Joshua 2

1And 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 harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there. 2And 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. 3And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to you, which are entered into your house: for they be come to search out all the country. 4And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not from where they : 5And it came to pass of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: where the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them. 6But 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. 7And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate. 8And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof; 9And she said unto the men, I know that the Yahuah has given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you. 10For we have heard how the Yahuah 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 on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed. 11And as soon as we had heard , our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the Yahuah your Elohim, he Elohim in heaven above, and in earth beneath. 12Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the Yahuah, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father's house, and give me a true token: 13And 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. 14And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the Yahuah has given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with you. 15Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall. 16And 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. 17And the men said unto her, We blameless of this your oath which you hast made us swear. 18Behold, we come into the land, you shall bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which you didst let us down by: and you shall bring your father, and your mother, and your brethren, and all your father's household, home unto you. 19And it shall be, whosoever shall go out of the doors of your house into the street, his blood upon his head, and we guiltless: and whosoever shall be with you in the house, his blood on our head, if hand be upon him. 20And if you utter this our business, then we will be quit of your oath which you hast made us to swear. 21And she said, According unto your words, so it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window. 22And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought throughout all the way, but found not. 23So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all that befell them: 24And they said unto Joshua, Truly the Yahuah has delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us.