Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Then
Joshua son of Nun secretly
sent
two
spies
from Shittim, saying, “
Go, inspect
the land ,
especially
Jericho .”
So
they went
and entered
the house of a prostitute
named
Rahab and stayed
there.
And
Joshua son of Nun sendeth
from Shittim, two
men,
spies,
silently,
saying, `
Go, see
the land --
and
Jericho ;'
and
they go
and come
into
the house of a woman,
a
harlot,
and
her
name
`is'
Rahab ,
and they
lie
down
there.
And it was
reported
to the king of Jericho :
“Behold
, some
men of
Israel
have come here
tonight
to spy
out
the land. ”
And it is
told
to the king of Jericho, saying,
`Lo,
men have come in
hither
to -night,
from
the sons
of
Israel,
to
search
the
land.
So
the king of Jericho sent
to
Rahab and
said
, “
Bring out the men who came
to
you
and
entered
your
house
, for
they
have come to spy
out
the whole land. ”
And
the king of Jericho sendeth
unto
Rahab, saying,
`
Bring out the men who are
coming
in
unto
thee
, who
have come into
thy
house,
for
to search
the whole of
the
land they
have
come
in
.
But
the woman had
taken
the two men and hidden
them .
So
she
said
, “Yes,
the men did
come
to
me, but
I did
not know
where
they had
come
from.
And
the woman taketh
the two men ,
and hideth
them, and
saith
thus:
`
The men came
in
unto
me, and
I have
not known
whence
they `are';
At
dusk,
when
the gate was
about
to close
, the men went
out ,
and
I do
not know
which
way
they
went.
Pursue them quickly
, and
you
may
catch
them !”
and
it
cometh
to
pass
--
the gate is
to `be'
shut
--
in
the
dark
, and
the men have
gone
out ;
I have
not known
whither
the
men
have
gone;
pursue ye,
hasten
after
them, for
ye
overtake
them ;'
(But
Rahab
had
taken
them up
to the roof and hidden
them among
the stalks
of
flax that
she
had
laid
out
there
. )
and
she
hath
caused
them to go
up
on
the roof ,
and hideth
them with
the flax wood,
which
is
arranged
for
her
on
the
roof
.
So
the king’s
men set
out
in
pursuit
of
the
spies
along
the
road
to
the fords
of the Jordan, and
as
soon
as
they
had
gone
out
, the gate was
shut.
And
the men have
pursued
after
them
the way
of the Jordan, by
the
fords
, and
the gate they
have
shut afterwards,
when
the
pursuers
have
gone
out
after
them
.
Before the
spies
lay
down for
the
night,
Rahab
went
up on the roof
And
--
before they
lie
down --
she
hath
gone
up unto
them
on the roof ,
and said
to
them
, “
I know
that the
LORD
has
given you this
land and that the
fear
of
you
has
fallen on
us, so
that all who
dwell
in
the land
are
melting
in
fear
of you
.
and she
saith
unto
the
men
, `
I have
known
that Jehovah
hath
given to
you the
land ,
and that your
terror
hath
fallen upon
us, and
that all the inhabitants
of the
land
have
melted
at
your
presence
.
For we have heard how the
LORD
dried up the waters of the Red Sea before
you
when
you
came
out of Egypt, and what
you
did
to Sihon
and
Og,
the two kings of the Amorites
across
the Jordan ,
whom you
devoted to
destruction
.
`
For we have heard how Jehovah
dried up the waters of the Red Sea at
your
presence,
in
your
going
out of Egypt, and that
which
ye
have
done
to the two kings of the Amorite
who
`are'
beyond
the Jordan ;
to
Sihon
and
to
Og
whom ye
devoted.
When
we heard
this
, our hearts
melted
and everyone’s
courage
failed
because
of
you
, for the
LORD
your God is God in the heavens above and on the earth below
.
And
we hear
, and
melt
doth
our heart,
and there
hath
not
stood
any
more
spirit
in
`any'
man
, from
your
presence,
for Jehovah
your God ,
He
`
is '
God in the heavens above ,
and on the earth beneath
.
Now therefore
, please
swear to me by the
LORD
that
you will
indeed
show
kindness to
my
family
, because
I
showed
kindness to you.
