Joshua:2

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* And Joshua , the son of Nun , had sent out from Shittim two men as spies , secretly , saying , Go ye , view the land and especially Jericho ; and they went , and came unto the house of a woman , a harlot , whose name was Rachab , and they lodged there . * And it was told unto the king of Jericho , saying , Behold , men came in hither this night , of the children of Israel , to search out the country . * And the king of Jericho sent to Rachab , saying , Bring forth the men who are come to thee , who came to thy house ; for , to search out all the country are they come . * But the woman had taken the two men , and hidden them ; and she said , It is true , the men came unto me , but I knew not whence they were . * And it came to pass , about the time of shutting the gate , when it was dark , that the men went out ; I know not whither the men are gone : pursue quickly after them , for ye can overtake them . * But she had brought them up to the roof , and had hidden them among the stalks of flax , which she had laid in order upon the roof . * And the men pursued after them , by the way to the Jordan unto the fords ; and the gate was closed , as soon as those who pursued after them were gone out . * But they had not yet laid themselves down , when she came up unto them upon the roof . * And she said unto them , I know that the Lord hath given you the land , and that the terror of you hath fallen upon us , and that all the inhabitants of the land are become faint –hearted , because of you . * For we have heard , how that the Lord dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you , when ye went forth out of Egypt ; and what ye have done unto the two kings of the Emorites , who were on the other side of the Jordan , unto Sichon and ‘Og , whom ye have utterly destroyed . * And when we heard this , our heart melted , and there remained not any more courage in any man , because of you ; for the Lord your God is alone God in the heavens above , and upon the earth beneath . * And now swear , I pray you , unto me by the Lord , because I have shown you kindness , that ye will also , for your part , show kindness , unto my father ’s house ; and give me a sure token , * That ye will preserve the life of my father , and my mother , and my brothers , and my sisters , and all that they have , and deliver our lives from death . * And the men said unto her , Our life shall be to death instead of yours , if ye tell not this our business ; and it shall be , when the Lord giveth us the land , that we will show thee kindness and truth . * Then she let them down by a cord through the window ; for her house was within the town wall , and within the wall she dwelt . * And she said unto them , Get you to the mountain , lest the pursuers meet with you ; and hide yourselves there three days , until the pursuers be returned ; and afterward ye may go your way . * And the men said unto her , We will be blameless of this thy oath which thou hast caused us to swear . * Behold , when we come into the land , this line of scarlet thread shalt thou bind in the window by which thou hast let us down ; and thy father , and thy mother , and thy brothers , and all thy father ’s household , thou must bring together unto thee into the house . * And it shall be , that whosoever will 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 will remain with thee in the house , his blood shall be on our head , if a hand be laid upon him . * And if thou tell this our business , then will we be free of thy oath which thou hast caused us to swear . * And she said , According unto your words , so be it ; and she dismissed them , and they departed ; and she bound the scarlet line in the window . * And they went , and came unto the mountain , and they remained there three days , until the pursuers were returned ; and the pursuers sought throughout all the way , but found nothing . * And the two men returned , and descended from the mountain , and passed over , and came to Joshua the son of Nun , and related to him all the things that had befallen them . * And they said unto Joshua , Truly the Lord hath given up into our hand all the country ; for all the inhabitants of the country are already become faint –hearted because of us .

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