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| 1And Joshua the son of Nun sent two men secretly from Shittim as spies, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho.” And they went and came into the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab and lodged there. | 1After this, Nun's son Joshua sent two men from the Acacia groves as undercover scouts. He told them, "Go and look over the land. Pay special attention to Jericho." So they went out, came to the house of a prostitute named Rahab, and lodged there. |
| 2And it was told to the king of Jericho, “Behold, men of Israel have come here tonight to search out the land.” | 2Then the king of Jericho was told, "Look! Israeli men arrived tonight to scout out the land." |
| 3Then the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying, “Bring out the men who have come to you, who entered your house, for they have come to search out all the land.” | 3So the king of Jericho sent for Rahab and ordered her, "Bring out the men who came to visit you and lodged in your house, because they've come to scout out the entire land." |
| 4But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. And she said, “True, the men came to me, but I did not know where they were from. | 4Now the woman had taken the two men and hid them. So she replied, "The men really did come to me, but I didn't know from where they came. |
| 5And when the gate was about to be closed at dark, the men went out. I do not know where the men went. Pursue them quickly, for you will overtake them.” | 5At dusk, when it was time to close the city gates, the men left. I don't know where the men went. Go after them quickly, and you might overtake them." |
| 6But she had brought them up to the roof and hid them with the stalks of flax that she had laid in order on the roof. | 6But she had taken them up to the roof and had hidden them among stalks of flax that she had laid out in order on the roof. |
| 7So the men pursued after them on the way to the Jordan as far as the fords. And the gate was shut as soon as the pursuers had gone out. | 7So the men pursued them along the road that leads to the fords of the Jordan River. As soon as the search party had left, they shut the city gate after them. |
| 8Before the men lay down, she came up to them on the roof | 8Before the scouts had lain down, she went up to them on the roof |
| 9and said to the men, “I know that the LORD has given you the land, and that the fear of you has fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you. | 9"I'm really convinced that the LORD has given you the land," she said, "because we're overwhelmed with fear of you. All the other inhabitants of the land are demoralized at your presence, |
| 10For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and Og, whom you devoted to destruction. | 10because we heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Reed Sea right in front of you as you were coming out of Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were on the other side of the Jordan River—to Sihon and Og—whom you completely destroyed. |
| 11And as soon as we heard it, our hearts melted, and there was no spirit left in any man because of you, for the LORD your God, he is God in the heavens above and on the earth beneath. | 11When we heard these reports, we all became terrified and discouraged because of you, for the LORD your God is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath. |
| 12Now then, please swear to me by the LORD that, as I have dealt kindly with you, you also will deal kindly with my father’s house, and give me a sure sign | 12Now therefore, since I've treated you so kindly, please swear in the name of the LORD that you'll also be kind to my father's household by giving me this sure sign: |
| 13that you will save alive my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them, and deliver our lives from death.” | 13Spare my father, my mother, and my brothers and sisters, along with everyone who belongs with them so we won't be killed." |
| 14And the men said to her, “Our life for yours even to death! If you do not tell this business of ours, then when the LORD gives us the land we will deal kindly and faithfully with you.” | 14So the men told her, "Our life for yours—even to death—if you don't betray this mission of ours. Then when the LORD gives us this land, we'll treat you graciously and faithfully." |
| 15Then she let them down by a rope through the window, for her house was built into the city wall, so that she lived in the wall. | 15So she let them down by a rope through the window, since her house was built into the town wall where she lived. |
| 16And she said to them, “Go into the hills, or the pursuers will encounter you, and hide there three days until the pursuers have returned. Then afterward you may go your way.” | 16She told them, "Go out to the hill country, so the search party won't find you, and hide for three days. After that, you may go on your own way." |
| 17The men said to her, “We will be guiltless with respect to this oath of yours that you have made us swear. | 17The men replied, "We'll be free from our commitment to you to which you've obligated us |
| 18Behold, when we come into the land, you shall tie this scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, and you shall gather into your house your father and mother, your brothers, and all your father’s household. | 18when we invade the land, if you don't tie this rope made with red cords in the window through which you let us down, and if you don't gather your father, your mother, your brothers, and all of the rest of your father's household into your house. |
| 19Then if anyone goes out of the doors of your house into the street, his blood shall be on his own head, and we shall be guiltless. But if a hand is laid on anyone who is with you in the house, his blood shall be on our head. | 19Everyone who leaves through the doors of your house into the street will be responsible for his own death, but we'll be responsible for anyone who remains with you in the house if even so much as a hand is laid on him. |
| 20But if you tell this business of ours, then we shall be guiltless with respect to your oath that you have made us swear.” | 20But if you report this incident, we'll be free from the oath to which you've made us swear." |
| 21And she said, “According to your words, so be it.” Then she sent them away, and they departed. And she tied the scarlet cord in the window. | 21"Since you put it that way," she replied, "I agree." After she sent them on their way and they had left, she tied the red cord in the window. |
| 22They departed and went into the hills and remained there three days until the pursuers returned, and the pursuers searched all along the way and found nothing. | 22The scouts left for the hill country and remained there for three days until the search party returned. The search party searched the entire road, but was unable to find them. |
| 23Then the two men returned. They came down from the hills and passed over and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and they told him all that had happened to them. | 23Later, the two men returned from the hill country, crossed over the Jordan River, approached Nun's son Joshua, and told him everything that had happened to them. |
| 24And they said to Joshua, “Truly the LORD has given all the land into our hands. And also, all the inhabitants of the land melt away because of us.” | 24They reported to Joshua, "The LORD really has given the entire land into our control. The inhabitants of the land have melted away right in front of us!" |
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