Treasury of Scripture Knowledge They answered her: Be our lives for you unto death, only if thou betray us not. And when the Lord shall have delivered us the land, we will shew thee mercy and truth. for your's [heb] instead of you to die 1 Kings 20:39 And as the king passed by, he cried to the king, and said: Thy servant went out to fight hand to hand: and when a certain man was run away, one brought him to me, and said: Keep this man: and if he shall slip away, thy life shall be for his life, or thou shalt pay a talent of silver. when the Lord Joshua 6:17,25 And let this city be an anathema, and all things that are in it, to the Lord. Let only Rahab, the harlot, live, with all that are with her in the house: for she hid the messengers whom we sent. . . . Genesis 24:49 Wherefore, if you do according to mercy and truth with my master, tell me: but if it please you otherwise, tell me that also, that I may go to the right hand, or to the left. Numbers 10:29-32 And Moses said to Hobab the son of Raguel the Madianite, his kinsman: We are going towards the place which the Lord will give us: come with us, that we may do thee good: for the Lord hath promised good things to Israel. . . . Judges 1:24,25 They saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him: Shew us the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy. . . . 1 Samuel 20:8 Deal mercifully then with thy servant: for thou hast brought me, thy servant, into a covenant of the Lord with thee. But if there be any iniquity in me, do thou kill me, and bring me not in to thy father. 2 Samuel 9:1 And David said: Is there any one, think you, left of the house of Saul, that I may shew kindness to him for Jonathan's sake? Proverbs 18:24 A man amiable in society, shall be more friendly than a brother. Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Context The Promise to Rahab…13That you will save my father and mother, my brethren and sisters, and all things that are theirs, and deliver our souls from death. 14They answered her: Be our lives for you unto death, only if thou betray us not. And when the Lord shall have delivered us the land, we will shew thee mercy and truth.15Then she let them down with a cord out of a window: for her house joined close to the wall.… Cross References Genesis 24:49 Wherefore, if you do according to mercy and truth with my master, tell me: but if it please you otherwise, tell me that also, that I may go to the right hand, or to the left. Joshua 2:13 That you will save my father and mother, my brethren and sisters, and all things that are theirs, and deliver our souls from death. Joshua 2:15 Then she let them down with a cord out of a window: for her house joined close to the wall. Lexicon “Our livesנַפְשֵׁ֤נוּ (nap̄·šê·nū) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion for your תַחְתֵּיכֶם֙ (ṯaḥ·tê·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of lives!” לָמ֔וּת (lā·mūṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 4191: To die, to kill the men הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים (hā·’ă·nā·šîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person agreed. וַיֹּ֧אמְרוּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “If אִ֚ם (’im) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not you do not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no report תַגִּ֔ידוּ (ṯag·gî·ḏū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5046: To be conspicuous our mission, דְּבָרֵ֖נוּ (də·ḇā·rê·nū) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause we will show וְעָשִׂ֥ינוּ (wə·‘ā·śî·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make you עִמָּ֖ךְ (‘im·māḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5973: With, equally with kindness חֶ֥סֶד (ḥe·seḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty and faithfulness וֶאֱמֶֽת׃ (we·’ĕ·meṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 571: Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness when the LORD יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel gives בְּתֵת־ (bə·ṯêṯ-) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set us לָ֙נוּ֙ (lā·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew the land.” הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land Additional Translations “Our lives for your lives!” the men agreed. “If you do not report our mission, we will show you kindness and faithfulness when the LORD gives us the land.”And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if you utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the LORD has given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with you. And the men said unto her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business; and it shall be, when Jehovah giveth us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee. And the men said to her, Our life for yours even to death: and she said, When the Lord shall have delivered the city to you, ye shall deal mercifully and truly with me. And the men said to her, Our lives shall pay for yours, if ye do not make this our business known; and it shall be when Jehovah shall give us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee. And the men said unto her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business; and it shall be, when the LORD giveth us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee. And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the LORD hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee. The men said to her, "Our life for yours, if you don't talk about this business of ours; and it shall be, when Yahweh gives us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with you." And the men say to her, 'Our soul for yours -- to die; if ye declare not this our matter, then it hath been, in Jehovah's giving to us this land, that we have done with thee kindness and truth.' 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