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Joshua 2:14

Context
2:14 The men said to her, “If you 1  die, may we die too! 2  If you do not report what we’ve been up to, 3  then, when the Lord hands the land over to us, we will show unswerving allegiance 4  to you.” 5 

Joshua 18:19

Context
18:19 It then crossed to the slope of Beth Hoglah to the north and ended at the northern tip of the Salt Sea 6  at the mouth of the Jordan River. 7  This was the southern border.
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[2:14]  1 tn The second person pronoun is masculine plural, indicating that Rahab’s entire family is in view.

[2:14]  2 tn Heb “Our lives in return for you to die.” If the lives of Rahab’s family are not spared, then the spies will pay for the broken vow with their own lives.

[2:14]  3 tn Heb “If you do not report this matter of ours.”

[2:14]  4 tn Heb “allegiance and faithfulness.” These virtual synonyms are joined in the translation as “unswerving allegiance” to emphasize the degree of promised loyalty.

[2:14]  5 tn The second person pronoun is feminine singular, referring specifically to Rahab.

[18:19]  6 sn The Salt Sea is another name for the Dead Sea.

[18:19]  7 tn Heb “to the tongue of the Salt Sea to the north, to the end of the Jordan to the south.” The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity (also in the following verse).



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