Verse 17

Joshua 2:17

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

17 Then she let them down with a cord out of a window: for her house joined close to the wall.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּאמְר֥וּ אֵלֶ֖י/הָ הָ/אֲנָשִׁ֑ים נְקִיִּ֣ם אֲנַ֔חְנוּ מִ/שְּׁבֻעָתֵ֥/ךְ הַ/זֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר הִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽ/נוּ

English Translation

And they said to me, "We are innocent men of your oath that you swore to us."

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Chapter 2 Context

1 And Josue the son of Nun sent from Setim two men, to spy secretly: and said to them: Go, and view th... Focus ↗

2 And it was told the king of Jericho, and was said : Behold there are men come in hither, by night, o... Focus ↗

3 And the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying: Bring forth the men that came to thee, and are entere... Focus ↗

4 And the woman taking the men, hid them, and said: I confess they came to me, but I knew not whence t... Focus ↗

5 And at the time of shutting the gate in the dark, they also went out together. I know not whither th... Focus ↗

6 But she made the men go up to the top of her house, and covered them with the stalks of flax, which... Focus ↗

7 Now they that were sent, pursued after them, by the way that leadeth to the fords of the Jordan: and... Focus ↗

8 The men that were hidden were not yet asleep, when behold the woman went up to them, and said: Focus ↗

10 the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea at your going in, when you came out of Egypt: and what th... Focus ↗

11 I know that the Lord hath given this land to you: for the dread of you is fallen upon us, and all th... Focus ↗

12 We have heard that Focus ↗

13 And hearing these things we were affrighted, and our heart fainted away, neither did there remain an... Focus ↗

14 Now therefore swear ye to me by the Lord, that as I have shewn mercy to you, so you also will shew m... Focus ↗

15 That you will save my father and mother, my brethren end sisters, and all things that are theirs, an... Focus ↗

16 They answered her: Be our lives for you unto death, only if thou betray us not. And when the Lord sh... Focus ↗

17 Then she let them down with a cord out of a window: for her house joined close to the wall.

18 And she said to them: Get ye up to the mountains, lest perhaps they meet you as they return: and the... Focus ↗

19 And they said to her: We shall be blameless of this oath, which thou hast made us swear: Focus ↗

20 If when we come into the land, this scarlet cord be a sign, and thou tie it in the window, by which... Focus ↗

21 Whosoever shall go out of the door of thy house, his blood shall be upon his own head, and we shall... Focus ↗

22 But if thou wilt betray us, and utter this word abroad, we shall be quit of this oath which thou has... Focus ↗

23 And she answered: As you have spoken, so be it done. And sending them on their way, she hung the sca... Focus ↗

24 But they went and came to the mountains, and stayed there three days till they that pursued them wer... Focus ↗

25 And when they were gone back into the city, the spies returned, and came down from the mountain: and... Focus ↗

26 And said: The Lord hath delivered all this land into our hands, and all the inhabitants thereof are... Focus ↗

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