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11 We heard this, and our hearts[a] melted, and no courage was left in anyone[b] because of your presence. For Yahweh your God is God in the heavens above and on the earth below. 12 So then please swear to me by Yahweh, because I have shown loyalty to you,[c] and you will also show loyalty[d] to my family.[e] You must give me a sign of good faith,[f] 13 and you will spare my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all that belongs to them; you will deliver our lives from death.”

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 2:11 Hebrew “heart”
  2. Joshua 2:11 Literally “a spirit no longer stood in anyone”
  3. Joshua 2:12 Literally “I have done with you a loyal love”
  4. Joshua 2:12 Literally “you will do … loyal love”
  5. Joshua 2:12 Literally “with the house of my father”
  6. Joshua 2:12 Or “faithfulness”