KJV King James Version
And she said, According unto your words, so [be] it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.
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Joshua 2:21
And she said, According unto your words, so [be] it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Let it be as you say,” she replied, and she sent them away. And when they had gone, she tied the scarlet cord in the window.
WEB World English Bible
She said, “According to your words, so be it.” She sent them away, and they departed. She tied the scarlet line in the window.
ASV American Standard Version
And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And she saith, ‘According unto your words, so it is;’ and she sendeth them away, and they go; and she bindeth the scarlet line to the window.
Surrounding context — Joshua 2
18 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.
19 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.
20 And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.
21 And she said, According unto your words, so [be] it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.
22 And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought [them] throughout all the way, but found [them] not.
23 So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all [things] that befell them:
24 And they said unto Joshua, Truly the LORD hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us.
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וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙H559 · a.marto sayכְּדִבְרֵיכֶ֣םH1697 · da.varwordכֶּן־H3651 · kenrightה֔וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itוַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵ֖םH7971 · sha.lachto send: departוַיֵּלֵ֑כוּH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentוַתִּקְשֹׁ֛רH7194 · qa.sharto conspireאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]תִּקְוַ֥תH8615 · tiq.vahcordהַשָּׁנִ֖יH8144 · sha.niscarletבַּחַלּֽוֹן׃H2474 · chal.lonwindow
Cross-references
Joshua 2:18Behold, [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.Matthew 7:24Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:John 2:5His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do [it].
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