if this comes to the governor's ears, we will persuade him and keep you secure.

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    4Or if a person swears, speaking falsely with his lips to do evil or to do good, whatever it is that a person may pronounce with an oath, and it is hidden from him; when he becomes aware of it, then he shall be guilty in any of these matters.

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    21And they said one to another, We are truly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he begged us, and we would not listen; therefore this distress has come upon us.

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    5Then they said to Jeremiah, The LORD be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not act according to all the things for which the LORD your God shall send you to us.

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    20But if you have gone aside to another instead of your husband, and if you are defiled, and some man has lain with you besides your husband:

  • Gen 34:17
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    17But if you will not listen to us, to be circumcised, then we will take our daughter and leave.

  • Lev 5:1
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    1And if a person sins, and hears the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he has seen or known of it; if he does not speak of it, then he shall bear his guilt.

  • Josh 22:24
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    24And if we have not rather done it for fear of this thing, saying, In time to come your children might speak to our children, saying, What have you to do with the LORD God of Israel?

  • Exod 22:11
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    11then an oath of the LORD shall be between them both that he has not put his hand upon his neighbor's goods; and the owner shall accept this, and he shall not make restitution.

  • Deut 22:20
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  • Judg 11:10
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    10And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, The LORD be witness between us, if we do not do according to your words.

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    32For your servant became a guarantee for the lad to my father, saying, If I do not bring him back to you, then I shall bear the blame to my father forever.

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  • 2 Sam 14:7
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    7And, behold, the whole family has risen against your maidservant, and they said, Deliver him who struck his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they shall extinguish my last remaining ember, and shall not leave to my husband either name or remnant on the earth.

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    25But if the princes hear that I have talked with you, and they come to you, and say to you, Declare to us now what you have said to the king, hide it not from us, and we will not put you to death; also what the king said to you:

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    23But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the LORD, and be sure your sin will find you out.