Joshua 2:20
Modern Translations
New International Version
But if you tell what we are doing, we will be released from the oath you made us swear."

New Living Translation
If you betray us, however, we are not bound by this oath in any way.”

English Standard Version
But if you tell this business of ours, then we shall be guiltless with respect to your oath that you have made us swear.”

Berean Study Bible
And if you report our mission, we will be released from the oath you made us swear.”

New American Standard Bible
But if you tell this business of ours, then we shall be exempt from the oath which you have made us swear.”

NASB 1995
"But if you tell this business of ours, then we shall be free from the oath which you have made us swear."

NASB 1977
“But if you tell this business of ours, then we shall be free from the oath which you have made us swear.”

Amplified Bible
But if you tell [anyone] this business of ours, we shall be blameless and free from the oath which you made us swear.”

Christian Standard Bible
And if you report our mission, we are free from the oath you made us swear.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And if you report our mission, we are free from the oath you made us swear.""

Good News Translation
However, if you tell anyone what we have been doing, then we will not have to keep our promise which you have made us give you."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If you tell anyone what we're doing here, we will be free from the oath which you made us swear."

International Standard Version
But if you report this incident, we'll be free from the oath to which you've made us swear."

NET Bible
If you should report what we've been up to, we are not bound by this oath you made us swear."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.

New King James Version
And if you tell this business of ours, then we will be free from your oath which you made us swear.”

King James 2000 Bible
And if you utter this our business, then we will be free of your oath which you have made us to swear.

New Heart English Bible
But if you talk about this business of ours, then we shall be guiltless of your oath which you have made us to swear."

World English Bible
But if you talk about this business of ours, then we shall be guiltless of your oath which you have made us to swear."

American King James Version
And if you utter this our business, then we will be quit of your oath which you have made us to swear.

American Standard Version
But if thou utter this our business, then we shall be guiltless of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.

A Faithful Version
And if you tell our business, then we will be free of the oath which you have made us swear to you."

Darby Bible Translation
And if thou make known this our business, we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us swear.

English Revised Version
But if thou utter this our business, then we will be guiltless of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.

Webster's Bible Translation
And if thou shalt utter this our business, then we will be quit of thy oath which thou hast made us to swear.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And if thou vtter this our matter, we will be quite of thine othe, which thou hast made vs sweare.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And if thou vtter these our wordes, we wilbe quite of thy oth which thou hast made vs sweare.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And yf thou bewrayest eny of this deuyce of ours, the wil we be discharged of the ooth yt thou hast take of vs.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and if you declare this—our matter, then we have been acquitted from your oath which you have caused us to swear.”

Young's Literal Translation
and if thou declare this our matter, then we have been acquitted from thine oath which thou hast caused us to swear.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And if thou shalt announce this our word, and we were free from thine oath which thou didst cause us to swear.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But if thou wilt betray us, and utter this word abroad, we shall be quit of this oath which thou hast made us swear.

Catholic Public Domain Version
But if you will have betrayed us, so that you spread this word in their midst, we will be free from this oath, to which you have sworn us.”

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And if you will tell this matter, we are pure from the oath which you have made us swear”

Lamsa Bible
And if you disclose this affair, then we will be absolved from this oath which you have made us swear.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
But if thou utter this our business, then we will be guiltless of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
But if any one should injure us, or betray these our matters, we shall be quit of this thine oath.
















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