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Joshua 2:20

And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.

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וְאִםveimand oh thatאִםconjunction, conjunction — “and oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…תַּגִּ֖ידִיtagidibewrayנָגַדverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “bewray”, an unfinished actionH5046properly, 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, praisebewray, [idiom] certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, [idiom] fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, [idiom] surely, tell, utter.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).דְּבָרֵ֣נוּdevarenvcauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…זֶ֑הzehthe one...the otherזֶהpronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “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,…וְהָיִ֣ינוּvehayinvand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.נְקִיִּ֔םneqiyiminnocentנָקִיadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “innocent”, the ordinary formH5355innocentblameless, clean, clear, exempted, free, guiltless, innocent, quit.מִשְּׁבֻעָתֵ֖ךְmishvuatekhefrom 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.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)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

But if thou utter this our business, then we shall be guiltless of thine oath which thou hast made 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.'

World English Bible

But if you talk about this business of ours, then we shall be guiltless of your oath which you’ve made us to swear.”

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

But if thou wilt betray us, and utter this word abroad, we shall be quit of this oath which thou hast made us swear.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐὰν δέ τις ἡμᾶς ἀδικήσῃ ἢ καὶ ἀποκαλύψῃ τοὺς λόγους ἡμῶν τούτους, ἐσόμεθα ἀθῶοι τῷ ὅρκῳ σου τούτῳ.