King James Version
Joshua 2:17 in the King James Version says “And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.” — study this verse from Joshua chapter 2 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.”
Joshua 2:17 · KJV
Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.
And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your way.
And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father's household, home unto thee. bring: Heb. gather
And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him.
KJV Study — Public Domain
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“which thou hast made us swear”
H7650to seven oneself, i.e., swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
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