And Joshua{H3091} the son{H1121} of Nun{H5126} sent{H7971} out of Shittim{H7851} two{H8147} men{H582} as spies{H7270} secretly,{H2791} saying,{H559} Go,{H3212} view{H7200} the land,{H776} and Jericho.{H3405} And they went{H3212} and came{H935} into the house{H802} of a harlot{H2181} whose name{H8034} was Rahab,{H7343} and lay{H7901} there.

And it was told{H559} the king{H4428} of Jericho,{H3405} saying,{H559} Behold, there came{H935} men{H582} in hither to-night{H3915} of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} to search out{H2658} the land.{H776}

And the king{H4428} of Jericho{H3405} sent{H7971} unto Rahab,{H7343} saying,{H559} Bring forth{H3318} the men{H582} that are come{H935} to thee, that are entered{H935} into thy house;{H1004} for they are come{H935} to search out{H2658} all the land.{H776}

And the woman{H802} took{H3947} the two{H8147} men,{H582} and hid{H6845} them; and she said,{H559} Yea, the men{H582} came{H935} unto me, but I knew{H3045} not whence{H370} they were:

and it came to pass about the time of the shutting{H5462} of the gate,{H8179} when it was dark,{H2822} that the men{H582} went out;{H3318} whither the men{H582} went{H1980} I know{H3045} not: pursue{H7291} after{H310} them quickly;{H4118} for ye will overtake{H5381} them.

But she had brought them up{H5927} to the roof,{H1406} and hid{H2934} them with the stalks{H6086} of flax,{H6593} which she had laid in order{H6186} upon the roof.{H1406}

And the men{H582} pursued{H7291} after{H310} them the way{H1870} to the Jordan{H3383} unto the fords:{H4569} and as soon as they that pursued{H7291} after{H310} them were gone out,{H3318} they shut{H5462} the gate.{H8179}

And before they were laid down,{H7901} she came up{H5927} unto them upon the roof;{H1406}

and she said{H559} unto the men,{H582} I know{H3045} that Jehovah{H3068} hath given{H5414} you the land,{H776} and that the fear{H367} of you is fallen{H5307} upon us, and that all the inhabitants{H3427} of the land{H776} melt{H4127} away before{H6440} you.

For we have heard{H8085} how Jehovah{H3068} dried up{H3001} the water{H4325} of the Red{H5488} Sea{H3220} before you,{H6440} when ye came out{H3318} of Egypt;{H4714} and what ye did{H6213} unto the two{H8147} kings{H4428} of the Amorites,{H567} that were beyond{H5676} the Jordan,{H3383} unto Sihon{H5511} and to Og,{H5747} whom ye utterly destroyed.{H2763}

And as soon as we had heard{H8085} it, our hearts{H3824} did melt,{H4549} neither did there remain{H6965} any more spirit{H7307} in any man,{H376} because{H6440} of you: for Jehovah{H3068} your God,{H430} he is God{H430} in heaven{H8064} above,{H4605} and on earth{H776} beneath.

Now therefore, I pray you, swear{H7650} unto me by Jehovah,{H3068} since{H3588} I have dealt{H6213} kindly{H2617} with you, that ye also will deal{H6213} kindly{H2617} with my father's{H1} house,{H1004} and give{H5414} me a true{H571} token;{H226}

and that ye will save alive{H2421} my father,{H1} and my mother,{H517} and my brethren,{H251} and my sisters,{H269} and all that they have, and will deliver{H5337} our lives{H5315} from death.{H4194}

And the men{H582} said{H559} unto her, Our life{H5315} for yours,{H4191} if ye utter{H5046} not this our business;{H1697} and it shall be, when Jehovah{H3068} giveth{H5414} us the land,{H776} that we will deal{H6213} kindly{H2617} and truly{H571} with thee.

Then she let them down{H3381} by a cord{H2256} through{H1157} the window:{H2474} for her house{H1004} was upon the side{H7023} of the wall,{H2346} and she dwelt{H3427} upon the wall.{H2346}

And she said{H559} unto them, Get{H3212} you to the mountain,{H2022} lest the pursuers{H7291} light{H6293} upon you; and hide{H2247} yourselves there three{H7969} days,{H3117} until the pursuers{H7291} be returned:{H7725} and afterward{H310} may ye go{H3212} your way.{H1870}

And the men{H582} said{H559} unto her, We will be guiltless{H5355} of this thine oath{H7621} which thou hast made us to swear.{H7650}

Behold, when we come{H935} into the land,{H776} thou shalt bind{H7194} this line{H8615} of scarlet{H8144} thread{H2339} in the window{H2474} which thou didst let us down by:{H3381} and thou shalt gather{H622} unto thee into the house{H1004} thy father,{H1} and thy mother,{H517} and thy brethren,{H251} and all thy father's{H1} household.{H1004}

And it shall be, that whosoever{H834} shall go out{H3318} of the doors{H1817} of thy house{H1004} into the street,{H2351} his blood{H1818} shall be upon his head,{H7218} and we shall be guiltless:{H5355} and whosoever shall be with thee in the house,{H1004} his blood{H1818} shall be on our head,{H7218} if any hand{H3027} be upon him.

But if thou utter{H5046} this our business,{H1697} then we shall be guiltless{H5355} of thine oath{H7621} which thou hast made us to swear.{H7650}

And she said,{H559} According unto your words,{H1697} so be it. And she sent them away,{H7971} and they departed:{H3212} and she bound{H7194} the scarlet{H8144} line{H8615} in the window.{H2474}

And they went,{H3212} and came{H935} unto the mountain,{H2022} and abode{H3427} there three{H7969} days,{H3117} until the pursuers{H7291} were returned:{H7725} and the pursuers{H7291} sought{H1245} them throughout all the way,{H1870} but found{H4672} them not.

Then the two{H8147} men{H582} returned,{H7725} and descended{H3381} from the mountain,{H2022} and passed over,{H5674} and came{H935} to Joshua{H3091} the son{H1121} of Nun;{H5126} and they told{H5608} him all that had befallen{H4672} them.

And they said{H559} unto Joshua,{H3091} Truly{H3588} Jehovah{H3068} hath delivered{H5414} into our hands{H3027} all the land;{H776} and moreover all the inhabitants{H3427} of the land{H776} do melt{H4127} away before{H6440} us.