Joshua 2:12
2:12 So now, promise me this with an oath sworn in the Lord’s name. 1 Because I have shown allegiance to you, show allegiance to my family. 2 Give me a solemn pledge 3
Joshua 14:9
14:9 That day Moses made this solemn promise: 4 ‘Surely the land on which you walked 5 will belong to you and your descendants permanently, 6 for you remained loyal to the Lord your God.’
1 tn Heb “Now, swear to me by the Lord.”
sn To swear an oath in the Lord’s name would make the Lord the witness and guarantor of the promise attached to the oath. If the person making the oath should go back on the promise, the Lord would judge him for breaking the contract.
2 tn Heb “with the house of my father.”
3 tn Heb “true sign,” that is, “an inviolable token or pledge.”
4 tn Heb “swore an oath.”
5 tn Heb “on which your foot has walked.”
6 tn Heb “will belong to you for an inheritance, and to your sons forever.”