Joshua 2:12

and. Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton (App-6) here and Joshua 2:13, showing the earnestness of the appeal.

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¹² Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father's house, and give me a true token:

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Joshua 2:12