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Text -- Joshua 2:17-24 (NET)
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2:17 The men said to her, “We are not bound by this oath you made us swear unless the following conditions are met:
2:18 When 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 .
2:19 Anyone 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 .
2:20 If you should report what we’ve been up to, we are not bound by this oath you made us swear .”
2:21 She said , “I agree to these conditions .” She sent them on their way and then tied the red rope in the window .
2:22 They went to the hill country and stayed there for three days , long enough for those chasing them to return . Their pursuers looked all along the way but did not find them.
2:23 Then the two men returned – they came down from the hills , crossed the river, came to Joshua son of Nun , and reported to him all they had discovered .
2:24 They told Joshua , “Surely the Lord is handing over all the land to us! All who live in the land are cringing before us!”
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NET Notes: Jos 2:17 Heb “We are free from this oath of yours which you made us swear.” The words “unless the following conditions are met” are not...
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NET Notes: Jos 2:18 Heb “and your father and your mother and your brothers and all the house of your father gather to yourself to the house.”
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NET Notes: Jos 2:19 Heb “But anyone who is with you in the house, his blood is on our head if a hand should be on him.”
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NET Notes: Jos 2:23 The words “the river,” though not in the Hebrew text, are added for clarification.
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