Joshua 2:14

“And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the LORD hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.”
King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations of Joshua 2:14

And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if yee vtter not this our businesse. And it shall bee when the Lord hath giuen vs the land, that wee will deale kindely and truely with thee.
- King James Version (1611) - Compare to scan of original Joshua chapter 2

So the men said to her, "Our life for yours if you do not tell this business of ours; and it shall come about when the LORD gives us the land that we will deal kindly and faithfully with you."
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And the men said unto her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business; and it shall be, when Jehovah giveth us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And the men said to her, Our life for yours if you keep our business secret; and when the Lord has given us the land, we will keep faith and be kind to you.
- Basic English Bible

And the men said to her, Our lives shall pay for yours, if ye do not make this our business known; and it shall be when Jehovah shall give us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.
- Darby Bible

They answered her: Be our lives for you unto death, only if thou betray us not. And when the Lord shall have delivered us the land, we will shew thee mercy and truth.
- Douay Rheims Bible

And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the LORD hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.
- Webster's Bible

The men said to her, "Our life for yours, if you don't talk about this business of ours; and it shall be, when Yahweh gives us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with you."
- World English Bible

And the men say to her, `Our soul for yours -- to die; if ye declare not this our matter, then it hath been, in Jehovah's giving to us this land, that we have done with thee kindness and truth.'
- Youngs Literal Bible

And the men said unto her: 'Our life for yours, if ye tell not this our business; and it shall be, when the LORD giveth us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

david faust's comment on 2012-09-11 04:01:23:

I love this verse. It is one of my treasures and I love God who could and would write it this way. If you look at it in the King James, you'll notice that the word "Our" is capitalized and is a plural pronoun. This plural possessive pronoun is describing the noun "life" which of course is singular. In this verse very clearly our Great Triune God (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) is promising the Life of the Son as a propitiation to this lost prostitute some 1800 years before the Lord Jesus would actually enter the world. Praise the Lord. He sought me, and He bought me, with His redeeming blood! Just the way He did for this poor helpless sinner so long ago. Hallelujah! What a Saviour.

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