And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsBut if thou utter this our business, then we shall be guiltless of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.
And if you report our mission, we will be released from the oath you made us swear.”
and if thou declare this our matter, then we have been acquitted from thine oath which thou hast caused us to swear.'
And if thou make known this our business, we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJoshua — The entry narrative — Israel crosses the Jordan, takes the Land through three conquest campaigns, and renews covenant at Shechem. The hinge between Torah's promises and the historical record of those promises unfolding.
- Author
- Joshua himself at least in part (24:26 — ‘Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God’); later editorial framing traditional
- Date
- Events c. 1400 BC (early) or 1230 BC (late); compilation across the early-monarchy period