Discovery BoxJoshua 2:13 
Context2:13 that you will spare the lives of my father, mother, brothers, sisters, and all who belong to them, and rescue us 1 from death.”
Joshua 2:17
Context2:17 The men said to her, “We are not bound by this oath you made us swear unless the following conditions are met: 2
Joshua 2:20
Context2:20 If you should report what we’ve been up to, 3 we are not bound by this oath you made us swear.”
Joshua 8:5
Context8:5 I and all the troops 4 who are with me will approach the city. When they come out to fight us like before, we will retreat from them.
Joshua 9:7
Context9:7 The men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you live near us. 5 So how can we make a treaty with you?”
Joshua 9:22
Context9:22 6 Joshua summoned the Gibeonites 7 and said to them, “Why did you trick 8 us by saying, ‘We live far away from you,’ when you really live nearby? 9
1 tn Or “our lives.”
2 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.
3 tn Heb “and if you report this matter of ours.”
4 tn Heb “the people.”
5 tn Heb “in our midst.”
6 sn Verses 22-27 appear to elaborate on v. 21b.
7 tn Heb “them.”
8 tn Or “deceive.”
9 tn Heb “live in our midst?”
