Joshua 2:20
If you should report what we’ve been up to, we are not bound by this oath you made us swear.”
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- Prov 11:13 : 13 The one who goes about slandering others reveals secrets, but the one who is trustworthy conceals a matter.
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- Josh 2:12-198 verses86%
12So now, promise me this with an oath sworn in the LORD’s name. Because I have shown allegiance to you, show allegiance to my family. Give me a solemn pledge
13that you will spare the lives of my father, mother, brothers, sisters, and all who belong to them, and rescue us from death.”
14The 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.”
15Then Rahab let them down by a rope through the window.(Her house was built as part of the city wall; she lived in the wall.)
16She told them,“Head to the hill country, so the ones chasing you don’t find you. Hide from them there for three days, long enough for those chasing you to return. Then you can be on your way.”
17The men said to her,“We are not bound by this oath you made us swear unless the following conditions are met:
18When we invade the land, tie this red rope in the window through which you let us down, and gather together in your house your father, mother, brothers, and all who live in your father’s house.
19Anyone who leaves your house will be responsible for his own death– we are innocent in that case! But if anyone with you in the house is harmed, we will be responsible.
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21She said,“I agree to these conditions.” She sent them on their way and then tied the red rope in the window.
- Josh 9:19-202 verses74%
19but all the leaders told the whole community,“We swore an oath to them in the name of the LORD God of Israel. So now we can’t hurt them!
20We must let them live so we can escape the curse attached to the oath we swore to them.”
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41You will be free from your oath if you go to my relatives and they will not give her to you. Then you will be free from your oath.’
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12They replied,“We will return these things, and we will no longer demand anything from them. We will do just as you say.” Then I called the priests and made the wealthy and the officials swear to do what had been promised.
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31“When someone is accused of sinning against his neighbor and the latter pronounces a curse on the alleged offender before your altar in this temple, be willing to forgive the accused if the accusation is false.
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8But if the woman is not willing to come back with you, you will be free from this oath of mine. But you must not take my son back there!”
- Gen 44:7-104 verses70%
7They answered him,“Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!
8Look, the money that we found in the mouths of our sacks we brought back to you from the land of Canaan. Why then would we steal silver or gold from your master’s house?
9If one of us has it, he will die, and the rest of us will become my lord’s slaves!”
10He replied,“You have suggested your own punishment! The one who has it will become my slave, but the rest of you will go free.”
- Gen 26:28-292 verses70%
28They replied,“We could plainly see that the LORD is with you. So we decided there should be a pact between us– between us and you. Allow us to make a treaty with you
29so that you will not do us any harm, just as we have not harmed you, but have always treated you well before sending you away in peace. Now you are blessed by the LORD.”
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22“When someone is accused of sinning against his neighbor and the latter pronounces a curse on the alleged offender before your altar in this temple,
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10If she made the vow in her husband’s house or put herself under obligation with an oath,
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2If a man makes a vow to the LORD or takes an oath of binding obligation on himself, he must not break his word, but must do whatever he has promised.
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14If this matter is heard before the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.”
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4or when a person swears an oath, speaking thoughtlessly with his lips, whether to do evil or to do good, with regard to anything which the individual might speak thoughtlessly in an oath, even if he did not realize it, but he himself has later come to know it and is guilty with regard to one of these oaths–
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21They said to one another,“Surely we’re being punished because of our brother, because we saw how distressed he was when he cried to us for mercy, but we refused to listen. That is why this distress has come on us!”
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5They answered Jeremiah,“May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not do just as the LORD your God sends you to tell us to do.
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20But if you have gone astray while under your husband’s authority, and if you have defiled yourself and some man other than your husband has had sexual relations with you….”
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17But if you do not agree to our terms by being circumcised, then we will take our sister and depart.”
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1Additional Sin Offering Regulations“‘When a person sins in that he hears a public curse against one who fails to testify and he is a witness(he either saw or knew what had happened) and he does not make it known, then he will bear his punishment for iniquity.
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24We swear we have done this because we were worried that in the future your descendants would say to our descendants,‘What relationship do you have with the LORD God of Israel?
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11then there will be an oath to the LORD between the two of them, that he has not laid his hand on his neighbor’s goods, and its owner will accept this, and he will not have to pay.
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20But if the accusation is true and the young woman was not a virgin,
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10The leaders of Gilead said to Jephthah,“The LORD will judge any grievance you have against us, if we do not do as you say.”
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32Indeed, your servant pledged security for the boy with my father, saying,‘If I do not bring him back to you, then I will bear the blame before my father all my life.’
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11If they say,“Come with us! We will lie in wait to shed blood; we will ambush an innocent person capriciously.
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7Now the entire family has risen up against your servant, saying,‘Turn over the one who struck down his brother, so that we can execute him and avenge the death of his brother whom he killed. In so doing we will also destroy the heir.’ They want to extinguish my remaining coal, leaving no one on the face of the earth to carry on the name of my husband.”
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5When it was time to shut the city gate for the night, the men left. I don’t know where they were heading. Chase after them quickly, for you have time to catch them!”
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16Judah replied,“What can we say to my lord? What can we speak? How can we clear ourselves? God has exposed the sin of your servants! We are now my lord’s slaves, we and the one in whose possession the cup was found.”
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15We will give you our consent on this one condition: You must become like us by circumcising all your males.
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25The officials may hear that I have talked with you. They may come to you and say,‘Tell us what you said to the king and what the king said to you. Do not hide anything from us. If you do, we will kill you.’
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22Only on this one condition will these men consent to live with us and become one people: They demand that every male among us be circumcised just as they are circumcised.
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2There is only cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and adultery. They resort to violence and bloodshed.
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12They said to him,“We have come down to take you prisoner so we can hand you over to the Philistines.” Samson said to them,“Promise me you will not kill me.”
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23“But if you do not do this, then look, you will have sinned against the LORD. And know that your sin will find you out.