And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, evenJericho. And theywent, and cameinto an harlot’shouse, namedRahab, and lodgedthere.
And the king of JerichosentuntoRahab, saying, Bringforth the men that are come to thee, which are enteredintothinehouse: for they be come to search out all the country.
And it came to passabout the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursueafterthemquickly; for ye shallovertakethem.
And she saidunto the men, I knowthat the LORDhathgiven you the land, and thatyourterror is fallenupon us, and that all the inhabitants of the landfaintbecause of you.
For we haveheard how the LORDdried 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, thatwere on the othersideJordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterlydestroyed.
And as soon as we had heardthesethings, our hearts did melt, neither did thereremain any morecourage in any man, because of you: for the LORDyour God, he is God in heavenabove, and in earthbeneath.
Now therefore, I pray you, swearunto me by the LORD, since I haveshewed you kindness, that ye willalsoshewkindnessunto my father’shouse, and give me a truetoken:
And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the LORDhathgiven us the land, that we willdealkindly and trulywiththee.
And she saiduntothem, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuersmeet you; and hideyourselvestherethreedays, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your way.
Behold, when we comeinto the land, thoushaltbindthisline of scarletthread in the windowwhichthoudidst let us down by: and thoushaltbring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father’shousehold, homeuntothee.
And it shall be, thatwhosoevershall go out of the doors of thy houseinto the street, his bloodshall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and whosoevershall be withthee in the house, his bloodshall be on our head, if any hand be upon him.
And theywent, and cameunto the mountain, and abodetherethreedays, until the pursuerswerereturned: and the pursuerssoughtthemthroughout all the way, but foundthem not.