King James Version

Joshua 2:17

And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.

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וַיֹּאמְר֥וּvayomrvand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אֵלֶ֖יהָeleyhaamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).הָאֲנָשִׁ֑יםhaanashimthe a certainאִישׁdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the a certain”, the ordinary formH376a 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)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…נְקִיִּ֣םneqiyiminnocentנָקִיadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “innocent”, the ordinary formH5355innocentblameless, clean, clear, exempted, free, guiltless, innocent, quit.אֲנַ֔חְנוּanachnvweאֲנַחְנוּpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, plural — “we”H587weourselves, us, we.מִשְּׁבֻעָתֵ֥ךְmishvuatekhefrom oathשְׁבוּעָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “from oath”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7621properly, something sworn, i.e. an oathcurse, oath, [idiom] sworn.הַזֶּ֖הhazehthe the one...the otherזֶהdefinite article, pronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “the the one...the other”H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thathe, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus,…אֲשֶׁ֥רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…הִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּhishbatanvswearשָׁבַעverb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “swear”, a completed actionH7650to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)adjure, charge (by an oath, with an oath), feed to the full (by mistake for H7646 (שָׂבַע)), take an oath, [idiom] straitly, (cause to, make to) swear.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the men said unto her: 'We will be guiltless of this thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the men said unto her, We will be guiltless of this thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the men say unto her, 'We are acquitted of this thine oath which thou hast caused us to swear:

World English Bible

The men said to her, “We will be guiltless of this your oath which you’ve made us to swear.

Darby Translation

And the men said to her, We will be quit of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.

Douay-Rheims

And they said to her: We shall be blameless of this oath, which thou hast made us swear:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the men said unto her: 'We will be guiltless of this thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the men said to her, We are clear of this thy oath.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπαν πρὸς αὐτὴν οἱ ἄνδρες, ἀθῶοι ἐσμὲν τῷ ὅρκῳ σου τούτῳ.