Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 2:19
And it shall be, [that] whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood [shall be] upon his head, and we [will be] guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood [shall be] on our head, if [any] hand be upon him.
19. his blood ] = his “bloodguiltiness,” his “responsibility for blood.” Compare 2Sa 21:1, “It is for Saul, and his bloody (= “blood-thirsty”) house, because he slew the Gibeonites;” Eze 22:2, “Wilt thou judge the bloody (= “bloodguilty”) city? yea thou shalt shew her all her abominations.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
His blood shall be upon his head; the blame of his death shall rest wholly upon himself, as being occasioned by his own neglect or contempt of the means of safety.
His blood shall be on our head; we are willing to bear the sin, and shame, and punishment of it.
If any hand be upon him, to wit, so as to kill him, as this phrase is used, Est 6:2; Job 1:12.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And it shall be, [that] whosoever shall go out of the door of thy house into the street,…. After they have been taken in, and when the Israelites were come into the city:
his blood [shall be] upon his head, and we [will be] guiltless; if he is killed by any person, his death will be owing to himself, and no blame to be laid on us; nor shall we reckon ourselves guilty of the breach of the oath taken:
and whosoever [shall be] with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if [any] hand be upon him: if anyone within doors is killed by an Israelite entering in, the guilt of the blood shall lie upon us, and we will be answerable, according to the tenor of the oath, “our life for yours”, Jos 2:14.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(19) Whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head.Comp. Exo. 12:22 (the account of the Passover), Ye shall. . . . strike the lintel and the two side-posts with the blood that is in the bason: and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning; for the Lord will pass through to smite the Egyptians. What the blood was to the houses of Israel in Egypt, that the scarlet line in the window was to the house of Rahab. Both alike prefigured the precious blood of Christ.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
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His blood shall be upon his head A technical formula of retribution indicating the punishment of death when justly brought upon one’s self, and equivalent to, Let the guilt of his death fall back upon himself. See note on Act 18:6.]
If any hand be upon him That is, to injure or to slay.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
whosoever: Exo 12:13, Exo 12:23, Num 35:26-28, 1Ki 2:36-42, Mat 24:17, Act 27:31, Phi 3:9, Heb 10:29, 1Jo 2:27, 1Jo 2:28
his blood: Lev 20:9, Lev 20:11, 2Sa 1:16, 2Sa 3:28, 2Sa 3:29, Eze 33:4, Eze 33:5, Mat 27:24, Mat 27:25, Act 18:6, Act 20:26
his blood: Jos 2:14, 2Sa 4:11, 1Ki 2:32, Mat 27:25
Reciprocal: Num 32:22 – be guiltless 1Ki 2:37 – thy blood Eze 9:6 – but Jam 2:25 – when
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jos 2:19. Upon his head The blame of his death shall rest wholly upon himself, as being occasioned by his own neglect of the means of safety. Our head We are willing to bear the sin, and shame, and punishment of it. If any hand be upon him So as to kill him.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
2:19 And it shall be, [that] whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, {i} his blood [shall be] upon his head, and we [will be] guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood [shall be] on our head, if [any] hand be upon him.
(i) He shall be guilty of his own death.