Joshua 2:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"But ifוְאִם־
(ve·'im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
you tellתַּגִּ֖ידִי
(tag·gi·di)
5046: to be conspicuousa prim. root
thisזֶ֑ה
(zeh;)
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
businessדְּבָרֵ֣נוּ
(de·va·re·nu)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
of ours, then we shall be freeנְקִיִּ֔ם
(ne·ki·yim,)
5355a: clean, free from, exemptfrom naqah
from the oathמִשְּׁבֻעָתֵ֖ךְ
(mi·she·vu·'a·tech)
7621: an oath, cursefrom sheba
whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
you have made us swear."הִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּ׃
(hish·ba'·ta·nu.)
7650: to sweardenominative verb from sheba


















KJV Lexicon
And if thou utter
nagad  (naw-gad')
to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise
this our business
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
then we will be quit
naqiy  (naw-kee')
innocent -- blameless, clean, clear, exempted, free, guiltless, innocent, quit.
of thine oath
shbuw`ah  (sheb-oo-aw')
something sworn, i.e. an oath -- curse, oath, sworn.
which thou hast made us to swear
shaba`  (shaw-bah')
propr. to be complete; to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"But if you tell this business of ours, then we shall be free from the oath which you have made us swear."

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.

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

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."

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.
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