Joshua:2:1-22
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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 harlots house #
H1004 ,
named Rahab ,
and lodged there .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 :
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And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate sha #
ar #,
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 .
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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 .
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And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords ma #
abar #:
and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out ,
they shut the gate sha #
ar #.
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And before they were laid down ,
she came up unto them upon the roof ;
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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 .
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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 .
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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 ma #
al #,
and in earth beneath .
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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 fathers house ,
and give me a true token :
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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 .
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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 he land ,
that we will deal kindly and truly with thee .
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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 .
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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 .
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And the men said unto her ,
We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear .
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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 fathers household ,
home unto thee .
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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 ro #
sh #,
and we will be guiltless :
and whosoever shall be with thee in the house ,
his blood shall be on our head ro #
sh #,
if any hand be upon him .
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And if thou utter this our business ,
then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear .
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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 .
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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 .