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OET (OET-LV) And_they_said to/for_her/it the_men lives_our for_your_all’ss to_death if not you_all_will_tell DOM business_ours this and_it_was in/on/at/with_gives YHWH to/for_us DOM the_earth/land and_deal with_you loyalty and_faithfully.
OET (OET-RV) “Our lives for your lives,” the two men agreed. “If you don’t tell anyone about our agreement, then when Yahweh gives us this land, we’ll show kindness and faithfulness to you.”
Note 1 topic: writing-oathformula
נַפְשֵׁ֤נוּ תַחְתֵּיכֶם֙ לָמ֔וּת
(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_said to/for=her/it the,men lives,our for,your_all'ss to,death if not tell DOM business,ours this and=it_was in/on/at/with,gives YHWH to/for=us DOM the=earth/land and,deal with,you kindly and,faithfully )
This is an oath formula in which the two spies are promising to give their lives (allow themselves to be killed) if they do not keep their promise and spare the lives of Rahab and her families when the Israelites conquer Jericho and kill its inhabitants. Alternate translation: “If we do not do what we promise, may Yahweh take our lives” or “If you and your family are killed when we conquer Jericho, may Yahweh kill us as well”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular
תַחְתֵּיכֶם֙
(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_said to/for=her/it the,men lives,our for,your_all'ss to,death if not tell DOM business,ours this and=it_was in/on/at/with,gives YHWH to/for=us DOM the=earth/land and,deal with,you kindly and,faithfully )
The word yours is plural and refers to Rahab and her family. Alternate translation: “in place of the lives of you and your family”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
וְעָשִׂ֥ינוּ עִמָּ֖ךְ חֶ֥סֶד וֶאֱמֶֽת
(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_said to/for=her/it the,men lives,our for,your_all'ss to,death if not tell DOM business,ours this and=it_was in/on/at/with,gives YHWH to/for=us DOM the=earth/land and,deal with,you kindly and,faithfully )
If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of kindness and faithfulness, you could express the same ideas with adjectives or in some other way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “that we will act kindly and faithfully towards you”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet
וְעָשִׂ֥ינוּ עִמָּ֖ךְ חֶ֥סֶד וֶאֱמֶֽת
(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_said to/for=her/it the,men lives,our for,your_all'ss to,death if not tell DOM business,ours this and=it_was in/on/at/with,gives YHWH to/for=us DOM the=earth/land and,deal with,you kindly and,faithfully )
The terms kindness and faithfulness mean similar things. The spies are using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: “then we will surely deal kindly with you” or “then we will surely act faithfully toward you”
2:14 When Israel attacked Jericho, Joshua and the two spies kept their promise to spare Rahab (6:22).
OET (OET-LV) And_they_said to/for_her/it the_men lives_our for_your_all’ss to_death if not you_all_will_tell DOM business_ours this and_it_was in/on/at/with_gives YHWH to/for_us DOM the_earth/land and_deal with_you loyalty and_faithfully.
OET (OET-RV) “Our lives for your lives,” the two men agreed. “If you don’t tell anyone about our agreement, then when Yahweh gives us this land, we’ll show kindness and faithfulness to you.”
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.