Joshua 2:17

2:17 The men said to her, “We are not bound by this oath you made us swear unless the following conditions are met:

Joshua 2:20

2:20 If you should report what we’ve been up to, we are not bound by this oath you made us swear.”

Joshua 9:15

9:15 Joshua made a peace treaty with them and agreed to let them live. The leaders of the community sealed it with an oath.


tn Heb “We are free from this oath of yours which you made us swear.” The words “unless the following conditions are met” are not in the Hebrew text, but are added for clarification.

tn Heb “and if you report this matter of ours.”

tn Or “assembly.”

tn Heb “Joshua made peace with them and made a treaty with them to let them live, and the leaders of the community swore an oath to them.”