Joshua:2:4-24
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Then the woman took the two men and hid them .
So she said , "
Yes ,
the men came to me ,
but I did not know where they were from .
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And it happened as the gate was being shut ,
when it was dark ,
that the men went out .
Where the men went I do not know ;
pursue them quickly ,
for you may overtake them ."
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But she had brought them up to the roof and hidden them with the stalks of flax ,
which she had laid in order on the roof .)
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Then the men pursued them by the road to the Jordan ,
to the fords .
And as soon as those who pursued them had gone out ,
they shut the gate .
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Now before they lay down ,
she came up to them on the roof ,
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and said to the men : "
I know that the LORD has given you the land ,
that the terror of you has fallen on us ,
and that all the inhabitants of the land are fainthearted 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 you came out of Egypt ,
and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were on the other side of the Jordan ,
Sihon and Og ,
whom you utterly destroyed .
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And as soon as we heard these things ,
our hearts melted ;
neither did there remain any more courage in anyone because of you ,
for the LORD your God ,
He is God in heaven above and on earth beneath .
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Now therefore ,
I beg you ,
swear to me by the LORD ,
since I have shown you kindness ,
that you also will show kindness to my father '
s house ,
and give me a true token ,
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and spare my father ,
my mother ,
my brothers ,
my sisters ,
and all that they have ,
and deliver our lives from death ."
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So the men answered her , "
Our lives for yours ,
if none of you tell this business of ours .
And it shall be ,
when the LORD has given us the land ,
that we will deal kindly and truly with you ."
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Then she let them down by a rope through the window ,
for her house was on the city wall ;
she dwelt on the wall .
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And she said to them , "
Get to the mountain ,
lest the pursuers meet you .
Hide there three days ,
until the pursuers have returned .
Afterward you may go your way ."
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So the men said to her : "
We will be blameless of this oath of yours which you have made us swear ,
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unless ,
when we come into the land ,
you bind this line of scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down ,
and unless you bring your father ,
your mother ,
your brothers ,
and all your father '
s household to your own home .
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So it shall be that whoever goes outside the doors of your house into the street ,
his blood shall be on his own head ,
and we will be guiltless .
And whoever is with you in the house ,
his blood shall be on our head if a hand is laid on him .
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And if you tell this business of ours ,
then we will be free from your oath which you made us swear ."
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Then she said , "
According to your words ,
so be it ."
And she sent them away ,
and they departed .
And she bound the scarlet cord in the window .
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They departed and went to the mountain ,
and stayed there three days until the pursuers returned .
The pursuers sought them all along the way ,
but did not find them .
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So the two men returned ,
descended from the mountain ,
and crossed over ;
and they came to Joshua the son of Nun ,
and told him all that had befallen them .
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And they said to Joshua , "
Truly the LORD has delivered all the land into our hands ,
for indeed all the inhabitants of the country are fainthearted because of us ."
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