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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ויאמרו אליה האנשים נקים אנחנו משבעתך הזה אשר השבעתנו
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vyAmrv Alyh hAnSHym nqym AnKHnv mSHb`tk hzh ASHr hSHb`tnv

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
qui dixerunt ad eam innoxii erimus a iuramento hoc quo adiurasti nos

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And the men said to her, We will be blameless of this your oath which you have made us swear.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And the men said unto her, We will be guiltless concerning this your oath which you have made us swear.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
Authorized (King James) Version   
And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
New King James Version   
So the men said to her: “We will be blameless of this oath of yours which you have made us swear,
21st Century King James Version   
And the men said unto her, “We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And the men said unto her, We will be guiltless of this thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.
Darby Bible Translation   
And the men said to her, We will be quit of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And they said to her: We shall be blameless of this oath, which thou hast made us swear:
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And the men said unto her, We will be guiltless of this thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
The men said to her, “We will be guiltless with respect to this oath of yours that you have made us swear.
God's Word   
The men told her, "We will be free from the oath which you made us swear, [if you tell anyone what we're doing here].
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
The men said to her, "We will be free from this oath you made us swear,
International Standard Version   
The men replied, "We'll be free from our commitment to you to which you've obligated us
NET Bible   
The men said to her, "We are not bound by this oath you made us swear unless the following conditions are met:
New American Standard Bible   
The men said to her, "We shall be free from this oath to you which you have made us swear,
New International Version   
Now the men had said to her, "This oath you made us swear will not be binding on us
New Living Translation   
Before they left, the men told her, "We will be bound by the oath we have taken only if you follow these instructions.
Webster's Bible Translation   
And the men said to her, We will be blameless of this thy oath which thou hast made us swear.
The World English Bible   
The men said to her, "We will be guiltless of this your oath which you have made us to swear.
EasyEnglish Bible   
The men said to her, ‘If you do what we say, we will do what we have promised.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And the men say unto her, `We are acquitted of this thine oath which thou hast caused us to swear:
New Life Version   
The men said to her, “We will be free from this promise you have made us swear
The Voice Bible   
Spies: We will keep the oath we have sworn to you, but
Living Bible   
But before they left, the men had said to her, “We cannot be responsible for what happens to you unless this rope is hanging from this window and unless all your relatives—your father, mother, brothers, and anyone else—are here inside the house.
New Catholic Bible   
The men said to her, “We will not be bound to the promise that you made us swear
Legacy Standard Bible   
And the men said to her, “We shall be free from this oath to you which you have made us swear,
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And the men said unto her, We will be exempted of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear in the following manner.
Christian Standard Bible   
The men said to her, “We will be free from this oath you made us swear,
Amplified Bible © 1954   
The men said to her, We will be blameless of this oath you have made us swear. [The responsibility is now yours.]
New Century Version   
The men said to her, “You must do as we say. If not, we cannot be responsible for keeping this oath you have made us swear.
The Message   
The men told her, “In order to keep this oath you made us swear, here is what you must do: Hang this red rope out the window through which you let us down and gather your entire family with you in your house—father, mother, brothers, and sisters. Anyone who goes out the doors of your house into the street and is killed, it’s his own fault—we aren’t responsible. But for everyone within the house we take full responsibility. If anyone lays a hand on one of them, it’s our fault. But if you tell anyone of our business here, the oath you made us swear is canceled—we’re no longer responsible.”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
The men said to her, “When we come into the land, we will be free from this oath that you made us swear
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
The men said to her, “We will be released from this oath that you have made us swear to you
Good News Translation®   
The men said to her, “We will keep the promise that you have made us give.
Wycliffe Bible   
Which said to her, We shall be guiltless of this oath, by which thou hast charged us,
Contemporary English Version   
The spies said: You made us promise to let you and your family live. We will keep our promise, but you can't tell anyone why we were here. You must tie this red rope on your window when we attack, and your father and mother, your brothers, and everyone else in your family must be here with you. We'll take the blame if anyone who stays in this house gets hurt. But anyone who leaves your house will be killed, and it won't be our fault.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
The men said to her, “We will be guiltless with respect to this oath of yours which you have made us swear.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
The men said to her, “We will be released from this oath that you have made us swear to you
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
The men said to her, ‘We will be released from this oath that you have made us swear to you
Common English Bible © 2011   
The men said to her, “We won’t be responsible for this pledge you made us swear
Amplified Bible © 2015   
The men said to her, “We shall be blameless and free from this oath which you have made us swear,
English Standard Version Anglicised   
The men said to her, “We will be guiltless with respect to this oath of yours that you have made us swear.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
They answered her, “We are free of this oath that you made us take, unless,
New American Standard Bible   
And the men said to her, “We shall be exempt from this oath to you which you have made us swear,
The Expanded Bible   
The men said to her, “You must do as we say. If not, we ·cannot be responsible for keeping [will be free from] this oath you have made us swear.
Tree of Life Version   
Then the men said to her: “We will be released from this oath that you have made us swear,
Revised Standard Version   
The men said to her, “We will be guiltless with respect to this oath of yours which you have made us swear.
New International Reader's Version   
The spies had said to her, “You made us give our word. But we won’t keep our promise
BRG Bible   
And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
Complete Jewish Bible   
The men said to her, “We will not be guilty of violating the oath you made us swear, provided that
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
The men said to her, ‘We will be released from this oath that you have made us swear to you
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And the anashim said unto her, We will be nekiyyim (free ones) of this thine shevu’ah (oath) which thou hast made us swear,
Names of God Bible   
The men told her, “We will be free from the oath which you made us swear, if you tell anyone what we’re doing here.
Modern English Version   
The men said to her, “We will be free from this oath that you have made us swear,
Easy-to-Read Version   
The men said to her, “We made a promise to you. But you must do one thing, or we will not be responsible for our promise.
International Children’s Bible   
The men said to her, “You must do as we say. If not, we cannot be responsible for keeping our promise.
Lexham English Bible   
The men said to her, “We will be released from this oath of yours that you made us swear.
New International Version - UK   
Now the men had said to her, ‘This oath you made us swear will not be binding on us