“1 And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy
secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and
came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there. 2 And it was
told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to
night of the children of Israel to search out the country. 3 And the
king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are
come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come to
search out all the country. 4 And the woman took the two men, and hid
them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they
[were]: 5 And it came to pass [about the time] of shutting of the gate,
when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not:
pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them. 6 But she had
brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks
of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof. 7 And the men
pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they
which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.”
“8 And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the
roof; 9 And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you
the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the
inhabitants of the land faint because of you. 10 For we have heard how
the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of
Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that [were]
on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed. 11
And as soon as we had heard [these things], our hearts did melt, neither
did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the
LORD your God, he [is] God in heaven above, and in earth beneath. 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: 13 And [that] ye will save alive my father,
and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have,
and deliver our lives from death. 14 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. 15 Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her
house [was] upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall. 16 And she
said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and
hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and
afterward may ye go your way. 17 And the men said unto her, We [will be]
blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear. 18 Behold,
[when] we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet
thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt
bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father’s
household, home unto thee. 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. 20 And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of
thine oath which thou hast made us to swear. 21 And she said, According
unto your words, so [be] it. And she sent them away, and they departed:
and she bound the scarlet line in the window.”
“22 And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three
days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought [them]
throughout all the way, but found [them] not. 23 So the two men
returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to
Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all [things] that befell them: 24
And they said unto Joshua, Truly the LORD hath delivered into our hands
all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint
because of us.” (Joshua 2:1-24 AV)
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