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 2:1 ¶ And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men as spies secretly, saying, Go, view the land, and Jericho. And they went and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab, and lay there.

 2:1 ¶ And Joshuaº the sonº of Nunº sentºº out ofº Shittimº twoº menºº to spyºº secretly,º saying,ºº Goººº viewººº the land,º even Jericho.º And they went,ººº and cameºº intoº an harlot'sººº house,ºº namedº Rahab,º and lodgedºº there.º

 2:2 And 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 land.

 2:2 And it was toldºº the kingº of Jericho,º saying,ºº Behold,º there cameºº menºº in hitherº to nightº of the childrenºº of Israelº to search outººº the country.º

 2:3 And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, that are entered into thy house; for they are come to search out all the land.

 2:3 And the kingº of Jerichoº sentºº untoº Rahab,º saying,ºº Bring forthºº the menºº that are comeºº toº thee, whichº are enteredºº into thine house:º forº they be comeºº to search outººº allº the country.º

 2:4 And the woman took the two men, and hid them; and she said, Yea, the men came unto me, but I knew not whence they were:

 2:4 And the womanº tookººº the twoº men,ºº and hidºº them, and saidºº thus,º There cameºº menºº untoº me, but I wistºº notº whenceºº theyº [were]:

 2:5 and it came to pass about the time of the shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out; whither the men went I know not: pursue after them quickly; for ye will overtake them.

 2:5 And it came to passº [about the time] of shuttingºº of the gate,º when it was dark,º that the menºº went out:ºº whitherº the menºº wentºº I wotºº not:º pursueºº afterº them quickly;º forº ye shall overtakeºº them.

 2:6 But she had brought them up to the roof, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.

 2:6 But sheº had brought them upºº to the roofº of the house, and hidºº them with the stalksº of flax,º which she had laid in orderºº uponº the roof.º

 2:7 And the men pursued after them the way to the Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they that pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.

 2:7 And the menºº pursuedºº afterº them the wayº to Jordanº untoº the fords:º and as soon asºº they which pursuedºº afterº them were gone out,ºº they shutºº the gate.º

 2:8 ¶ And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;

 2:8 ¶ And beforeº theyº were laid down,ºº sheº came upºº untoº them uponº the roof;º

 2:9 and she said unto the men, I know that Jehovah hath given you the land, and that the fear of you is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you.

 2:9 And she saidºº untoº the men,ºº I knowºº thatº the LORDº hath givenºº youº the land,º and thatº your terrorº is fallenºº uponº us, and thatº allº the inhabitantsºº of the landº faintºº becauseº ofºº you.

 2:10 For we have heard how Jehovah dried up the water of the Red Sea before you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond the Jordan, unto Sihon and to Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.

 2:10 Forº we have heardººº howº the LORDº dried upººº the waterº of the Redº seaº forºº you,º when ye came outºº of Egypt;ºº and whatº ye didºº unto the twoº kingsº of the Amorites,º thatº [were] on the other sideº Jordan,º Sihonº and Og,º whomº ye utterly destroyed.ººº

 2:11 And as soon as we had heard it, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more spirit in any man, because of you: for Jehovah your God, he is God in heaven above, and on earth beneath.

 2:11 And as soon as we had heardºº [these things], our heartsº did melt,ºº neitherº did there remainºº any moreº courageº in any man,º becauseº ofºº you: forº the LORDº your God,º heº [is] Godº in heavenº above,ºº and inº earthº beneath.ºº

 2:12 Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by Jehovah, since I have dealt kindly with you, that ye also will deal kindly with my father's house, and give me a true token;

 2:12 Nowº therefore, I prayº you, swearºº unto me by the LORD,º sinceº I have shewedºº you kindness,ººº that yeº will alsoº shewºº kindnessº untoº my father'sº house,º and giveºº me a trueº token:º

 2:13 and that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and will deliver our lives from death.

 2:13 And [that] ye will save aliveººº my father,º and my mother,º and my brethren,º and my sisters,º and allº thatº they have, and deliverººº our livesº from death.ºº

 2:14 And the men said unto her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business; and it shall be, when Jehovah giveth us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.

 2:14 And the menºº answeredºº her, Our lifeº forº yours,ºº ifº ye utterºº notºº thisº our business.º And it shall be,º when the LORDº hath givenºº usº the land,º that we will dealºº kindlyº and trulyº withº thee.

 2:15 Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the side of the wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.

 2:15 Then she let them downºº by a cordº throughº the window:º forº her houseº [was] upon the townºº wall,ºº and sheº dweltºº upon the wall.º

 2:16 And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers light upon you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your way.

 2:16 And she saidºº unto them, Getººº you to the mountain,º lestº the pursuersºº meetºº you; and hideºº yourselvesº thereº threeº days,º untilº the pursuersºº be returned:ºº and afterwardº may ye goººº your way.º

 2:17 And the men said unto her, We will be guiltless of this thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.

 2:17 And the menºº saidºº untoº her, Weº [will be] blamelessº of this thine oathººº whichº thou hast made us swear.ºº

 2:18 Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt gather unto thee into the house thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father's household.

 2:18 Behold,º [when] weº comeºº into the land,º thou shalt bindººº thisº lineº of scarletº threadº in the windowº whichº thou didst let us downº by:ºº and thou shalt bringºº thy father,º and thy mother,º and thy brethren,º and allº thy father'sº household,º homeº untoº thee.

 2:19 And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we shall be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him.

 2:19 And it shall be,º [that] whosoeverºº shall go outºº of the doorsºº of thy houseº into the street,º his bloodº [shall be] upon his head,º and weº [will be] guiltless:º and whosoeverºº shall beº withº thee in the house,º his bloodº [shall be] on our head,º ifº [any] handº beº upon him.

 2:20 But if thou utter this our business, then we shall be guiltless of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.

 2:20 And ifº thou utterººº thisº our business,º then we will beº quitº of thine oathºº whichº thou hast made us to swear.ºº

 2:21 And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.

 2:21 And she said,ºº According unto your words,º soº [be] it.º And she sent them away,ºº and they departed:ººº and she boundººº the scarletº lineº in the window.º

 2:22 And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not.

 2:22 And they went,ººº and cameºº unto the mountain,º and abodeºº thereº threeº days,º untilº the pursuersºº were returned:ºº and the pursuersºº soughtºº [them] throughout allº the way,º but foundºº [them] not.º

 2:23 ¶ Then the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun; and they told him all that had befallen them.

 2:23 ¶ So the twoº menºº returned,ºº and descendedºº from the mountain,ºº and passed over,ºº and cameºº toº Joshuaº the sonº of Nun,º and toldºº himº allº [things] that befellºº them:

 2:24 And they said unto Joshua, Truly Jehovah hath delivered into our hands all the land; and moreover all the inhabitants of the land do melt away before us.

 2:24 And they saidºº untoº Joshua,º Trulyº the LORDº hath deliveredºº into our handsºº allº the land;º for evenº allº the inhabitantsºº of the countryº do faintºº becauseº ofºº us.