Joshua 2:17
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אֱנוֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
a man in general (singly or collectively)
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
שְׁבוּעָה
shᵉbûwʻâh
properly, something sworn, i.e. an oath
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
שָׁבַע
shâbaʻ
to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁבַע shâbaʻ
to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
Study H7650 →Cross References
But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORD’s oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.
And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.
Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
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