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 24:17

24:17 For the Lord our God took us and our fathers out of slavery ⁴  in the land of Egypt ⁵  and performed these awesome miracles ⁶  before our very eyes. He continually protected us as we traveled and when we passed through nations. ⁷ 

[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.”

[24:17]  ⁴ tn Heb “of the house of slavery.”

[24:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “for the Lord our God, he is the one who brought up us and our fathers from the land of Egypt, from the house of slaves.”

[24:17]  ⁶ tn Or “great signs.”

[24:17]  ⁷ tn Heb “and he guarded us in all the way in which we walked and among all the peoples through whose midst we passed.”