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 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: ⁴ 

Joshua 9:20

9:20 We must let them live so we can escape the curse attached to the oath we swore to them.” ⁵ 

Joshua 9:2

9:2 they formed an alliance to fight against Joshua and Israel. ⁶ 

Joshua 21:1-2

Levitical Cities

21:1 The tribal leaders of the Levites went before Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun and the Israelite tribal leaders 21:2 in Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said, “The Lord told Moses to assign us cities in which to live along with the grazing areas for our cattle.”

Joshua 21:1

Levitical Cities

21:1 The tribal leaders of the Levites went before Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun and the Israelite tribal leaders

Joshua 2:9

2:9 She said to the men, “I know the Lord is handing this land over to you. ⁷  We are absolutely terrified of you, ⁸  and all who live in the land are cringing before ⁹  you. ¹⁰ 

[2:12]  ¹ tn Heb “Now, swear to me by the Lord.”

[2:12]  ² tn Heb “with the house of my father.”

[2:12]  ³ tn Heb “true sign,” that is, “an inviolable token or pledge.”

[2:17]  ⁴ 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.

[9:20]  ⁵ tn Heb “This is what we will do to them, keeping them alive so there will not be upon us anger concerning the oath which we swore to them.”

[9:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “they gathered together to fight against Joshua and Israel [with] one mouth.”

[2:9]  ⁷ tn Heb “has given the land to you.” Rahab’s statement uses the Hebrew perfect, suggesting certitude.

[2:9]  ⁸ tn Heb “terror of you has fallen upon us.”

[2:9]  ⁹ tn Or “melting away because of.”

[2:9]  ¹⁰ tn Both of these statements are actually subordinated to “I know” in the Hebrew text, which reads, “I know that the Lord…and that terror of you…and that all the inhabitants….”