Give
me a sure
sign
`And
now, swear ye,
I
pray
you,
to me by Jehovah
--
because
I
have
done
with
you kindness --
that
ye
have
done
, even
ye,
kindness with
the
house
of
my
father,
and
have
given
to me a true
token,
that
you
will
spare
the
lives
of
my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who
belong
to
them
, and that
you
will
deliver
us
from death. ”
and
have
kept
alive
my father ,
and my
mother, and
my brothers ,
and my
sisters, and all that
they
have
, and have
delivered
our
souls
from death. '
“Our
lives
for
your
lives!”
the men agreed.
“
If you
do
not report
our mission
, we will
show
you
kindness and faithfulness
when
the
LORD
gives
us
the
land
. ”
And
the men say
to
her,
`Our
soul
for
yours
--
to
die;
if ye
declare
not this
our matter
, then
it
hath
been,
in
Jehovah's
giving
to
us
this
land,
that
we have
done
with
thee
kindness and truth
. '
Then
Rahab
let
them down by a rope through the window, since
the
house where
she
lived
was
built
into
the wall
of the city.
And
she
causeth
them to
go
down by a rope through the window, for
her
house `is'
in
the side
of the wall,
and
in
the
wall
she
`is'
dwelling;
“Go
to the
hill
country
, ”
she
said
, “so
that
your
pursuers will
not
find
you .
Hide
yourselves
there for
three days until
they
have
returned;
then
go on your way. ”
and
she
saith
to them
, `To
the
mountain
go
, lest
the
pursuers come
upon
you ;
and
ye
have
been
hidden
there three days till
the
turning
back
of
the
pursuers,
and
afterwards
ye
go on your way. '
The men said
to
her, “
We will
not
be
bound
by
this oath you
made
us swear
And
the men say
unto
her, `
We are
acquitted
of
this thine
oath which
thou
hast
caused
us to
swear :
unless
, when
we enter
the land, you
have
tied
this scarlet cord
in
the window through
which you
let
us down, and unless
you
have
brought
your
father and mother and brothers
and all your
family
into
your
house .
lo
, we are
coming
into
the land, this line
of
scarlet thread
thou
dost
bind
to
the window by
which thou
hast
caused
us to
go
down, and thy
father ,
and thy
mother ,
and thy
brethren,
and all the
house of
thy
father
thou
dost
gather
unto
thee,
to
the
house;
If
anyone
goes
out the door
of your
house into
the
street
, his blood will
be
on his own
head, and we will
be
innocent .
But
if
a
hand
is laid
on
anyone
with you
in the house, his blood will
be
on our heads.
and
it
hath
been,
any
one
who
goeth
out from
the doors
of thy
house without
, his blood `is'
on his head, and we are
innocent ;
and
any
one
who
is with thee
in the house, his blood `is'
on our head,
if
a
hand
is
on
him;
And if you
report
our mission
, we will
be
released
from the
oath you
made
us swear. ”
and if thou
declare
this
our matter
, then
we have
been
acquitted
from thine
oath which
thou
hast
caused
us to
swear. '
“Let
it
be
as
you
say,”
she replied
, and she sent
them away .
And when
they had
gone,
she tied
the scarlet cord
in
the window.
And
she saith
, `According
unto
your
words,
so
it
`is';'
and she sendeth
them away ,
and they go;
and
she bindeth
the scarlet line
to
the window.
So
the
spies
went
out
into
the hill
country
and stayed
there three days ,
until their
pursuers had
returned
without
finding
them,
having
searched
all along
the road
.
And
they
go,
and
come
in
to
the mountain,
and abide
there three days until the
pursuers have
turned
back;
and
the
pursuers
seek
in
all the way,
and
have
not
found
.
Then
the two men started
back, came
down from the hill country
, and crossed
the
river.
So
they
came
to
Joshua son of Nun and reported
all that had
happened
to
them .
And
the two men turn
back, and
come
down from the hill, and pass
over,
and
come
in
unto
Joshua son of Nun ,
and recount
to
him
all that hath
come
upon
them ;
“The
LORD
has
surely
delivered
the
entire
land
into
our
hands,”
they said
to
Joshua .
“Indeed
, all who
dwell
in
the land are
melting
in
fear
of us
. ”
and
they say
unto
Joshua, `Surely
Jehovah
hath
given
into
our
hand
all the land ;
and
also,
all
the
inhabitants
of the
land
have
melted
at
our
presence
. '
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