| 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."King James Bible 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.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.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.'Joshua 2:13 Additional Translations
Clarke's Commentary on the BibleDeliver our lives from death - She had learned, either from the spies or otherwise, that all the inhabitants of the land were doomed to destruction, and therefore she obliges them to enter into a covenant with her for the preservation of herself and her household. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge my father It is observable that in this enumeration of her kindred, there is no mention made of a {husband}. It is most likely that she was a single woman or widow, who obtained an honest livelihood by keeping a house for the entertainment of strangers; and not a woman of ill fame, as some have supposed. The spies sent on this occasion were certainly some of the most confidential persons that Joshua had in his host, and their errand was of the greatest importance; is it then not most likely that they lodged at an inn? Joshua 2:13 Parallel Commentaries
Alive Belong Death Deliver Delivered Kept Live Mother Safe Save Sisters Souls SpareAlive Belong Death Deliver Delivered Kept Live Mother Safe Save Sisters Souls SpareTHE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®.Joshua 2:13 Mobile Bible Joshua 2:13 Bible Suite Joshua 2:13 Biblia Paralela Joshua 2:13 Chinese Bible
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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."
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