Joshua 2:13
 Joshua 2:13 
New International Version (©2011)
that you will spare the lives of my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them--and that you will save us from death."

New Living Translation (©2007)
when Jericho is conquered, you will let me live, along with my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all their families."

English Standard Version (©2001)
that you will save alive my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them, and deliver our lives from death.”

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
and spare my father and my mother and my brothers and my sisters, with all who belong to them, and deliver our lives from death."

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
that you will spare the lives of my father, mother, brothers, sisters, and all who belong to them, and save us from death."

International Standard Version (©2012)
Spare my father, my mother, and my brothers and sisters, along with everyone who belongs with them so we won't be killed."

NET Bible (©2006)
that you will spare the lives of my father, mother, brothers, sisters, and all who belong to them, and rescue us from death."

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
that you'll protect my father, mother, brothers, sisters, and their households, and that you'll save us from death."

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And that you will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.

American King James Version
And that you will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brothers, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.

American Standard Version
and that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and will deliver our lives from death.

Douay-Rheims Bible
That you will save my father and mother, my brethren end sisters, and all things that are theirs, and deliver our souls from death.

Darby Bible Translation
that ye will let my father live, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that belong to them, and deliver our souls from death.

English Revised Version
and that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and will deliver our lives from death.

Webster's Bible Translation
And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.

World English Bible
and that you will save alive my father, my mother, my brothers, and my sisters, and all that they have, and will deliver our lives from death."

Young's Literal Translation
and have kept alive my father, and my mother, and my brothers, and my sisters, and all that they have, and have delivered our souls from death.'

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

2:8-21 Rahab had heard of the miracles the Lord wrought for Israel. She believed that his promises would certainly be fulfilled, and his threatenings take effect; and that there was no way of escape but by submitting to him, and joining with his people. The conduct of Rahab proved that she had the real principle of Divine faith. Observe the promises the spies made to her. The goodness of God is often expressed by his kindness and truth, Ps 117:2; in both these we must be followers of him. Those who will be conscientious in keeping promises, are cautious in making them. The spies make needful conditions. The scarlet cord, like the blood upon the doorpost at the passover, recalls to remembrance the sinner's security under the atoning blood of Christ; and that we are to flee thereto for refuge from the wrath of a justly offended God. The same cord Rahab used for the saving of these Israelites, was to be used for her own safety. What we serve and honour God with, we may expect he will bless, and make useful to us.


Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters,.... She makes no mention of any husband or children she had, as harlots seldom have, and which seems to confirm her character as such; and so Abarbinel observes, that her father's house is only mentioned to tell us that she had no husband, for she was an harlot and had no children, and puts her father and mother in the room of an husband, and her brethren and sisters in the room of children:

and all that they have; not their substance only, but their children more especially, the children of her brethren and sisters:

and deliver our lives from death; here she manifestly includes herself, and requests the saving of her life, and the lives of all her relations, when she knew the inhabitants of the city would be all put to death upon the taking of it: thus she provided for the safety of her family, as Noah in another case and manner did, Hebrews 11:7; and indeed seemed more concerned for them than for herself; and thus souls sensible of their own estate and condition, by nature and grace, are very solicitous for the salvation of their relations and friends, Romans 9:3.


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Rahab Welcomes the Spies
12Now therefore, I pray you, swear to me by the LORD, since I have showed you kindness, that you will also show kindness to my father's house, and give me a true token: 13And that you will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brothers, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death. 14And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if you utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the LORD has given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with you.

Joshua 2:12 "Now then, please swear to me by the LORD that you will show kindness to my family, because I have shown kindness to you. Give me a sure sign
Joshua 2:14 "Our lives for your lives!" the men assured her. "If you don't tell what we are doing, we will treat you kindly and faithfully when the LORD gives us the land."